Paychecks Aren't Everything
Creating a great working experience can lower your payrolls and boost staff morale at the same time.Think your employees are asking for too much money? If so, you may want to think about how you can...
View ArticleEarning Employee Love
What's your approach to attracting top talent and keeping your employees? Sure, you could just pay them a bundle and buy their loyalty. But, sometimes, it's better to think outside the box and focus on...
View ArticleThe Benefit of Benefits
Every entrepreneur knows that benefits play a central role in employee compensation packages, and as a result, most business owners happily invest in good benefits to be competitive. But smart...
View ArticleSensible Compensation
Compensation is a hot-button issue for employees, but it's an even bigger deal for small-business owners these days. With shrinking profits in this tight economy and costly benefits hanging over your...
View ArticleA Handbook on Handbooks
Do you really need an employee handbook for your small business? Or would an employee "handpage" be enough? Many small-business owners wonder if documentation outlining company policies is really...
View ArticleMotivating Staff During Tough Times
It's challenging to keep up morale and motivate staff when the marketplace is filled with uncertainty. Having survived several economic cycles, I've seen the benefits of investing in staff even during...
View ArticleHealth Care That Won't Break the Bank
Times have gotten tough for small-business owners. By containing your healthcare plan costs, you might help ease some of the economic pressures bearing down on your business.Health insurance can be...
View ArticleStaying Afloat in a Down Economy
Here are 10 tips for keeping your business in business during the economic crisis:No.1 - Protect Your RevenuesWithout revenues, you don't have a business. Protect your revenues by making sure that you...
View ArticleSmall Business Compliance
Basically, small business compliance involves doing a lot of administrative stuff to please various government agencies. Sure, these rules and regulations provide necessary societal safeguards, but, at...
View ArticleMaking a List and Checking it Twice: An End-of-Year Checklist
This time of year I find myself writing many lists -- holiday gifts to purchase, greetings cards to send, and New Year's resolutions to strive for. In the same way that we all use lists in our personal...
View ArticleThe Golden Rule of Employee Communication
In a time of economic difficulty, when people are getting laid off and national average salaries are on the decline, SurePayroll is bucking the trend. My company, based in suburban Chicago, is quickly...
View ArticleMeasuring Your Workforce to Build a Winning Team
We all know a great team when we see one, and the sustainable, competitive advantage that great teams provide. Being from Boston, two immediate examples come to mind: The Red Sox, who won two World...
View ArticleMaking the Most Out of a Bad Economy
With all this economic gloom and doom, business owners are no doubt finding it a challenge to stay positive. What some might not realize, though, is that along with the challenges of a downturn comes...
View ArticleBringing Out the Best in Your Team
With all the anxiety in the marketplace, it's only natural that employees may feel concerned about issues on the home front as well as job security at the office. Yet, with many managers focused on...
View ArticleFirst Step to Business Success: Balance Your Ship
We are all in unchartered waters right now--grappling with economic issues in ways that we have never had to before. This economy is testing the mettle of business leaders--from the largest enterprises...
View ArticleFocusing on the Internal Customer
The mindset that "The customer is always right" underscores the value we place on our customers, regardless of our industry. Especially in today's economic climate, most companies recognize that their...
View ArticleMid-2009 Check-in: How’s Your Company Doing?
We're about halfway through 2009 — one of the worst recessions in most of our memories — and everyone's taking stock, from White House to Wall Street. The economy has hit the big guys hard, from the...
View ArticleHow to Bring Summerime Into the Office
I don't know about everyone else, but I can't wait to jump into summer. Although summer officially arrived last week, with all the rain we've been having in Boston (as well as other parts of the...
View ArticleMaking Health a Priority at Your Company
During the summer months, we seem to get inspired to work out more and get in better shape. Summer is also a perfect time to foster an atmosphere of health and well-being in the workplace. Here are...
View ArticleH1N1: Are Your HR Policies Prepared?
Just when we were hoping that the worst was behind us, there's concern about the possibility of a stronger strain of H1N1 and a harsher flu season. Now, as the government is urging us to take...
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