More than 75 percent of owners and managers of small businesses say their companies are either on target or will grow at a faster pace than projected this year, according to a national survey released Monday by Administaff, Inc.
More than 6,000 small- and medium-size businesses were polled.
The economy was cited as the most serious concern in 2008 by more than 60 percent of companies, followed by 52 percent who said finding ways to control operating costs was a key challenge, while 40 percent listed hiring the right employees.
The majority of survey participants expressed a guarded confidence in the current business …read more

Lots of entrepreneurs break out on their own because they’re tired of taking orders from someone else. Lots of people have stories about a “really, really crappy boss.”
But having been a boss for about 10 years I have to say, “We’re people too!”
And, if you grow your business and start hiring people you’ll be on the other side of the coin as well. This leads me to a funny (but not entirely untrue) post titled 10 Employee Behaviors Bosses Hate Most.
It’s well worth reading – you may need to arm yourself against some of these behaviors if you’re looking to …read more