5 Payroll Services Myths Small Business Owners in Rochester, NY Need to Stop Believing Running a small business means wearing every hat. You’re the boss, the salesperson, the customer service line, and, somewhere in there, the person who’s supposed to handle payroll and HR too. If you’ve got five employees or fewer, you already know:…
Stop Getting Drenched by DIY Payroll What Every Small Business Owner Needs to Know Running a small business means juggling dozens of moving parts. When it comes to payroll, many business owners assume an online software subscription is all they need. Enter hours, push a button, and call it done. It feels as simple as…
Hiring Your First Employee in New York State? Avoid These 3 Common Traps Running a successful small business is an incredible achievement. But when you hit the point where you can no longer do everything yourself, a new kind of anxiety sets in. I see it all the time. A business owner builds something great,…
You didn’t start a business to become a professional form-filler (and How to Stop Being One) If you’re reading this, you probably didn’t wake up this morning and think, “I can’t wait to spend my day figuring out state-specific payroll tax compliance.” You started your business because you have a talent. You’re a mechanic who…
25 Years in the Flower City: Lessons from a Woman-Owned PEO The Story Behind Employee-Ease For over 20 years, I’ve been dedicated to making life easier for small businesses in Rochester, NY by providing payroll services, handling their human resource management, and assuring labor and taxation compliance. I didn’t set out with a plan to…
How Community made Employ-Ease a Business of the Month These ‘payroll ponderings’ are usually focused on client needs — making sense of payroll and HR services and employee benefits. This is a good time to note that my philosophy, which is “We make it easy to employ,” starts with a sense of community. And I…
Employee Benefits: How to Retain Your Best Employees—and Attract More Like Them Benefits are a major draw for prospective workers and a flexible reward for your valuable employees. Yet, as hiring becomes more competitive, what used to be known as fringe benefits are now a necessity to attract and retain your workforce. If you already…
E-Verify NextGen Bringing Changes to the Employment Eligibility Process Among your many responsibilities as an employer is to make sure your employees are legally eligible to work in the U.S. Easier said than done, right? The federal online system E-Verify can help, but it takes extra work on your part and leaves room for errors….
How to Spend More Time on Your Small Business & Less Time on HR Administration When your small business grows to more than your ‘right-hand’ hire, it’s exciting to take your business to the next level. But the HR administration that comes with it? Not so exciting. Behind-the-scenes hassles, like paperwork and legal red tape,…
How to Create a Time-Off Policy for Small Businesses Time off from work is a powerful part of your business’s benefits package. It can help you recruit new employees and retain your current employees. In fact, 62% of American workers say it’s extremely important that their job offers paid time off (PTO) for vacation or…
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