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What do the best business owners do?
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What do the best business owners do?

What do the Best Business Owners do?

Most businesses handle their accounting needs by spending too much of one or both of the following - time and/or money. Fortunately, there is another way. You can outsource your accounting and CFO, effectively eliminating the need to hire in-house employees or, if you are the courageous type, even attempting to do it on your own.

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How to get great Health Insurance if you are Self-Employed
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How to get great Health Insurance if you are Self-Employed

Having health insurance is imperative. When you are self-employed getting access to affordable health insurance can be impossible. The common theme is that Health Insurance is expensive, but not having Health Insurance is even more costly.

However, you do have options and we will detail all of them for you here. Your three best options are Association Plans, Professional Employer Organizations (PEOs), and Employer of Record (EOR) solutions.

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Are you getting the most out of your Professional Employer Organization (PEO)?

Are you getting the most out of your Professional Employer Organization (PEO)?

Had a call the other day with a CFO and learned that they had been using a Professional Employer Organization (PEO) for almost four years, and had not utilized many of the services the PEO offered.

We see often that companies will join a PEO, but never fully take advantage of the services the PEO offers. So, we thought it would be a great idea to put together a quick list of the services that a lot of companies do not utilize in their PEO.

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How a Professional Employer Organization helps you with Workers’ Compensation
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How a Professional Employer Organization helps you with Workers’ Compensation

Most people know that a Professional Employer Organization (PEO) can help you streamline your payroll, give you access to affordable benefits from national carriers, as well as access to expert HR guidance. But what a lot of people do not know is that a PEO can also help you with your Workers’ Compensation insurance.

Even if you are a white-collar company a PEO can make your Workers’ Compensation a breeze.

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