Is Your Big Company Payroll Service Un-Responsive?

September 27, 2011

Do they answer their phone? Or do you usually get voicemail? Do they tell you they’ll call you back and then don’t? Have you given up expecting great service? Or even decent service? Are they impressing you? Had enough? I was where you are now. I was a customer of a big payroll service company. [...]

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Exploring PAYROLL options

September 25, 2011

I wrote (and had recorded) a 7 minute review of options (It’s NOT a sales pitch!) called: “How to pay your employees properly, for the least cost.” It explores all the options you have for getting your people paid. It is succinct and educational. Toll-free 24/7 1-(866) 419-3222

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Audio Testimonial #1

September 18, 2011

Testimonial… Sheryl Bruinsma tesimonial 1 Sheryl Bruinsma Sheryl’s Sparkle & Shine 823-1408  

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Twinkie 2.0

September 1, 2011

Today’s tidbit. The original Twinkie filling was banana; it was changed to vanilla-flavored cream during World War II, when the United States experienced a banana shortage.  Speaking of change  being difficult…  No one likes change. You change things and all it does it cause new problems. The thought of getting a new computer or even a [...]

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Act 32

August 30, 2011

Pennsylvania Act 32 sweeps away how local Earned Income Tax is currently calculated. It takes effect 01/01/12. The act will mandate that the higher of two rates be withheld; the rate for the municipality in which the place of employment is, or the municipality where the employee resides. Each branch of a business will have [...]

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Payroll and a Twinkie!

August 24, 2011

On average, a Twinkie will EXPLODE in a microwave in 45 seconds!  Oddly enough… 45 seconds is all the time it’ll take for one of MY clients to deal with payroll.  All they’re required to do… is total up the timecards… and send that information to me.  Now, this HELPS THEM focus on the work [...]

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Are You Stressed Out?

August 17, 2011

There are 2 kinds of business owners. One kind is the entrepreneur, and the other kind is manager. The entrepreneur learns to delegate, the manager has to control (everything). There are also 2 kinds of business. The high stress, growing business, and the low-stress  kind of business. Picture a graph with 4 quadrants.   High [...]

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Would You Like Your Life Back?

August 10, 2011

In many cases, people who have built a business paid a very heavy price.  The demands on their time were enormous, and took them away from their family, and especially from their children while  they were young.  People who built businesses feel they have missed out and would like a redo.  It’s painful on them, as well [...]

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Can You Spot the Difference?

August 3, 2011

A few weeks ago, two friends got re-acquainted at a Kahkwa Club golf outing. They had not seen each other since their days at Gannon University. They both started similar manufacturing businesses, both married and had kids in college.  One was grossing $250,000 a year, the other guy’s company grossed $8 Million! Have you ever [...]

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A MUST read!

April 24, 2011

http://www.austinkleon.com/2011/03/30/how-to-steal-like-an-artist-and-9-other-things-nobody-told-me/ If, after you read this, think that this only applies to artists?, you’ve missed the point entirely. This applies to anyone, in any occupation today, whether that occupation be paid or unpaid. The old model of getting training so you can do work that someone tells you to do in exchange for little green [...]

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