Over the years, as I consulted with small businesses, I was often asked if an employee handbook was necessary. The questions usually amounted to:
- the cost of having an employee handbook written,
- the number of employees (I only…

Everyone says the economy will be turning around by the end of the 4th quarter 2009, with the employment outlook ticking upwards the first part of 2010. As a business owner, we can only imagine what the journey over the…