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Can I Do Payroll Myself?

Payroll for your small business doesn’t have to be a time-consuming task. If you are wondering “can I process payroll myself” and pay employees in the right way, the answer is, yes, you can. Small business owners can ensure they give employees paychecks in the right ways. Let’s show you everything you need to know to navigate the payroll system and deal with payroll taxes so self employed business owners can process payroll manually.

What is Paid Time Off?

Paid Time Off (often abbreviated to PTO) refers to the time an employer grants to an employee for that team member to spend outside of the office, while still receiving compensation. While certain aspects to PTO are state or industry mandated, there is plenty of wiggle room for business owners to make their own adjustments based on what’s right for their workplace. Therein lies the power of understanding everything that goes into a paid time off policy.

Scaling with CX is more important than ever. Here's how to take advantage

As almost every industry enters the third year of grappling with the pandemic’s effects, companies are constantly in search of methods to support growth and demand. But often, growing rapidly comes at a cost. As does standing still. Companies that are spread thin, understaffed or under-resourced are at risk of not remaining competitive or providing customer experiences that are lacklustre.

Our Enterprise Installer makes deploying Element on-premise easier than ever

Our team has been working hard behind the scenes on a dedicated enterprise installer for on-premise deployments of Element - and now it’s ready for launch! Many of our larger customers (especially those in areas such as public sector, telco, utilities and education) have strict compliance obligations that necessitate them hosting data on-premise. We’re committed to ensuring anyone can deploy Element on-premise securely, swiftly and without compromises.

Offshoring Strategy Framework: A Step-By-Step Guide

Offshoring your projects to an overseas location has always been a key growth strategy. However, the demand for offshoring has burgeoned in recent years, thanks to the advances in internet and communication technology. A business can avail advantages of offshoring such as cost reduction, greater flexibility, and access to a global talent pool. That said, offshoring a business process isn’t easy.

Why Do Companies Engage in Offshoring? 5 Strategic Motives

Offshoring is when companies transfer business activities or processes to a distant foreign country, usually a more affordable, developing nation. Companies can enter into an offshore outsourcing arrangement with a third party or set up their own offshore business operations. But why do companies engage in offshoring? Sure, affordability is a factor, but there are a few lesser-known reasons companies choose to offshore.

Creative brief template: What makes a great brief & best practices

Successful projects require successful project planning and careful documentation. This is true in predictable environments like manufacturing, where a range of traditional project management practices dominates project planning. But what about creative environments? What does it look like to plan and document creative projects successfully?

The Ultimate Independent Contractor vs Employee Checklist: How to Determine the Difference

There are many benefits to being an independent contractor, such as setting your own hours and working from home. However, it is important to understand the key differences between independent contractors and employees before you make the decision to become one or hire one. The Ultimate Independent Contractor vs Employee Checklist will help you with that. In this blog post, we will discuss the differences between an employee and an independent contractor in terms of payroll, taxes, and more.

Introducing the Zulip public access option for open communities

Today, we’re delighted to announce the general availability of Zulip’s public access option. Open-source projects and other open communities can now offer one-click access (no login required!) to part or all of their Zulip chat. For those who are not familiar with it, Zulip is a modern team collaboration tool with unique topic-based threading that is ideal for both live and asynchronous conversations. It is also a vibrant open-source project, developed by a values-focused organization.