06/11/2024

Hiring Slowdown for Small Business May Indicate a Larger Trend

The hiring landscape could be shifting

Like many firms during the COVID-19 pandemic, Worxbee, a small business that provides virtual executive assistant services, brought on bodies when Chief Executive Kenzie Biggins thought she found a good match.

Peaking at 11 people, the hiring in the end proved an overreach, and Biggins' staffing is now down to six, mostly through attrition. She's intent on using technology and smarter management to keep it there.

"We're not looking at hiring," said Biggins, whose firm in Greenville, South Carolina, matches executive assistants with executives who need them.

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