Topic Guides /creating good jobs
Small Business Resources
Good jobs and strong, small businesses are vital to the well-being of communities across the country. Small business owners, while often eager to be good employers in their communities, often need information, encouragement, and support to identify and implement the job quality improvements that their employees will value and that will, in turn, strengthen their business.
Small businesses can make meaningful improvements to the quality of jobs they offer, improving business performance and meeting the needs of employees.
Use this set of tools to learn about job quality improvements you can make in your small business.
A Good Job is a job that has a combination of features that contribute to employees’ economic stability, economic mobility, and dignity. Why should good jobs matter to you, the business owner?
- They offer you both support and control. Good jobs improve your business operations, often resulting in lowered costs and a reliable loyal workforce.
- They leave an impact. Good jobs can improve employees’ lives so they can thrive and give back to the community while bolstering your business’s reputation.
- They build a competitive advantage. Offering good jobs opens doors for talented employees to stay and make your business more competitive.
- They demonstrate your leadership as a business. Investing in job quality offers a way to build positive reputation in the community.
Resources
How to Get Started with Job Quality
Creating Good Jobs Module (One Pager)
Northern Initiatives, et al.
Good Jobs, Great Returns: Strengthening Business, Home, and Community Video
Northern Initiatives, et al.
Good Job Inventory: Understand and Measure the Quality of Jobs You Offer
Northern Initiatives, et al.
Building Trust: Creating Jobs People Want to Keep
Northern Initiatives, et al.
