Tracking Time for Remote Employees

As technology makes it easier and easier for employees to complete their work remotely, more business owners are allowing their team members to take advantage of these opportunities. But with those opportunities comes the need for business owners to make sure they are able to manage those remote employees. Maintaining employee productivity has to start…

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Restaurant Safety Tips

Did you know that food industry workers have a dramatically higher chance of injury compared to workers in other industries? If you own a restaurant, safety should be a high priority! Some of the most common injuries include chemical exposure, burns, cuts, and more. Learn more of the injury risks in the food industry, and…

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Paying Your Team for Creating a Positive Customer Experience

Incentivizing your employees to create a great experience for customers can be a very effective way to improve your company’s customer feedback, but it only works if you set the program up properly. Done right, your team will work hard to do the right things that improve the customer experience and create more satisfied customers.…

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How to Deal with Dress Code Violations

The appearance of your employees often reflects on your company’s image in the eyes of customers and prospects. So what do you do when an employee is violating your dress code, especially in a client-facing position? Our team has some suggestions for approaching the employee to solve the problem, as well as any considerations for…

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Reevaluate Your Hiring Procedures in 2018

Quickly hiring and onboarding employees is a critical way for your business to save time and money. After all, hiring searches are costly in both money and energy, and employees who are not properly onboarded are more likely to leave their job—creating yet more expensive hiring searches. In the New Year, take a look at…

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Ditch These 4 Interview Strategies

Your interview process is supposed to help you find the best job candidates for your business, the people who will help you succeed. But it only works if you’re taking the right approach in interviews and asking the right things. Many businesses—including both large and small—use interview techniques that don’t work. Are you making some…

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Questions for Your Parental Leave Policy

There are many factors that go into a business’s decision on whether to offer parental leave. There are legal questions: businesses with 50 or more employees are required by law, while certain states have set requirements for smaller employees, as well. There are the logistical questions: what resources do you have available to enable you…

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Unique Funding Opportunities for Women-Owned Businesses

While women own 30 percent of small businesses in the United States and are expected to generate a third of the new jobs, they receive less than 5 percent of the small business loan money each year. To fill this gap, organizations, nonprofits, and other groups are stepping up to offer funding opportunities specifically for…

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What is This Financial Statement?!

You probably started your business because you love what you do. But you’re probably a lot less passionate about the various and sundry financial statements that necessarily require so much of your time. The ADP blog team takes a look at many of the business financial statements you are responsible for completing, including the balance…

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What Tax Planning Should You Do Before the Year Ends?

With the New Year fast approaching, it’s time to make some final decisions about your tax plan for the year. The ADP blog team has rounded up some tips from a small-business tax specialist with some things you can look at and do in the final weeks of the year, particularly for businesses focused on…

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