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CHAPTER 18 MANAGING HUMAN RESOURCES IN SMALL AND ENTREPRENEURIAL FIRMS 613<br />

FIGURE 18-5 Some Online<br />

Courses Offered by the Small<br />

Business Administration s Virtual<br />

Campus for Small Business<br />

Training<br />

Source: http://www.sba.gov/category/<br />

navigation-structure/startingmanaging-business/managingbusiness/running-business/humanresources,<br />

accessed September 18,<br />

2011.<br />

SkillSoft is another example (http://skillsoft.com/catalog/default.asp). Its courses<br />

include software development, business strategy and operations, professional effectiveness,<br />

and desktop computer skills. As an example, the course interviewing effectively<br />

targets managers, team leaders, and human resource professionals. About 2 1/2 hours<br />

long, it shows trainees how to use behavioral questioning to interview candidates. 24<br />

The buyer s guide from the American Society of Training and Development<br />

(www.astd.org/) is a good place to start to find a vendor (check under Resources).<br />

THE SBA The federal government s Small Business Administration (www.SBA.gov/<br />

training/) provides a virtual campus that offers online courses, workshops, publications,<br />

and learning tools aimed toward supporting entrepreneurs. 25 For example, the small<br />

business owner can link under Small Business Planner to Writing Effective<br />

Job Descriptions, Employees versus Contractors: What s the Difference? and The<br />

Interview Process: How to Select the Right Person (see Figure 18-5).<br />

NAM The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) is the largest industrial trade<br />

organization in the United States. It represents about 14,000 member manufacturers,<br />

including 10,000 small and mid-sized companies.<br />

NAM s Virtual University (www.namvu.com) helps employees maintain and<br />

upgrade their work skills and continue their professional development. It offers<br />

almost 650 courses. 26 There are no long-term contracts to sign. Employers simply pay<br />

about $10 $30 per course taken by each employee. The catalog includes OSHA,<br />

quality, and technical training as well as courses in areas like business and finance,<br />

personal development, and customer service.<br />

Employment Appraisal and Compensation<br />

Small employers have easy access to computerized and online appraisal and compensation<br />

services. For example, Oracle Corporation s ePerformance (http://www.oracle.<br />

com/us/products/applications/peoplesoft-enterprise/hcm-resource-library/051027.pdf)

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