Incidents involving a workers’ compensation claim can raise your premiums. Pre-employment drug screening is one way to reduce workers’ compensation claims.
Positivity has numerous beneficial affects on relationships, professional and personal growth, overall well-being, and many more. So how does putting yourself in a positive state of mind benefit you in business?
It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to answer this question. However, at what level does it need to be addressed? Enterprise level corporations have far higher protection against serious risks than small businesses that have less to offer (in regard to monetary capital), and less to lose. Nonetheless, you need to protect your business at any level of size and here’s a list of basics to get you started.
Summertime = Vacation Time. Are you prepared to add up your responsibilities before you jet off on vacation from your company? Here’s a list, check it twice, to make sure your absence goes really nice.
Creating and cementing a corporate culture that really attracts great employees, retains them, and develops them into all-stars doesn’t always happen organically with every company. The corporate culture will ultimately reflect the owner or leader’s ideals or persona. If you feel that you may need or even want a stronger, positive, more collective culture in your office, there are a few items you can address to help you make the transition.
To achieve your dream, you must build integrity into your product, your processes, your customer relations, and everything about your business. Everything from the quality of your products, to how you treat your employees, to how you treat your customers has to be first class.
As a business owner, you may hire both W-2 employees and 1099 independent contractors. If you are like many owners, you don’t always know how to classify workers- and this can lead to compliance issues. Classifying workers appropriately is critical because employees and contractors differ greatly in terms of taxes paid, withholding requirements, workers compensation, benefits, payroll tax filings, and more.
Punch clocks and other outdated time tracking options should be a thing of the past. Save money by switching to an automated time-keeping solution. Watch the video below to learn more.
Whether or not you enter an industry with which you are familiar, you need to confirm that you are suited to owning a business. Just because you want to become a business owner does not mean it is a good idea. Plenty of small businesses fail because the owner does not have the skills required for owning a business.
Among the various roles that ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement) fulfills is to identify and remove threats to security in terms of illegal economic activities. In layman’s terms, this equates to controlling unauthorized workers in the US. In 2009, ICE collected roughly $1M in fines, and in 2013 that number rose to more than $15M, and this is a trend that will only continue to grow.
With all of the changing regulations, reporting, compliance issues, and especially the Affordable Care Act, payroll for a business owner is more complex than they know. The practices of the do-it-yourself entrepreneur that is trying to save a few dollars, remain in the driver seat of their business, and cut their own payroll checks for their employees are costing them more money and time than they really know.