Business Accounting
3 Considerations in Deciding How Much to Pay Yourself
It's a question every entrepreneur faces at some point.
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Building a Business
4 Ways Payroll Transparency Benefits Companies With Nothing to Hide
By Matt Straz
Building a Business
Preparation and Follow Up Are Key to Reducing Open Enrollment Hassles
By Matt Straz
Building a Business
2 Big Employers Tell Gay Employees to Marry or Lose Partner Benefits
Entrepreneurs
9 Practices at Home and Work That Increase Productivity
Increasing productivity has less to do with working longer hours than staying more focused and inspiring your team.
By John Rampton
Business Accounting
4 Trends in 401(k) Plans Entrepreneurs Need to Know About
Retirement benefits only trail salaries in the consideration of employees choosing who they work for.
By Matt Straz
Building a Business
Pinterest Made a Deal With Employees That Could Rock the Startup World
The change could be a boon to startup employees if other big private companies follow suit.
By Maya Kosoff
Building a Business
5 Steps to Getting Your Employees On Board With Stock Options
When introducing the benefit of stock options, it's important to be transparent with your team to maximize buy-in and trust.
By Jason Kulpa
Thought Leaders
What Small Businesses Provide That Larger Companies Cannot
A tragic turn of events at one firm reveals that something is eventually lost at a larger scale.
By Gene Marks
Thought Leaders
Pay People for Commitment, Not for Time or Results
With flexible work schedules and performance metrics, a business network CEO suggests a different approach to gauging employees.
Building a Business
Setting Up the Perfect Compensation Plan for Your Sales Team
Structure your compensation to align with your company's goals and ensure your sales management team understands the goals they must attain.
By Ken Thoreson
Building a Business
7 Payroll Items to Check Off Your List Before the Year Ends
From preparing for performance reviews to organizing receipts for taxes, an early start now will avoid headaches later.
By Matt Straz
Building a Business
4 Alternatives to Offering Paid Healthcare Benefits
Boosting pay and offering more attractive alternative benefits could help companies deal with ever-rising health insurance premiums.
By Matt Straz
Thought Leaders
Prepare for Family Leave Laws and Avoid Litigation Later
Laws mandating extended paid leaves are increasingly common and already prompting a surge in employee lawsuits.
By Leo Corcoran
Building a Business
Small Businesses Can Offer Big Benefits to Attract the Best Talent
A tour company owner discusses the perks he offers his employees to keep them satisfied and happy.
Building a Business
The Best Approach to Bringing on Contracted Workers
When entrepreneurs just need to bring on temporary employees for short-term projects, what is the best approach -- 1099 or W2?
By Alex Katz
Building a Business
7 Things Employees Wish They Could Tell Their Boss About Salaries
Even if you're a great boss there are a lot of things you don't know about your employees.
By Jeff Haden
Building a Business
Why We Replaced (In)Human Resources with ‘Employee Experience’
HR departments have an uncanny knack for being disliked by both employees and leadership. One company dumped HR and shares their experience.
Thought Leaders
Supreme Court: Hobby Lobby Can’t Be Forced to Buy Contraceptive Coverage
(Closely-Held) corporations aren't just people, they're religious people. Supreme Court decision finds certain private companies can sidestep birth control mandate.
Business Accounting
What Payroll Schedule is Best for Your Business?
The pros and cons of semi-monthly and bi-weekly pay periods -- yes, there is a big difference.
By Josh Reeves
Building a Business
Obamacare Is Turning Top Performers Into Free Agents
Company health insurance is no longer enough to keep would-be entrepreneurs tethered to corporate jobs.
By Tasha Eurich
Business Operations & Logistics
The 25 Best Companies for Employee Compensation and Benefits
Unsurprisingly, the tech sector dominates the list. But can you guess who came in at No. 2?
By Laura Entis
Building a Business
Why Mark Zuckerberg’s $1 Salary Means Nothing
The CEO and co-founder of Facebook may have a $1 salary on paper, but he took home $3.3 billion by exercising stock options for 2013.
By Laura Entis
Building a Business
No Cash on Hand? 3 Tips on Attracting Top Talent With Stock Options.
Entrepreneurs are frequently faced with the conundrum of how to recruit top-tier talent with little cash. To overcome this challenge, many offer stock-based compensation.
Building a Business
Does Your Job Satisfy You? (Infographic)
An infographic from LinkedIn explores what motivates employees all around the world.
By Nina Zipkin
Human Resources
Making Sense Out of Cents: Determining Employee Compensation
For companies that have received outside funding and are looking to scale, determining employee compensation can be a challenge. Here we offer a few pointers on how to get it done right.
Building a Business
Lean Startup Lessons for Healthcare Businesses
What fledgling healthcare entrepreneurs learned from Steve Blank's Lean LaunchPad might surprise you.
Building a Business
Still Stumped by Obamacare? Health Co-Ops May be an Option.
Run by members, not shareholders, health co-ops might offer a strong alternative to small businesses weighing their coverage alternatives.
Building a Business
4 Reasons You Should Let Your Team Set its Salaries
Putting the power in the hands of employees could lead to a happier and more productive environment.
Building a Business
Why Do Things Often Go Bad Between Founders and Financial Managers?
The biggest culprit is an owner who's demanding more from his or her accountant team than those people are qualified to handle.
By Joe Worth