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iDEA LLPP3- Produce, Promote, Purchase

Owners: Felicia Fort, Krystal Mitchell, Sadia Coleman

Effective Human Resource Strategies

About iDEA LLP• Is a Product Development and Manufacturing company• Established: March, 2010• Number of employees: 30 employees currently• Non-Unionized Business

• Revenue: Managed about $10 Million• Vision: Produce, Promote, and Purchase• Mission: To hire the best and bring our clients visions

and dreams to life by producing, promoting, and allowing their products to get purchased.

iDEA LLP Organizational Structure

Total of 30 employees Founding Principles include- 3 people- Felicia Fort, Sadia Coleman, and Krystal Mitchell

Human Resources-1 person- Shawnji Cooper, MBA, SPHR

Sales Department -2 peopleMarketing Manager- 2 people

Managers- 2 First line managers

Factory Workers- 20 Factory workers

What iDEA LLP Needs

•We are asking for $50,000.00• To help toward the purchasing of a foreclosed

Duplex Manufacturing Facility.

•Location: Norfolk, VA

Strategies in Place

• Employment and Recruiting• Training and Development• Benefits• Health & Safety• Employee and Community Relations

Employment & Recruiting

• Recruiting for positions: – 2 HR Specialist, 1 HR Assistant, 20 Production

Laborers

• Recruitment Methods:– LinkedIn, Monster Jobs, and Idealist– Virginia Employment Commission – Norfolk

Region – Employee Referral Program – Benefits, Training & Development

Training & Development

Create a training environment that makes it comfortable for employees of all backgrounds and levels to be creative– Cross Training– Hands-on Training– Collective Trainings• Customer Service, Increasing clientele, employee

handbook

• Retirement – MassMutual Financial Group 401(k)– $1 - $1 Match

• Taft-Harley Retirement Plans (Unionized Employees)– Disability

• Worksite Disability Income Insurance through MassMutual

Benefits

Benefits • Healthcare - Kaiser Permanente and Blue

Cross Blue Shield-Family - $250

-Single + 1 Dependent - $185

-Single - $ 135

-Dental and Optical for $22

• Paid Time Off-15 Days - Universal Leave (inclusive of vacation & leave)

-10 Days – Federal Holidays

-4 Days – Personal Health (accrue 1 each quarter)

BenefitsUnited States Department of Labor (2012) labor statistics for the State of Virginia•Production Occupation labor average - $35,588

-We offer $38,588•HR Specialist annual wage - $65,670

-We offer $68,670•HR Assistant annual wage - $35,430

-We offer $38,430

BenefitsFamily Friendly

-Discounted Gym Membership

-1 Free Family Exercise Course

-Innovation Company Scholarship

-Family Days and the Annual Company Picnic

Other Benefits

•Bonuses: Referral Bonus, On-the-Spot, 5% Annual Bonus (2.5% Employee Performance and 2.5% Company Performance)

•Optional Telework Day

Health & Safety

• Safety is the #1 goal for our employees• OSHA- Employee Rights• Safety Training program• Safety Incentive Program

• Health– Each factory worker is mandatory to get a physical

every 3 months

Employee & Community Relations• Meeting the needs of stakeholders,

employees, and the community is key to the success of our company’s growth

• We service a wide variety of clients and it is important to serve their communities as well.

• iDEA LLP sponsors a localized school program called “ Little iDEA’s”

• iDEA promotes employee socialization amongst departments and prides itself in workplace flexibility.

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