The Payroll Blog

Time is increasingly tight, the to-do list endlessly long, and attention tends to fracture just when you need to focus most. Check out these tips from SurePayroll to help you navigate important year-end tasks.

In this episode of the SurePayroll Mainstream Minute, Holly Wade, Executive Director of the National Federation of Independent Business, discusses the importance of having your voice heard by elected officials on issues that impact your business.

In this season 3 episode of Back of the Napkin, Renata and Andrei Stoica from tinyB Chocolate in San Francisco, CA, share how they built a thriving online retail and virtual teambuilding business from a hand-rolled Brazilian delicacy and giving adults permission to “get messy.” Listen Now.

New survey reveals small business owners are set to win big with consumers this holiday season as a majority of Americans plan to skip Black Friday and instead support local shops on Small Business Saturday November 27. By Karen Stoychoff

Funding is often a major hurdle when starting or growing a small business. Before breaking the family piggy bank, entrepreneurs should explore these seven funding sources. By Kim Walker III

In this season 3 Friday Fails episode of Back of the Napkin, Paulo Hutson Solórzano, owner of A Medida Communications in Chattanooga, TN, discusses the importance of focusing on what you do best, embracing your ninja power and identifying what is more appropriate to bring to the beach – a towel or toilet paper. Listen now.

Business News Daily named SurePayroll the Best Payroll Service Provider for Household Employers for the sixth consecutive year. The news and information resource lauded SurePayroll for providing “everything household employers need from a payroll provider.” The review also notes that SurePayroll offers best-in-class small business online payroll services. Contributed by Steve Warnke

In this episode of SurePayroll’s Mainstream Minute, Holly Wade, Executive Director of the National Federation of Independent Business, discusses the importance of establishing and maintaining a personal relationship with your bank. Listen to the episode. It’s not personal. It’s just business.

In this season 3 episode of Back of the Napkin, Paulo Hutson Solórzano, owner of A Medida Communications in Chattanooga, TN, talks the importance of cross-cultural inclusion, overcoming self-imposed barriers to networking, and the power of tooting your own horn. Read more.

More than 60 percent of second-generation small businesses fail, yet the sibling owners of 40-year-old Café L’Appetito have defied the odds, expanding the family business in ways their father could never dream. Chicago-based restauranteurs Licia Accardo and Tony Spatara offer five tips to thrive as a second-generation small business owner.

In this season 3 Friday Fails episode of Back of the Napkin, Licia Accardo and Tony Spatara, owners of Cafe L'Appetito in Chicago, share a valuable lesson about staying true to who you are and what you know best. Listen to the episode.

An astounding one-third of all employees who quit work recently plan to start a small business. If you’re one of them, are you ready for the challenge of small business ownership?