Archive for January 2017
How Australia Makes Taxing Fringe Benefits So Simple
How Australia Makes Taxing Fringe Benefits So Simple The fringe benefits tax is a tax levied on benefits provided by your employer. This tax is separate from income tax that is assessed on an employee’s regular salary. Companies have treated fringe benefits more liberally in the past before the tax code changed. Many companies legally…
Read MoreHow to Effectively Manage Gen X vs. Millennial Employees
How to Effectively Manage Gen X vs. Millennial Employees Many business owners are looking for ways to get the younger generations to change their work ethic and behavior. As an effective manager, it is important to understand who you are managing and that comes down to identifying all the unique needs of all the generations…
Read MoreConducting a job interview, best practices
Conducting a job interview, best practices Good interviewing doesn’t always lead to a good hire, but observing sound practices can get you a lot closer to finding the best fit for the job. Good interviewing is about asking the right questions to determine the best candidate, but it’s a two-way street that’s also about presentation…
Read MoreHow Insurance Agents Can Compete With PEO’s
How Insurance Agents Can Gain An Edge Over PEO’s We should first look at the advantages and disadvantages of a PEO for us to find out how an insurance agent can compete with a PEO. This means that an insurance agent should capitalize on the shortcomings of a PEO and should offer the same benefits…
Read MoreSelecting a Good Accountant
Selecting a Good Accountant As an entrepreneur or small business owner, you’ve likely been doing your own accounting or taxes since the inception of your firm. As your company grows, however, you’ll need to hire an expert who will be able to help you save money as well as keep you out of financial trouble…
Read MoreGrowing Your Construction Business
How to grow your construction business Wouldn’t it be great if growing your construction company was as easy as swinging a hammer and knocking some nails into a piece of wood? And while hammering nails and taking down or putting up walls are integral parts of the construction business, it takes more than that to…
Read MoreHow to be a Leader, Not a Boss
How to be a Leader, Not a Boss For some people, being “the boss” simply means supervising and delegating tasks to their employees. At best, these bosses meet their basic requirements–that of a literal “manager.” However, very few people who utilize this style of management can truly be called “leaders.” If your own personal leadership…
Read MoreEmployee Handbook, What Should I Include?
Employee Handbooks, What Should I Include? If you are a business owner or a store manager, you are not going to be able to get away from the concept of the employee handbook. You will most likely be the one to hire the new workers and get them prepared to work up to company standards.…
Read MoreSelecting The Right Payroll Provider
Selecting The Right Payroll Provider As a business owner, there are a ton of things that you may be handling on your own. From product development and audience testing to marketing and customer service, running a business is a tall order. Luckily, some things can be easily outsourced, so long as you find the right…
Read MoreHow The Work Opportunity Tax Credit Can Help Business Owners
How The Work Opportunity Tax Credit Can Help Business Owners The Work Opportunity Tax Credit offers incentives to small business owners when they hire people from specific groups. This allows businesses to limit their tax liabilities, which can in turn positively affect their bottom line. Their resources can then be invested in the company and…
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