Encouraging employees to embrace technological change is no easy feat, particularly if you work in a field with workers who are less tech savvy and who don’t typically use software in their day-to-day jobs. A home cleaner or a construction worker, for instance, may have had their hours tracked by a traditional punch clock for decades, and they might not see much use for changing course.…
Bob Drainville
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Technology is making it easier than ever for companies to be part of the green economy. Besides helping to preserve the planet for future generations, turning to more sustainable solutions at work is often a very savvy business decision. Going paperless is one of the easiest ways to support both Mother Nature and your business.…
The best strategy to doing your taxes right is to start the process well in advance, either on your own or with the assistance of a professional accountant. Of course, the most important work takes place during the entire previous year, when you should be keeping meticulous records of your payroll costs and business expenses. Putting in place systems that assemble and organize those records for you, such as Timesheet Mobile’s time clock app, can make that work much simpler.…
Small Business Spending: 7 Ways to Reduce Overhead Costs
How much does it cost to start a small business? Successful entrepreneurs will give you a variety of answers depending on your industry. But no matter what your goal or sector, keeping overhead costs under control is no easy feat.…
There are many types of intelligence that help drive success in business, but in recent years management gurus have increasingly pointed to “emotional intelligence” as one of the key distinctions that sets great business leaders apart from everyone else.…
The fear of new technology replacing one’s trade has been around for centuries. The term “Luddite,” for instance, first described a group of weavers in England in the 1800s who campaigned to destroy the machines that threatened to render their skills obsolete. No doubt the advent of the automobile put more than a few blacksmiths and carriage manufacturers out of business.…
Small business tax preparation is nothing to take lightly. While large corporations have accounting departments and teams of tax attorneys to make sure the company isn’t paying a dime more than it owes Uncle Sam, many small business owners spend countless hours navigating the archaic tax code on their own, wondering if they’re missing an important detail that is going to cost them.…
For any growing business, investing in a new technology can be a tough decision. From researching your options, testing out the systems, evaluating the costs and rolling out the product, it can be an overwhelming and lengthy undertaking.…