Everyone thinks that being a startup CEO is a glamorous job or one that has to be a ton of fun. That's what I now refer to as the "glamour brain" speaking aka the startup life you hear about from the…
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Scrutiny of the country's H1-B Visa Process used by high-tech companies
By Swift HR Solutions Team | Compliance | No CommentsIn a report issued last Friday (PDF. 109 pages) the U.S. Government Accountability Office calls for closer Congressional scrutiny of the country's H-1B visa process, spotlighting a number of problems…
Salary Increase Budgets are Low and Going Even Lower
By Swift HR Solutions Team | Human Resources, Recruiting, Best Practices, Compensation, Finance | No CommentsSalary increase budgets and are near to historical lows, and are likely going even lower, due to the weak economic "recovery." Growth in 2010 has been so tepid that unemployment has barely budged and…
Swift HR Solutions and the NWEN First Look Forum
By Swift HR Solutions Team | Leadership, Technology, Venture Capital | No CommentsSwift HR Solutions is a big supporter of the Northwest Entrepreneurs' Network, focused on helping Northwest based companies succeed.
Federal COBRA Subsidy Extended into 2010
By Swift HR Solutions Team | Human Resources, Compensation, Compliance, Healthcare | No CommentsWell it is official, the Federal COBRA Subsidy has been extended into 2010. What does that mean to you and your company?
Tech Executive Pay Raises Way Down
By Swift HR Solutions Team | Human Resources, Recruiting, Technology, Venture Capital, Compensation, Finance | No CommentsAccording to a recent article in one of our favorite online publications, Xconomy, the raises for tech executives are the lowest they have ever been, even lower then the bubble burst of 2000-2001.
OSHA is increasing its injury audits, so what?
By Swift HR Solutions Team | Human Resources, Legal | No CommentsOSHA, The Occupational Safety And Health Administration said it will be increasing their number of audits on employer's injury and illness records and doing more employee interviews at each audit.…
Negotiating a Better Series A Deal
By Swift HR Solutions Team | Venture Capital, Finance | No CommentsXconomy, the online technology publication, posted an interesting article today regarding Series A funding. I highly recommend you read the entire article and spend some time playing with the online…
Are Employees Biding Their Time?
By Swift HR Solutions Team | Human Resources, Compensation | No CommentsIn the November 16, 2009 Business Week, there was an interesting article suggesting that the high unemployment rate was scaring employees in to staying put until the economy turned around.
Swift HR Solutions Sponsors Pacific Northwest Clean Tech Open as a Start-up-in-a-box Sponsor
By Swift HR Solutions Team | News, Technology, Venture Capital | No CommentsSwift HR Solutions is proud to be a sponsor of the Pacific Northwest Clean Tech Open. The Clean Tech Open is based in California and works to find, fund and foster the most successful cleantech…