Let's Talk Business-The Employer Policy Handbook & Skills for Success Grant

Event description

Introducing the “Let's Talk Business Series”, a 12-part program connecting entrepreneurs with federal, state, and local small business resources. Whether you're a budding entrepreneur or want to grow your business, this series presents essential business topics, provides a forum for networking, and promotes success in today’s dynamic business environment. Participants may attend one, two, six, or all sessions.

Session 5 – The Employer Policy Handbook & Skills for Success

Human resources is a critical component of employee well-being in any business, no matter how small. HR responsibilities include payroll, benefits, hiring, firing, and staying up to date with state and federal laws. This session, presented by Texas Workforce Solutions-Cameron, will teach participants the importance of creating an employee handbook and the basic legal issues employers face when hiring. In addition, Texas State Technical College will provide information on the Skills for Success Grant through the Texas Workforce Commission.

Discover and Learn:

• The importance of creating an employee policy handbook and what it entails
• How to protect your business from potential lawsuits, such as wrongful termination
• How unemployment issues can affect your business: eligibility, claims, and the appeals process
• Simple mistakes that are easily avoidable: Top ten tips for employers

Additionally, you will learn:

The Skills for Success (SFS) Program can help employers by funding workforce training in essential skills such as communication, organization, teamwork, problem-solving, critical thinking, digital literacy, conflict resolution, and time management.

• Funding from the Skills Development Fund provides employers with resources to upskill their current and new employees with the skills needed to build a cohesive, responsible, and productive workforce.
• Soft skills are the human-side capabilities that drive how employees work, lead, and interact with others.
• All training will be provided by TSTC at any of its 11 locations or online.

For more information, contact Veronica Z. Ortega at (956) 427-8535 or email to: veronica.ortega@sba.gov

About Texas Workforce Solutions Cameron:

Workforce Solutions Cameron is the local workforce partnership organization dedicated to promoting and supporting a workforce structure that provides employers and individuals in Cameron County with opportunities to achieve and sustain economic prosperity.

About Texas State Technical College:

With eleven locations across Texas, Texas State Technical College is the state’s only multiple-campus, state-supported technical college. We are helping Texas meet the high-tech challenges of today’s global economy through partnerships with business and industry, government agencies, and other educational institutions.

The Informational Workshops have been organized by the SBA for the community. The SBA’s participation is not an endorsement of any opinion, product or service of the organizations in attendance. SBA programs and services are provided on a nondiscriminatory basis. Reasonable arrangements for persons with disabilities will be made, if requested at least two weeks in advance.