If you have ever seen the TV show The Apprentice or the movie The Internship, you know how common an apprenticeship or internship is in popular culture. But, do you know why these positions can be helpful to your small business? They aren’t only beneficial to workers. Employers benefit from having an apprentice or intern […]
Read More Apprenticeship vs. Internships: Differences, Benefits, and More
You might be familiar with apprenticeships but not realize how many industries depend on them to thrive. Did you know that apprenticeships are becoming increasingly popular in the United States? You can create apprenticeship programs at your small business, too!
Read More What Is an Apprenticeship, and How Does it Work?
Thanks to the COVID pandemic, 58% of employees sometimes or always work remotely now. Unfortunately for those employees, they can no longer claim the home office tax deduction (talk about an unlucky sequence of events). But lucky for you, you’re a business owner. And that means this tax deduction is still available.
Read More Home Office Tax Deduction Available for Business Owners. Employees? Not So Lucky
From time to time, you may need to raise prices in your business to keep up with production or offset business expense increases. But what if you’re hit with a price increase? What do you do?
Read More If You’re Hit With a Price Increase, Take These 6 Steps
Here’s a fun little employer riddle: an employee receives a day of holiday pay during a week they already worked 40 hours. Does that employee get overtime? To answer that, you need to know the rules on holiday pay and overtime in same week.
Read More Holiday Pay and Overtime in the Same Week: How to Handle
Canton, OH Award-winning accounting and payroll software provider, Patriot Software, has partnered with collaboration and workflow software provider, Client Hub, to bring accounting professionals in its Advisor Program a streamlined solution to task management. Patriot’s Advisor Program offers accounting and payroll software for accounting professionals and their clients, free co-branding, an umbrella login, and discount […]
Read More Patriot Partners With Client Hub to Streamline Advisors’ Workflow
You’re driving late at night, exhausted. You can’t see anything, and you don’t know where you are. Before you run out of gas, you pull up your GPS, and ah! There’s the path. Now you know where the path is again. Likewise, you can get lost in business ownership if you don’t have a “roadmap” […]
Read More How to Write a Business Plan That Outlines Goals, Secures Funding, and Beyond
Let’s face it: Juggling multiple loan or credit payments can be a burden. But if bootstrapping your business isn’t an option, it might be necessary to make your entrepreneurial dream come true. One way to limit multiple monthly payments is through business debt consolidation.
Read More Business Debt Consolidation: Is it Right for Your Business?
So, you’ve decided to give your hard-working employees paid time off (PTO). You’ve drafted a clear PTO policy that details the benefit. But, nobody’s taking their time off. What gives? In an effort to force workaholics to take a vacation, some businesses are shifting gears and implementing mandatory time off.
Read More Is Mandatory Time Off the Cure for Workaholics?
Here’s a number that might surprise you: 29%. That’s how many startups fail because they run out of cash. To make sure you have enough capital to see your dream through, consider small business financing.
Read More The Ultimate Guide to Small Business Financing