Rule #1 For A Successful Startup: Hire The Right Key Employees

One of the most important business decisions any entrepreneur has to make is who they hire as their first key employees. In our case, it was the hiring of our first Sales Rep. Today, 15 years later, Fred, who has been with us from the beginning, has played a key role in our growth and continues to oversee our sales and distribution, now in over 60 countries.Fred was recommended to us by two of our first employees, in 2002, who were working in our orchard and boutique at that time. They had gone to high school with him and happened to run into him at a wedding where they told him about our new business. He was interested in finding out more and possibly joining us...Read on at https://www.forbes.com/sites/susanreid/2016/01/09/rule-1-for-a-successful-startup-hire-the-right-key-employees/#116b01c5486c