If your workforce is weakened by high turnover or absenteeism, or if your company doesn't offer high-quality benefits plans compared to your competition, the support holding up your business will falter or fail. (Photo: iStock)
Without employees, you have no business. The people who work for you don't just bring in money for the company – they're the faces of your entrepreneurial pursuits. A bad experience with a single employee can drive a customer away forever, but a great customer service experience will keep people coming back again and again. If your employees are helping your business grow, they deserve the best possible treatment in return.
By providing your employees with high-quality benefits they can afford, you expand the purpose of your own mission, creating a happier and healthier world one employee at a time.
The backbone of your business
Many employers see their relationship with their workers as mutually beneficial by default: they provide work for you, and you financially compensate them for that work. The truth, though, is that your employees act as your company's spine, holding up all the other elements of your business so they don't fall apart. Think about the steps you take to protect your spine throughout your own life. You may take bone or joint supplements, or maybe you practice yoga or other exercises to keep it strong and flexible. At the very least, you're probably more worried about injuring your back than bruising your shin.
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