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January 8, 2016

Why you Need to Get Your State Tax ID Numbers in Time

It would be great if the only thing you had to do to register your business with the government was to get your Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN) and be done with it. However, to be a payroll-compliant small business, you also need to apply for your State Withholding Identification number as well as your […]

What is your Top HR Priority in 2016?

This year we asked our community of Small Business Experts, What is your top 2016 HR priority? First off, a big thank you to everyone who participated! 31 small businesses responded with their goals for 2016. We know this sample size is nothing to write an academic paper on, but we were able to see […]

The Four Ways that Direct Deposit Benefits Your Business

In the 1950s, checks were a really popular payment instrument with about 28 million checks being written daily. But as consumer preferences moved towards electronic payments that allowed them to pay for point-of-sale purchases faster, the popularity of checks started to plummet. According to the recent Direct Deposit and Check Statistics report, released by the […]

Why Cheques are Killing Your Business

Saturday at 7 am, before you wake up your kids, you take a sip of your morning coffee, open your laptop and pay all your household bills online. It takes about five to ten minutes. And you could do it anywhere and anytime, from the comfort of your home. However, at work, twice a month, […]