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Building trust between your employees and yourself will allow your small business to thrive.
When employees trust you, they feel safe, valued and will work hard to provide customers the best service possible. They will have good attendance, ask questions when they need help and share good ideas to improve the business. This means you can spend more time growing your business and doing what’s important to you.This guide will offer simple ways to build trust with your employees.
Shared Success, a project of the Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program, shows how building better jobs can simultaneously uplift workers while also driving small business success.
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This toolkit provides practical insights that community development financial institutions (CDFIs) can use to expand their impact and support small business job quality and growth.