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Small Business Optimism Endures
Firms that held up through the Great Recession are stable, but that hasn't inspired an uptick in hiring or paychecks yet. Read story
How to Become Digitally Literate Today
Entrepreneurs are divided into digital natives and digital immigrants. If you don't go native in a hurry, you will be left behind. Read story
Small Business Optimism Up, Hiring Not
While entrepreneurs had an increasingly positive outlook about the future last month, SurePayroll's president says they're not yet acting on it. Read story
Now's a Good Time to Reward Employees
If the economy gets better and job prospects improve, you may need to offer more incentives to keep your best employees. Read story
Economic Groundhog Day for Small Business
An economic indicator that tracks tens of thousands of small businesses looks a lot like it did last month. Want more clarity? Maybe in 60 days. Read story
Why Small Businesses Should Be Early Adopters
In a fast-changing world, get ahead by upgrading your technology for these four processes. Read story
2012 Small Business Hiring Starts Slow
January disappoints, according to one tracker of small business hiring, but the movie is not over--not by a long shot. Read story
5 Steps To Drive Your Business, and the Economy
I have a positive outlook for 2012. But it's more important than ever to map out the goals you want to stick to. Read story
Small Business Owners Optimistic As We Start 2012
The sun is on the horizon. SurePayroll reports entrepreneurs had a positive outlook in December, and plan to hire, increase wages in 2012. Read story
Don't Forget These Year-End Tasks
Before you ring in 2012, you'll want to get a head start on taxes, insurance, suppliers, among other things. Read story
Small Business Hiring Fell a Bit in November
The U.S. labor market added 120,000 jobs in November, but one survey found hiring among small businesses dropped slightly. Watch video
No Excuses, Not Even in this Economy
Don't be like your teenager. Take responsibility for your business' ups and downs. Read story
Small Business Optimism is Back
The SurePayroll October survey of U.S. small businesses found entrepreneurs are feeling positive about the economy. Read story
Two Words Matter -- Make Them Count!
As the boss, you don't get much applause on a day-to-day basis. Unless you've hired a circle of yes men to sing your praises, life as an entrepreneur mean... Read story
Why Business Owners Are Less Optimistic than Meatloaf
More than 30 years ago, Meatloaf sang that two out of three ain't bad. Sure, it was a hokey and over-the-top love song, but it contains an important... Read story
3 Reasons to Take a Vacation
If there's one thing entrepreneurs have to work harder for than winning business, it's some well-deserved time off. As mobile technology has made it easie... Read story
How you Play the Game
I like to look at most areas of life as a game. If I didn't think it were fun to navigate the challenges of the game called "business," I wouldn't have ta... Read story
Government Could Point Way for SBOs
Historically, small business owners (SBO) have proven to be a fairly resilient bunch. However, this perseverance has been severely tested in recent years ... Read story
Economy in Reverse
For the last several months I’ve talked about our economy being in neutral and teetering on the brink of improvement or downturn. With results in fo... Read story
The Skinny on Monthly Economic Reports
We all know it’s a bad economy, so why pay attention to monthly economic reports? It’s a fair question, and one that a lot of small business o... Read story
My Customers’ 3 Most Valuable Learning Experiences
One of the reasons I love my job is having access to so many customers who are bright entrepreneurs. When you treat your customers like the gifted b... Read story
Economy Flat, More Feeling Uncertain
The June SurePayroll Small Business Scorecard is a bit of déjà vu, looking similar to la... Read story
Happy to Be in Neutral
According to the most recent SurePayroll Small Business Scorecard, hiring remains flat and paychecks are virtually flat in May over the previous month. Bu... Read story
The Importance of Saying No
As a business owner, you have to work within a lot of confines—a small (or no) staff, a limited budget and only so many hours in the day. If you've ... Read story
Economy Shifts Into Neutral
The small business economy has shifted into neutral, with hiring and wages virtually flat month over month (both down 0.1 percent from March), according t... Read story
Smallest of Businesses Still Struggle
The last couple days have brought numerous positive reports about the economy. Most show jobs climbing, others show decreased layoffs and still others ind... Read story
The Danger of Experience
In my last blog post , I made the ... Read story
The Value of Hiring Experience
More often than not, choosing a candidate with less experience is a detriment, not an advantage, to your business. Read story
Recovery Hangs in Delicate Balance
After so much negative news regarding the economy, the last few days' reports on Warren Buffet's letter to shareholders were a breath of fresh air. A few ... Read story
Going Mobile: Is Your Office Ready?
As the president of an online Software-as-a-Service company, I have been touting the advantages of choosing online services for a long time. In this econo... Read story
The Importance of Hiring Right
Hiring is a tough business. It takes patience, proper screeni... Read story
Wages Climb While Hiring Rests
The last month of 2010 ended on a high note for small business employees, with pay up 0.6 percent over November, according to the Read story
2 Keys to Playing Big in 2011
Call it a hometown kick , but lately I've found a lot of inspiration in all things Chicago. Even in a tough economy, the Windy City is poised to Read story
Economy Remains Static, Competition Rises
November's SurePayroll Small Business Scorecard numbers are in and, as expected, we remain at the bott... Read story
What Businesses Can Give Thanks For
This year, entrepreneurs have plenty of reasons to count their blessings. Read story
3 Secrets of Successful Sales Quotas
There's something I've learned in the last 10 years as President of a growing small business that you probably won't hear el... Read story
Flat Lined into the Election
The markets may have seen movement in October but Main Street hasn't. The SurePayroll Small Busine... Read story
Embracing the Bush Tax Cuts
Allowing the Bush tax cuts to expire at this point is an understandable reaction to a growing deficit. But it’s a gut reaction that doesn’t consider the ... Read story
Living the New Economic Norm
The SurePayroll Small Business Scorecard numbers are in for September, and they are pretty similar to ... Read story
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