How to Start Marketing a Business

In the latest post from our “Small Business How To” series, we are diving into a topic that can leave company owners feeling overwhelmed: marketing. Even the savviest businesspeople can wonder how to get the word out about the products and services they offer. Explore this five-step guide to marketing your small business without hiring…

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How to Process Payroll

As a new business owner, you may have questions that come up as the company grows and progresses. Hiring your first employee is certainly an exciting milestone, and we covered how to build a strong team in our recent blog post to help you ensure that you’re bringing on top talent. But after making that…

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7 Tips to Reduce Workplace Stress

Considering that the average American worker will spend over 90,000 hours at work during their lifetime, it makes sense that employment is a significant aspect of life. Work can feel like a barometer for other aspects of a person’s lifestyle, whether they’re spending a lot of time commuting or handling extra tasks during shifts. But…

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How-To Series for Small Business: How to Build a Strong Team

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According to the Small Business Administration, any company with fewer than 500 employees is categorized as a small business. This description includes roughly 99.7 percent of the organizations operating in the U.S. Managing a small business comes with many benefits, including the potential for financial rewards, growth and freedom. But it also comes with its…

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Mission vs. Vision Statement: Similarities, Differences, and Why They Matter to Your Small Business

The mission statement and vision statement are the dynamic duo of a company’s identity. But they serve different purposes and often have unique uses and applications. Understanding the differences between a mission statement vs. a vision statement can help you craft concepts that align with your business goals and demonstrate to those on the outside…

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Small Business Owner How-To Series: How to Track Employee Time

At WorkforceHub, we focus on the needs of small businesses. Our solution makes it easy to manage the everyday tasks, but we recognize that many of our clients are newcomers to the world of managing employees and ensuring compliance with labor laws and regulations. In order to provide more value and support, we’re launching a…

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How a GPS Time Clock Improves Time & Labor Tracking

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When a business has employees working remotely or at various job sites, time tracking can become a challenge, particularly if the company relies on physical clocks for punching in and out. But offering a mobile app or web-based tracking solution can cause some concerns. You might wonder whether employees are clocking in and out before…

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Mobile Time Clock: The What and Why of Mobile Time Tracking

For many people, the workplace is more than one physical location. Your organization might have employees who work from home or handle their tasks from multiple locations while on the go. Old-school tracking methods are making way more effective mobile time tracking apps. Mobile time tracking is essential when your workforce isn’t working from a…

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Small Business Management: Books, Apps & Tools + Business Partnership Advice

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The Swipeclock Guide to Small Business Management Tools This guide is for entrepreneurs, start-ups and small business owners. Chapter 1. The Best Small Business Management Software The Best Accounting Software for Small Business In this section, we start with accounting software. Newbies quickly learn that one product–QuickBooks–dominates the market. Which leads us to the question,…

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