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It's time to hire your first employee, and Inc.com has the help you need. ]]></brief><brief-nohtml><![CDATA[Your business is growing so fast that soon you'll be not only your own boss, but someone else's as well. It's time to hire your first employee, and Inc.com has the help you need. ]]></brief-nohtml><owner><id>15</id><production>1</production><name>Inc.com</name><address/><city/><state/><country/><url>http://www.inc.com</url><ticker/><relationship><name>No Relationship Exists</name><id>1</id><bizrel/></relationship><companytype><name>Division</name><id>6</id></companytype><image><name>No Image</name><id>14</id><width>1</width><height>1</height></image><imageurl/><bodycopy><![CDATA[Inc.com is an Internet company serving the small-business market. Inc.com's mission is to select and present the best information, Web-based applications, products, and research available to the small-business market, regardless of source. Inc.com has relationships with more than 80 Solutions Providers and content providers (including <i>Inc</i> magazine).<p/>Inc.com LLC is a Delaware limited liability company, headquartered in Boston, Mass.<p/><b><font color="#993300">Inc.com: Where to start and run your business.</font></b>]]></bodycopy></owner><pagetitle><![CDATA[Inc.com:Guide:Hiring Your First Employee]]></pagetitle><articletype><id>0</id><name/></articletype><pagenumber>0</pagenumber><legacyid/><byline><author><id>462</id><firstname>Stephanie</firstname><lastname>Overby</lastname><username/><email>stephanie_overby@inc.com</email><phone/><url/><image><name/><id>0</id><width>0</width><height>0</height></image><company><id>0</id><production>0</production><name/><address/><city/><state/><country/><url/><ticker/><relationship><name/><id>0</id><bizrel/></relationship><companytype><name/><id>0</id></companytype><image><name/><id>0</id><width>0</width><height>0</height></image><imageurl/><bodycopy/></company><title/></author><author><id>0</id><firstname/><lastname/><username/><email/><phone/><url/><image><name/><id>0</id><width>0</width><height>0</height></image><company><id>0</id><production>0</production><name/><address/><city/><state/><country/><url/><ticker/><relationship><name/><id>0</id><bizrel/></relationship><companytype><name/><id>0</id></companytype><image><name/><id>0</id><width>0</width><height>0</height></image><imageurl/><bodycopy/></company><title/></author></byline><bodycopy style="simple"><text><![CDATA[<p>You started your business because you wanted to be your own boss. 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