Wagepoint has always been a remote company. From day one, we’ve been challenged with being a great place to work while being far apart from each other. It’s not an easy feat — especially when the love is real for all of our team members. Here are five tools and programs we implemented to motivate […]
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5 Things You Can Do Right Now To Improve Your Mental Health
Small business owners have faced more than their share of challenges this past year. There are severe pressures to keep the business afloat, employ employees as long as possible, pivot to different business models or make the most challenging decisions of all — to pause operations or even close the doors. All of these scenarios […]
Beating Payroll Scope Creep To The Gate (Bookkeeper’s Guide)
If you offer payroll services at your accounting or bookkeeping firm, you want to know how to sell it while turning a profit. Likewise, if you provide payroll services to clients, then you are likely aware of how quickly payroll can consume your time. So the big question is: How do you profit from offering payroll […]
5 Easy Sales Steps to Onboard Bookkeeping Clients
I’ve heard many horror stories of fumbling through a makeshift sales process from accounting and bookkeeping professionals. Given our chosen profession, this is totally understandable as it’s not in our nature to sell. We are taught to battle through terrain by balancing our debits and credits! One of my favourite things to do — when […]
6 Must-Have Skills for Effective Employee Management
Empowering your employees to perform at their best is a key aspect of your role as a manager. It ensures that the company, with the collective effort of its employees, achieves its short-term and long-term goals. However, employee management is not as straightforward as it sounds. To be an effective leader, you’ll need to develop the […]
A Fintech Guide to Social Learning
With the coronavirus pandemic, every single person across the globe is being asked to stay home — luckily, we live in a digital age where mentorship and learning can occur online. Not to be confused with Wikipedia’s definition of social learning, the social learning we’re referring to takes a digital approach to learn from your network using online social […]
4 Ways to Invest in Your Employees (And Why You Should!)
In a recent report, Jim Clifton, Chairman and CEO of Gallup said, “The single best activity for any team leader to deliver is not employee satisfaction, but rather employee development.” The same report also found that for employees to be engaged at work, four needs must be met: Basic needs: “I have everything I need […]
Contractor vs Employee: A Mini Guide for American Small Businesses
Employee vs. contractor — an American small business mini guide This post is about employees and contractors in the United States. For the Canadian version, click here. Table of contents/quick links Self-employment trends Determining worker employment status Request a ruling Employees vs. contractors — the “benefits” and “drawbacks” Tax benefits Can a contractor become an employee […]
4 Ways To Boost Employee Experience with Employee Feedback
Collecting employee feedback is crucial for the growth of any organization as employees are the biggest asset of every organization. Knowing that their feedback is taken into serious consideration makes employees feel valued. On the flip side, receiving constructive feedback also helps decrease employee turnover rates. Here are 4 useful methods for gathering employee feedback: […]
Coronavirus (COVID-19) — Key Resources for Small Business Owners
US Small Business Resources COVID-19 information The main US COVID-19 website outlines the American Government’s response to the coronavirus. Currently, the primary source of business information is US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which has a guide to the outbreak. Key sections include: CDC COVID-19 Guide Resources for Businesses and Employers Business Pandemic Influenza Planning Checklist […]
