Imagine you’re a small business owner and you’re fortunate enough to have built up a pretty solid staff. Go ahead, you earned the right to brag a little bit…You’ve got fantastic administrative assistants, a productive sales team and even a terrific human resources manager that everyone loves.

People start small businesses for a variety of reasons. They see an untapped opportunity in the market. They’re tired of working for someone else. They’re passionate about what they do and want to share that passion with the world around them.

Think about all the things you outsource in your daily life. Maybe it’s your lawn care or the housekeeping, auto detailing, or dry cleaning. After all, who can fit those giant clothing spinners into their homes? Perhaps you are just on the too busy or lazy to get outside and walk your own dog! Who knows, outsource it.

For the first time in more than three years, the Federal Reserve has approved its first interest rate increase. The goal? To get a handle on inflation – which is at its highest annual rate in 40 years – without sacrificing the growth of the economy.

Do you work in an office building? If not, take a visit any busy business district with office buildings, especially late at night, and you’ll probably see a bunch of cleaning company vehicles parked outside the building, or a cleaning company staff busily cleaning everything in sight, emptying trash cans, scrubbing toilets, spraying down windows etc. It is apparent that there is no shortage of demand or competition for commercial cleaning services.

Even though a growing number of employers have welcomed their team members back to the office, there are still plenty of people who are working from home.  Spending all that time at home has driven many of us to want to revamp our homes by making a few aesthetic changes to the place that we now call home AND work.

Landscapers work hard year-round to make sure our homes are looking their best and keep us from running afoul of HOA regulations, but they do it at considerable risks to themselves. Think about it – they’re often working in extremely hot conditions using dangerous chemicals and their equipment has lots of sharp edges. If even one tiny thing goes wrong, the impact could be disastrous on many levels.

Plumbers and HVAC technicians work hard to maintain our homes and businesses to assure we can safely live and work in a comfortwhile environment. The jobs they perform in the field can be very demanding, challenging, and sometimes dirty in addition in to the behind the scenes tasks the job entails can be equally difficult.

The trucking and transportation industry has always played a key role in the American economy. Post-industrial revolution, the industry helped lay the foundation for the America we live in today. Whether drivers are hauling food, lumber, tools, electronics, office supplies, fossil fuels, or construction equipment; we rely heavily on the products they deliver in our everyday lives and beyond.

As major industries such as manufacturing, hospitality, and health services continue to face a labor shortage, one thing has become crystal clear: employees have more options than ever before when it comes to where they work and who they work for.

In the evolving modern workplace employees are bound to have conflicts with their employer. Think about it, have you ever had a conversation with a friend who was upset about a situation that happened to them at work and suggested that they should address it with their Human Resources department to resolve it?

As end-of-the-year reporting is starting to be released in the media, it is pretty obvious that non-profit organizations are facing some of the largest losses ever due to the cash constraints the pandemic has had on donations. However, some non-profits have thrived due to having a PEO partner solution in place to help keep cash flow stable keeping them out of the red and afloat.

We may have entered the new year, but many of the same old challenges of last year, especially related to COVID-19 and the workplace remain with us, especially in the workplace. In other words, if you feel like you are reliving the life of Bill Murray in the movie Groundhog’s Day, it’s not just your imagination, we are all feeling it to some degree.

Many small employers automatically assume that there is no way their organization can afford or administer fortune 500 style robust health insurance coverages and provide everyone ancillary or indemnity benefits. You know what they say when a person “assumes” something.

When President Joe Biden signed the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package into law in mid-November 2021, those in the construction industry were undoubtedly looking on with excitement.

Before you get too mired in the hustle and bustle of end-of-the-year activities, Moraites recommends using the final weeks of 2021 to do a thorough review of your records and take care of any last-minute tasks to make sure you’re ready to hit the ground running in 2022.

Across the map, businesses of all sizes and industries have been hit hard by the pandemic. However, very few have suffered a more devastating blow than the hospitality, food & beverage service, and restaurant industry.

As 2021 draws to a close, it’s prime time for business owners to pat themselves on the back for a successful year while taking some time to evaluate the current economic situation in the U.S. to strategize and focus on what will be coming down the line in 2022 and beyond.

As an owner of several companies in the property management, renovation, and real estate investment industry, it is important to have extra support to manage everything.

Startups are not only in the tech industry. A startup company can be in any industry and currently, construction startups are taking the market by storm and utilizing PEO employee management solutions and HRIS technologies to gain an edge on the competition.

What is the ERC tax credit for employers? It is simply a tax credit that provides cash to employers who experienced a reduction of receipts due to pandemic-related government orders while keeping employees on the payroll.

First, a little background on where the industry stands today. In 36 states and the District of Columbia, cannabis is legal for medicinal or recreational use, though it is currently still illegal at the federal level.

President Joe Biden recently announced that private companies with 100 or more employees will be required to ensure their workers are vaccinated or tested weekly for the virus.

Owners and managers of blue-collar staffing companies juggle a ton of different responsibilities every day. Between finding qualified warehouse, manufacturing, and construction workers…

“I have to reassure them that things are going to be OK. We’re not taking their job from them. We’re actually trying to help their team lighten up their load a little bit.”

Timing is everything for business owners. Changes have an impact on your employees, operations, and cash flow. When is the right time to bring on a PEO?

An ASO is an administrative service organization. They are an alternative workers compensation solution offered by PEOs to provide administrative support for businesses.