Hello. My name is Joy Poe. I am currently enrolled in ENT 600:Entrepreneurial Planning. I’d like to introduce Ruth Harris. She is a retired Manufacturing Engineer from Boeing. She worked with Boeing for 25 years and is currently a Lean Management Business Coach in Transylvania County, NC.
Employment Law Attorney Jonathan Yarbrough’s Advice on Startup Staffing
Jonathan Yarbrough (Jon), Partner of Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP in Asheville, North Carolina shares (MP3 file below) his employment law advice for business startups including stories related to the mistakes and issues he’s encountered with startup businesses. Jon stresses, multiple times during the interview, that founders need to understand and pay attention to wage and hours regulations to help prevent major law suits in the future.
The interview took place last week on September 7th. Prior to the interview Jon shared that he’s also a volunteer mentor for Venture Asheville.
SME Interview with Kevin Coggins, Practice Leader at Arris Partners, Cary, NC
1. Please, tell me a little bit about the Arris Partners Company.
We are a boutique recruiting firm that is focused on three different industries. The first, agriculture practice. Then life sciences, which is pharma. And then private equity-backed manufacturing companies. Those are our three practice areas. And we are essentially more of a manager to C-Suite Recruiting Company.