Jan 25, 2010

You need an employee manual and here’s an easy way to start

One of our American Quilt Retailer columnists, Deb Luttrell, of Stitchin’ Heaven in Quitman, Texas has an offer for you! In her last “Mini-Boot Camp” column, Deb talked about why you need an employee manual and how to write one. (If you’re a shop owner, you do know you need one don’t you? If not read Deb’s column in American Quilt Retailer, Vol. 16, Issue 91, page 34.) 

Deb has developed an employee manual for Stitchin’ Heaven and is ready to share it will her peers and quilt shop owner friends. Click here to order a copy that you can customize for your shop and your own needs. Deb will send you a hard copy of the handbook, as well as a Word document formatted on a CD that can be easily updated using Word ’97 or later. This manual is 25 pages of the most important issues you need to address in your shop, from the official statements like Equal Opportunity Employment to daily rules like computer use at work, cell phone use, and even how lunch is handled. Simply delete the areas you don’t want and enter the text you do want for your store. Deb has left all of the text intact that is used for Stitchin’ Heaven to give you ideas.  This does not mean you have to use the policies she has set up, however. Decide what you want, how you want your store to run, and then make the changes accordingly.

What could be easier than that! It gives you a base to start with.

Don’t forget Deb runs a Boot Camp for shop owners twice a year in Quitman and she will be lecturing this spring at Quilt Market in Minneapolis. Be sure to sign up now!