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It seems that many small businesses are having trouble finding these key employees in the first place. Three quarters of small business owners surveyed said that finding qualified employees is difficult and nearly three out of ten rely on family members such as their spouse to help them off the clock. 

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Trouble Finding Employees
What I've found as a small business is extremely helpful in finding good employees is to offer something the larger companies can't normally offer: flexibility.
I'm able to hire several part time employees that are able to come in on their own hours and/or work at home while their family is around. This draws the stay-at-home mom and some hard working teenagers that are more than happy to do the work while watching TV at night, or while the kids are napping (or at school) during the day.
I've found some of the hardest working (and fastest) employees this way - who realize the 'opportunity' they have and take advantage of it to the fullest.
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