Small Business: CA

Happy International Women’s Day! 🎉🥳🎈 It’s a day to celebrate women’s social, economic, cultural and political achievements. What better way to honour that than by spotlighting amazing women-owned and women-led businesses that call Wagepoint their payroll software? We’re excited to introduce you to these amazing ladies! Quick stats: Women in the business world. To get […]

It’s no secret that the pandemic has challenged and continues to challenge businesses across Canada — and let’s not think about the fact that 2022 sounds like “2020, too.” Whether it’s reducing the amount of people you can have in your shop or a complete, temporary stoppage of operations, responding to these situations can look […]

Getting confused with how to fill out the sections in Form PD27? Don’t worry. We’ve gathered all the information you need to complete it.

With the plethora of different payroll options available, it can be really hard to decide which one is right for your business. The first thing you need to do is ask yourself “Why am I looking for a payroll software?” This will help guide your journey. I’m going to assume that you are a small […]

Updated January, 2022. Together — income tax, federal taxes and provincial taxes — are all grouped under the bucket category of payroll taxes (employer taxes and/or source deductions).

While British Columbia (BC) has various legislation around taking time off, starting January 1, 2022, British Columbians will now be able to stay home if they have a personal and unexpected illness or injury. The good news is they won’t have to worry about it affecting their pay cheque! This comes after almost two (2) […]

Recently, we introduced our Year-End Survival KITs (KIT stands for Keep It Together) to small business owners (CA | US) and the accountants and bookkeepers (CA | US) who support them — but despite all the preparing you can do, we all still experience tough days from time to time. Even if you’re a member […]

We danced like nobody was watching (because they (mostly) weren’t), we got inspired, we learned and we connected — Wagefest 2021: Peace, Love and Payroll was two days of awesome, if we do say so ourselves. Before we dive into some of the highlights and takeaways, let’s set the mood. Wagefest had music festival vibes […]

Business owners of all kinds are reopening their doors and welcoming customers again as we’ve entered a period of lockdown restrictions lifting. This calls for bringing back your team, and maybe even hiring new members of your team. But, you don’t want to hire just anybody. You want to secure top-talent employees who can strengthen […]

The Wagefest Afterparty will feature Dueling Pianos! Did you hear? Wagepoint is hosting an awesome event called Wagefest 2021: Peace, Love and Payroll! It’s coming your way on October 6 and 7, 2021, and we’re excited for this chance to get together with small businesses, accountants and bookkeepers. It’s free and virtual, so you don’t […]

There you are, right in the midst of a group conversation where one person didn’t read the room and expressed something that sent the meeting off the rails. We might’ve walked away thinking, “What was up with that?” or “Couldn’t they see that X wasn’t right for today?” Or maybe you’ve been that person and […]

“Awesomesauce” is not a word typically used to describe payroll companies, but for the People Ops team behind Wagepoint’s human resources successes (and shenanigans), it’s exactly the type of compliment that fits. The fintech company known as the world’s friendliest payroll provider is now being recognized for being a friendly employer, too, with a Silver […]

The topic of constructive feedback is widely discussed, but in practice, it’s rarely done right — if at all. It’s not surprising that negative feedback is often avoided. After all, throughout our lives we’ve been taught that if we have nothing nice to say, not to say it at all. Giving feedback challenges this idea […]

To streamline the many resources available to help small business owners, we launched an exciting new series called “Ask an Expert.” Through the series, I get the privilege of interviewing industry experts to share their advice, education, advisory skills and experiences with small business owners alike. Shaping tomorrow’s entrepreneurs with Tanya Hilts, CPB. Recently, I […]

Throughout Summer Camp, we’ve learned: How to be mentally and physically prepared for re-opening and re-launching. How and when to execute your marketing plan. The importance of key dates and payroll deadlines to ensure that your business is compliant. So what’s the next step in keeping the doors open and revenue flowing? As small businesses, if we learned one thing throughout the […]