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A growth hacker’s guide to effective, compliant workforce management

Six Reasons Growth-Oriented Businesses Rely on HR as a Service

Entrepreneurs and business leaders encounter numerous challenges on the path to growth—from managing cash flow and payroll to growing sales and hiring the right employees. When you’re out there hustling to win the next client or launch your next product, new...

Leadership Skills for Managing Mixed Remote/Onsite Teams

The COVID-19 pandemic pushed many businesses that had little to no experience with distributed teams into remote work-from-home experiments. Many employers are pleased with the results and making plans to allow for more remote workers in the future. But for some...

After COVID-19: What Business Leaders Are Expecting

Business owners and entrepreneurs are working hard to return their businesses to full operations after the COVID-19 crisis. The past three months have been almost surreal for many business owners, as the virus caused more than 105,000 deaths and more than 30 million...

Funding Delay Notice

On May 31, 2020, there was an operational disruption at the Federal Reserve level. Due to this disruption, some batches were not properly processed. Please expect a delay in funding for the transactions that were supposed to be funded today, June 1,...

What CEOs Need to Know about Employee Anxiety and Returning to Work

The business community is going through one of its most challenging trials in history with the COVID-19 pandemic and the responding public health measures. As states and cities roll out guidance to allow businesses to reopen, CEOs are moving quickly to roll out...

Avoid These 4 Common “New to Payroll” Mistakes

Whether you’re finding yourself with new responsibilities during the COVID-19 crisis or looking to re-enter the workforce with an expanded range of services, there’s a few things to be aware of.In this blog from January ’19, a payroll expert shows you 4 common...

Top 5 PPP Loan Forgiveness Questions Asked and Answered

A second round of funding worth $310 billion for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) was signed into law on April 24, 2020 and the SBA resumed accepting applications from participating lenders on April 27, 2020. According to the SBA’s PPP Round 2 Report, the overall...

Steps to Building a Small Business Culture

Smaller, growth-oriented businesses don’t always have excess cash to throw at flashy perks like on-site gyms, day-care centers, and coffee bars, but they still have to find ways to compete for the best talent with larger companies that have bigger benefits budgets....

Coronavirus Relief: How Does the IRS Employee Retention Credit Work?

Due to the massive demand for assistance from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Security (CARES) Act, Congress voted to approve an additional $310 billion for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) on April 21, 2020. The first round of funding was depleted in just 14...

The Great Pivot: How Marketing Focus Can Save – And Build – Business

Snap, crackle, pop.Every American knows what those sounds mean, but we might not if Kellogg’s took the same approach to marketing as Post at the beginning of the Great Depression – a lesson that is especially relevant today.(Although that’s important, too!)On Oct. 24,...

Understand the Rules to Ensure SBA PPP Loan Forgiveness

The Paycheck Protection Plan (PPP), the loan program established under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Security (CARES) Act to help small businesses pay employees, had a chaotic first two weeks. By design, the program uses banks to receive applications and administer...

Paycheck Protection Program Opens Friday, April 3, 2020

The $2 trillion financial relief package, Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Security (CARES) Act, was passed last week and signed by President Trump. This law is racing to roll out a wide variety of stimulus programs designed to:deliver immediate, direct financial payments...

What is HR Forecasting?

Forecasting—whether it’s business forecasting, human resources forecasting, or financial forecasting—is the process of using data, insights, analytics, and experience to make predictions and preparations to meet a specific business need. According to the Institute of...

Maintaining a Safe Workplace During COVID-19

Employers should check Federal, State and Municipal guidance often for updates that impact their business and their employees. To help you stay on top of this rapidly evolving situation, Asure has compiled a list of Federal, State, U.S. Territorial, and select...

DOL guidance: Families First Coronavirus Response Act

Updated guidance 3.24.2020 taken directly from DOLThe Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA or Act) requires certain employers to provide their employees with expanded family and medical leave for specified reasons related to...

New York: Emergency COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave

Employers should check Federal, State and Municipal guidance often for updates that impact their business and their employees. To help you stay on top of this rapidly evolving situation, Asure has compiled a list of Federal, State, U.S. Territorial, and select...

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