Generally, when people are on the job hunt, they are drawn to the large profit margins and potential for great benefits that big businesses offer--but that doesn't mean small business can't compete. In 2007, Wall Street Journal teamed up with Evanston, Ill.-based Winning Workplaces, a company that helps small-business owners create better work environments, to highlight America’s top 15 small businesses.
In order to find the best of small business, the Wall Street Journal and Winning Workplaces chose 15 winners from a pool of 850 nominations. While each of these small companies offer different products and a unique work setting, all of them used health benefits and vacation time to attract new hires, and many continually seek new ways to improve their employees’ work experience.
No matter what industry you are in, the bottom line is the same: When you invest in your employees, everybody wins. Check out this article to learn a few lessons from fellow small-business owners.
