When you’re running a small business, there are so many things to take care of—sales, marketing, product development, etc.—not to mention the very important task of trying to make a profit and stay in business.

With all of that to worry about, human resources (HR) work can sometimes slip down the list of priorities. That’s a shame, because there are some very important HR basics that every small business should be taking care of. For example:

• Do you know about all the employment laws that affect your business?
• Are you taking care of your staff members’ training needs?
• Have you benchmarked your compensation to make sure it’s competitive?
• Are you doing everything you can to keep your staff safe, to resolve conflicts effectively, to create a diverse and inclusive workplace, and more?

If not, don’t worry—you’re not alone. A recent Paychex survey found that 21% of small business owners were not confident in managing the HR function, and many were unaware of or were not enforcing important employment laws affecting their businesses.

So in this article, we’ll go through 15 basic HR functions that every small business owner should know about. Because this is a high-level overview, I’ll just give a brief introduction to each topic, but I’ll link to more resources so that you can find more information when you need it.