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
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Business Operations & Logistics
The 25 Best Companies for Employee Compensation and Benefits
By Laura Entis
Business Accounting
Is Your Company a Good Fit for an Employee Stock Ownership Plan?
Building a Business
Weighing a Rollout of Benefits for Employees? 4 Tips for Startups to Consider
Health insurance may not end up being as costly as you anticipate. Only 28 percent of small companies (with fewer than 10 workers) offer it.
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
How the Timbuk2 Brand Went From Basement to Famous
To scale his bag company Timbuk2, the founder had to keep his startup mentality when growing his brand.
Building a Business
Startup HR: How to Compete With Big Firms for Talent
With talent wars waging on, startups need some little secret sauce to nab top-tier talent. Here are a few tips.
By Jake Gibson
Human Resources
How 10 Savvy Companies Use Food to Boost Morale and Collaboration
The key to your staff's heart (and productivity) might be through their stomachs. Check out the innovative ways these companies are getting work done while keeping bellies full and spirits high.
By Linda Lacina
Building a Business
Employees Everywhere: We Want a Raise This Year
2014 looks like the year that employees are finally saying, 'It's time to take care of me.'
By Laura Entis
Building a Business
The Lunch Table: The Low-Tech Management Tool You’re Not Using
Eating together can increase collaboration, trust and morale. So why aren't you doing it?
By Linda Lacina
Building a Business
How to Provide More Benefits Without Busting the Bank
Ideas for making the most of employee benefits.
Building a Business
How to Attract — And Retain — Staff When You Can’t Pay Big Bucks
Here are the basics every entrepreneur needs to know about creating an employee benefits package.
Building a Business
How ‘Working Spouse’ Rules Can Save a Company Money — And Headaches
Employers can save money by creating 'working-spouse carve-outs' encouraging employees to use their spouse's health-insurance plans.
By Gwen Moran
Human Resources
The Business of Better Benefits
Providing a first-rate benefits package for employees can be an important part of the recruitment and retention puzzle, especially for small businesses
By Gwen Moran
Business News
Telecommuting Is Good for Employees and Employers
Many managers struggle to embrace telecommuting, but it makes happier workers and has many benefits for the company as well.
By Tony Bradley
Business Accounting
4 Money-Saving Employee Benefits
The right benefits can save your company money and help keep your people happy.
Building a Business
6 Ways to Make the Most of Your Benefits Investment
How you provide for employees is often just as important as what you provide.
By Marcus Erb
Business Operations & Logistics
How to Find the ‘Hidden Paycheck’
Fringe benefit statements highlight employees' true compensation.
By Mike Werling
Building a Business
The Value of Voluntary Benefits
More small companies are turning to voluntary benefits as a low-cost way to bolster a business and empower employees.
By David Port
Human Resources
Voluntary Benefits 101
As the worker-pay-all model gains momentum, biz owners should learn the pros and cons of voluntary benefits.
Building a Business
3 Perks That Work in Lieu of Raises
Keep employees happy with creative benefits they'll value more than money.
By Sarah Pierce
Building a Business
Volunteering as a Benefit
Learn how some companies are offering employee volunteer programs that are motivating and retaining current employees, and attracting new ones.
Building a Business
Determining Employee Compensation
Take these 5 factors into consideration when putting together a compensation plan for your employees.
By Pam Newman
Building a Business
20 Low-Cost Employee Perks
Even if you don't have a lot of money, you can still treat your employees right.
By Rich Mintzer
Building a Business
Should You Fight Your Ex-Employee’s Benefits Claim?
If an employee you fired "for cause" is now claiming benefits, is fighting the claim in your best interest?
By Cliff Ennico
Business Operations & Logistics
The Benefits of Flextime
With our personal lives busier than ever, offering flexible work options to your employees could be the best way to keep the good ones around.
Human Resources
The Basics of Employee Benefits
What's required? What's not? And what's just good policy? This primer will help you figure it out.