6 Things to Consider Before Applying for a Business Credit Card
A business credit card can help your small business build credit and make ends meet if you run into cash flow problems. If you’re shopping around for a new credit card, ask these six...
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Small Business Stress Management: 8 Ways to Handle Your Stress
Running a small business can be stressful. You often feel like everything falls on your shoulders, like finding new customers, keeping your employees happy, and paying taxes, all while still putting food on your...
How to Retain Employees: 5 Tips to Stop Your Employee from Leaving in the First 90 Days
Hiring and training a new employee is expensive and time consuming. To help improve employee retention and prevent having to hire as often, invest in each member of your staff during their first 90...
10 Tips for Creating a Disaster Preparedness Plan for Your Small Business
Disasters are devastating – not only for individuals but for businesses, too. Do you know what you would do in case of emergency? How quickly could your operation recover following a force of nature?...
7 Ways to Respond to Employee Surveys
Asking your workers to complete an employee satisfaction survey is an excellent way to gauge and respond to your team’s needs. Regularly checking in with your staff in this manner is great, but it is equally...
A Beginner’s Guide to Social Security Taxes
This article was last edited on 1/20/2020. For updated information on Social Security taxes, visit Topic No. 751. Every time you pay your employees, you’ll withhold Social Security taxes, also known as OASDI taxes...
4 Tips for Planning Your Employee’s First Month
While the first week of employee onboarding is about introducing your new hire to their role, their first month is about learning. Use this time to teach them how their job will impact the...
What are the Best Solutions for Employee Time Tracking?
Completing timesheets and tracking time annoys many employees. Some wait until the end of a week, month, or pay period and rely on their memory to estimate the times and dates they worked. Not...
How to Get Started with Payroll for Your Small Business
Setting up payroll for the first time is a rite of passage for entrepreneurs, but it can also be a challenge. It’s important to lay a solid foundation that will work for your business...
Develop a PR Plan in 7 Steps
Public relations (PR) activities are designed to increase visibility and help create a positive public image for your small business. With a PR campaign, you’re trying to convince various media outlets that you have...