If you do everything right during the startup phase, eventually you'll need to hire additional help. Simply put, you can't go it alone forever. The process of hiring even just one employee brings a whole new set of challenges -- laws, recruiting, interviewing and more.

Hiring the wrong person can be disastrous for a company, but a great first employee can keep your business headed in the right direction and help it grow even more quickly.

So what's the best way to embark on the hiring process for the very first time?

We will cover 8 steps to hiring quality employees:

1.      Are you financially ready?

2.      Determining who you need - the job description

3.      Who should you hire - Employee, Temp or Independent Contractor

4.      How much should you pay them - benchmarking salaries

5.      Where to find people - advertising, job boards, social media

6.       The weeding process - applications, screening

7.      Questions to avoid during an interview

8.      Credentials, reference checks, the offer

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