It's About People, People

Reading this post on the Diary of a Startup blog over at PeerSight Online gave me a case of deja vu. In a nutshell, it says small-business success comes from investing in the right people. In other words, your business can have all the fancy gadget in the world, but if you don't have the right people to work those gadgets, you'll be a lot less successful.

Hmmm. This all sounds so familiar. Where have I heard this before? Oh yeah, from people just like you.

For an upcoming MyBusiness feature I'm working on (See it here Feb. 1!), I interviewed the owners of four small businesses that had experienced unprecedented growth and managed it well. Of course, they all conveyed it differently, but each one of them said that hiring becomes a lot bigger of a priority and challenge when your business is growing.

That's because you can't just hire your best buds anymore; you have to hire people who have the skills, ability and personality to help you grow your business.

Read the Diary of a Startup post (which is a pickup from the PeerSight Resource Center) for some great tips on what kinds of things you should think about before hiring your first or next employee.