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Employees are working more hours but they’re not getting paid more. That’s good news and bad news for the economy.

Third party payroll services and professional employer organizations can save you time and money but they are not the same. This primer explains the difference.

I had fun taking the Pew Research Center Quiz, How Millennial Are You?

Your company’s bookkeeper or CFO can make or break your company. Hiring an in-house bookkeeper or CFO needs to be a carefully considered decision.

Retaliation is now the most commonly reported workplace discrimination complaint. Here's how to make sure your company stays on the right side of the law.

I didn't coin that term: Economic Anxiety. It's something coined largely by the mainstream media.

Small business owners say demand, not availability of credit or predictions of future economic conditions, is the most important factor in their hiring decisions.

As Charlie Sheen Twitters his desires to find an intern whose veins are filled with Tiger’s Blood, I don’t sit back and wonder what will happen next in this actor’s life. Instead I...

Experts recommend establishing and following a consistent set of policies and procedures for hiring all employees, including friends or family members.

One of the most powerful tools that business owners can use to minimize their tax bill is with Tax Free Fringe Benefits. These Tax Free benefits give you the best of both worlds:...

Employees spend more time pleasing the boss than getting results.

Limited Liability Companies are businesses that are either owned by a single person or a few individuals. LLCs are a popular type of entity because the owners have limited liability for the liabilities...

For Amy Clegg, converting her independent staffing firm into a franchise was the perfect solution. But is it the right step for all independent business owners?

When you use a tax preparer, there are some things you should remember

In one decade as an owner, I experienced both small and large acts of employee theft which, over time amounted to a substantial financial loss. Days after buying the Crocus Hill Market in...

Do you think your organization is too small to worry about employee theft? Think again.

A new system makes it easy and affordable to give your new hires the exact orientation and training experience you want them to have, getting them in the field selling quicker and helping...

U.S. lawmakers are locked in a partisan battle over budget deficits when they should be focused on creating jobs.

We're finally seeing evidence that the dark days of the Great Recession are behind us, and that sense of hopefulness permeated the air at the International Franchise Association's annual gathering this week in...