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“I Don’t Want to Become Corporate”: What Small Business Owners Told Us This Year — and What Actually Helped
Small business owners don’t hate HR - they hate bad HR. Learn how structure can reduce risk without turning your business corporate.
Why Your Team Isn’t Aligned: Expectations Aren’t Documented
Most small business “people problems” aren’t about motivation or hiring - they’re the result of undocumented expectations. When clarity lives in a founder’s head instead of inside simple systems, alignment breaks. Here’s why documenting expectations transforms decision-making, retention, and how your team performs in just 90 days.