We can talk all day about the debatable evils of firing people and outsourcing work to developing countries. But human resources outsourcing really is...
Making money and staying in business require the same diligence, whether the economy is booming or in the death-grip of a recession. Staying in busine...
The Small Business Administration (SBA) has a 10-point plan for starting a business. We don't like it. For example, it advises you to look at inco...
The government wants to pay you $9000 for your most recent hourly-paid new hire. It will be paid in the form of tax credits available to your bu...
For many small business owners, choosing the right tools and technology to support their company can seem like a daunting and expensive task. However,...
It’s no coincidence that taxes are due around Easter each year. Anyone who’s ever needed an answer to a tax question will be familiar wi...
What is Remote Deposit Capture (RDC)?How Does Remote Check Deposit Work?What Software and/or Hardware Do I Need for RDC?How Do I Get Started with Remo...
Large companies, with teams of accountants and tax lawyers, probably have enough skill in their finance and human resources departments that outsour...
Firing people. Once, back in the days of the Hawthorne Experiment, it was easy, and employees would thank business owners for having hired them in the...
1. Create a safe environment.Ideally, you don't want to be interrupted, so if you have an office with a door you can close that's ...
When you hear the words "turnover" and "churn" do your thoughts turn to chilly fall evenings with fresh-baked apple-filled pastrie...
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Equal Opportunity act of 1972, along with the Education Amendments of 1972, are what most of us think about when ...
Our economy depends utterly on our collective personal propensity to buy stuff we probably don’t need with money we don’t have. Galling en...
What is outsourced payroll processing? How does it work? We think that only a violent catastrophe that could damage employee morale and job satis...
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Businesses with employees must have certain types of insurance: workers' compensation insurance, unemployment insurance, and, depending on where t...
What is merchant processing?Imagine if your business only accepted cash payments. How badly would it hit your bottom line? What if you didn't make...
For me, the answer is very simple. It’s all about PEOPLE, choosing the right people … human capital, HR, intellectual property, manpower,...
It seems like a lifetime ago, but I once worked for Starbucks. The pay wasn't great, but the perks were good. Just saving you the trou...
Protected Classes and DiscriminationThere are five laws which form the basis of Equal Employment Opportunity law. They prohibit discrimination on the ...