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What You Need to Know Before Joining a PEO

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Managing payroll, benefits, compliance, and other HR responsibilities is a common headache for small business owners. That’s why partnering with professional employer organizations, or PEOs, has become such a popular strategy for small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in recent years. PEOs specialize in helping business owners oversee the myriad of HR-related tasks that are part and parcel of owning a small business.

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The Best Remote Team Collaboration Tools

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Whether your company is fully or partly remote, choosing — and effectively using — appropriate collaboration tools can help maximize your team’s productivity, build a strong culture, and boost profitability. Discover some popular tools for team collaboration and consider how they could help maximize your remote team’s efficiency. Smooth Remote Team Communication Every team that includes remote workers can benefit from a tech-based communication tool that facilitates.

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The Competitive Advantages of PEOs for Remote Teams

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Feeling a bit overwhelmed with the idea of leading an expanding remote team? Distributed teams are not a trend or a passing fad. The world of business has changed; those organizations that adopt new ways of doing business designed with the needs of a remote workforce in mind are the ones that will thrive. That’s exactly the advantage a professional employer organization (PEO) can provide to small business and startups.

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Black Lives Matter: 90 Days Later

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On June 4, 2020, we published a set of Black Lives Matter commitments in response to the murder of George Floyd and subsequent activism within our workforce. This was a traumatic period for many of our employees and for many Americans, unfolding within the context of a global pandemic and economic crisis. As a white male CEO, I have always believed that diversity within our company (and more broadly) was important and have come to appreciate more recently the pain and struggle that Black.

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Common Healthcare Questions for Startups and New Businesses

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Navigating the world of health insurance as an entrepreneur can seem daunting, but it doesn’t have to be. If you’re trying to make sense of health insurance for small businesses or startups, you’ve come to the right place. Get the facts every business owner needs to know about this important employee benefit. Are Small Businesses Required to Offer Health Insurance?

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The Accountant's Guide to Payroll

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If you’re an accountant, you’ve probably witnessed a shift in your roles and responsibilities as the practice of accounting has moved toward financial advising and consultation. More and more, businesses are expecting their accountants to offer a wider toolkit of financial services beyond crunching numbers, balancing financial statements, and managing tax preparation.

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Is it Time to Say Goodbye to the Open Office Plan?

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In recent years, the “open plan” office became the organizational model of choice for hip and forward-thinking employers. In the early days of its growing popularity, the open office was believed by many to be a guaranteed way to improve employee communication and collaboration, and to nurture a general feeling of egalitarianism in the workplace. Plus, removing cubicles from the workplace allowed early adopters of the open office plan to save significant amounts of money on construction.

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