Five-week workshop - What Small Business Owners Need to Know About HR.
About this Event
WHY THIS 5-WEEK WORKSHOP EXISTS
Most business owners learn HR the hard way.
A wrongful termination claim. A wage violation. A top employee who quietly leaves because nobody told you what they needed. An HR problem is almost always a business problem and it almost always could have been prevented.
Sound familiar? You're probably asking questions like:
● Can I fire this person and how do I do it without getting sued?
● What paperwork am I required to have on file right now?
● How do I give feedback that actually changes behavior?
● Why do my best employees keep leaving and what can I do about it?
This workshop is designed to give you real answers and tools.
1. Actual templates and checklists you take home and put into use next week not slides you'll forget by Friday.
2. Practical frameworks that support your business whether you have 3 employees or 45.
3. Honest conversations with other owners facing similar situations in a setting where real questions get real answers.
4. Confidence to lead your team, have the hard conversations, and build a business that doesn't depend on your being in the room.
THE 5-WEEK CURRICULUM
Five focused sessions. Zero filler.
Each 90-minute session covers one core area of HR with discussion, real scenarios, and practical tools you build during class.
NOTE: Purchasing this ticket registers participants for all sessions.
Week 1: October 6th - 7:00am - 8:30am
Week 2: October 13th - 7:00am - 8:30am
Week 3: October 20th - 7:00am - 8:30am
Week 4: October 27th - 7:00am - 8:30am
Week 5: November 3rd - 7:00am - 8:30am
WHAT YOU'LL LEAVE WITH
Tools you can take to work on Monday morning.
Every session includes handouts, templates, and exercises you'll complete during the workshop ready to implement immediately.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
This Is For You If…
✓ You own or operate a business with fewer than 50 employees
✓ You handle any HR activities yourself - without a dedicated HR department
✓ You've had a difficult employee situation and felt unprepared
✓ You want to hire, manage, and retain people more effectively
✓ You want to reduce your legal exposure before there's a problem
This Is Not For You If…
✗ You have a dedicated HR team that manages people issues
✗ You're looking for a high-level theory seminar - not tools
✗ You're a sole proprietor with no employees and no plans to hire
✗ You're not open to honest conversation about what's working and what isn't in your business
Agenda
Week 1: HR Foundations & Compliance Basics
Info: What every owner must know before their next hire: Employment compliance essentials, when certain employment laws apply, wage and hour risks, contractor vs. employee classification, and what does At-will employment really mean.
Week 2: Hiring Right the First Time
Info: Implementing an effective hiring process, job descriptions that work throughout the employment lifecycle, structured interviewing, pre-employment screening, and executing the offer and associated documents.
Week 3: Onboarding That Works: From the First Day Forward
Info: The initial welcome and supporting information, required paperwork, Day 1 logistics, the 30-60-90 framework, benefits overview, employee file setup, and setting up expectations before a new hire has their first bad day.
Week 4: Performance Management: Growing Your Employees Every Day
Info: Goal setting, 1:1 structure, the SBI feedback model, documentation that holds up, progressive discipline, the termination conversation, and the accountability mirror.
Week 5: Rewards, Recognition & Retention
Info: Why your best employees stay (and why they're looking right now), recognition tools that work without creating entitlement, bonus structures, retention tools, and the interviews every owner should be conducting.
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
USD 866.55
