When you launch a business, you may need one or more employees to help you operate. Or maybe you’ve been in business and have handled every aspect on … Read more about Startup Ideas: What to Know When Hiring Your First Employee
Signing Bonuses and Other Benefits to Lure Employees
According to the NFIB’s Small Business Optimism Index for June 2021, a labor shortage remains the big challenge for small businesses. The numbers tell … Read more about Signing Bonuses and Other Benefits to Lure Employees
Slash Your Federal Tax Bill with Income Tax Credits
A tax credit is a dollar-for-dollar reduction of tax liability. During COVID-19, much attention has been focused on employment tax credits for paid … Read more about Slash Your Federal Tax Bill with Income Tax Credits
What to Know About Re-Hiring Now
As the economy begins to pick up steam, your current number of employees may be insufficient for the work needed to be done. Is now the time to be … Read more about What to Know About Re-Hiring Now
What You’ll Want to Know About Gen Z
Those born between 1995 and 2009 (depending on the source) are referred to as Gen Z (Generation Z) and some of them are now becoming part of the job … Read more about What You’ll Want to Know About Gen Z
Hiring Remote Workers: Benefits and Burdens
Telework is a prevalent practice these days, especially for work that can easily be done remotely (e.g., business consulting, marketing, and … Read more about Hiring Remote Workers: Benefits and Burdens
Hiring? Yes, No, Maybe
Mark Twain said: “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.” When it comes to what’s happening in jobs and small business, … Read more about Hiring? Yes, No, Maybe
5 Ways to Hire Your Next Employee
According to NFIB’s May 2017 survey, “hiring plans and job openings accelerate but more small firms say it’s hard to find qualified help.” In the old … Read more about 5 Ways to Hire Your Next Employee
How to Handle Financial Information about Job Applicants
Individuals with financial troubles can create problems in the workplace. They may be preoccupied with their personal woes and unable to concentrate … Read more about How to Handle Financial Information about Job Applicants
To Hire or Not to Hire: That Is the Question
The job market is heating up and according to a recent NFIB report, there was a 15% uptick in the number of small businesses that planned to increase … Read more about To Hire or Not to Hire: That Is the Question
Background Checks: A Rock and a Hard Place
Uber recently settled with the California lawsuit (without admitting wrongdoing) for $10 million for misleading the public about the background checks … Read more about Background Checks: A Rock and a Hard Place
Work Opportunity Tax Credit: What’s New?
The work opportunity tax credit is a federal tax credit intended to encourage employers to hire workers from certain targeted groups. The credit had … Read more about Work Opportunity Tax Credit: What’s New?
Hiring Challenges: The Real Story
According to Wasp Barcode’s State of Small Business Report, which was released late last month, 50% of small business owners said that hiring was … Read more about Hiring Challenges: The Real Story
New Tax Rules for Business — Part 2 (New Employees)
The Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes (PATH) Act, which was signed into law on December 18, 2015, extends permanently or temporarily many … Read more about New Tax Rules for Business — Part 2 (New Employees)
Hiring Practices: Does Age Really Matter?
Follow @BarbaraWeltman The law prohibits job discrimination based on age, but we may harbor some preferences that influence our actions. A recent … Read more about Hiring Practices: Does Age Really Matter?
