Don't get caught in the mindset of thinking that providing your employees with a quality benefits package and good pay is bad for your bottom line. Not only are happy employees more productive and efficient, but they are more likely to stay, saving you the cost of finding and training new hires.

In this video, Kandi Mensing, SPHR, MBA, describes her reason for starting her company. Small businesses and main street communities are the key to the success of our Country and local economies. How do we bring jobs back to our Country; START A BUSINESS and employ people. Everyone was meant to be an entrepreneur. You see this shift happening in our economy.

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Maryland: First State to Bar Employers From Demanding Social Media InfoOn Wednesday, May 2, Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley signed S.B. 433, the nation’s first law barring employers from demanding employees or job applicants to disclose their user name or password for accessing social media accounts. The law is effective October 1, 2012.