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Six Areas to Consider When Hiring a Professional Employer Organization
If you are at the stage of investigating if a Professional Employer Organizationis right for your company, there are six important factors to take into consideration. An outsourcing relationship can continue for many years, so selecting the right firm is a serious decision that should be given a great deal of thought.

Health Care Reform - 5 Reasons to Begin working with a PEO today
We believe that the professional employer organization is the original health care access reformer, by providing small business employers with access to affordable benefits, not to mention help with compliance on many government regulations. Still, with reform comes greater employer burden. Today we will review 5 items that were recently in the Senate version in December 2009 and how a PEO will help you to comply.
5 Things that an Employee Leasing Company can do to Help the Employer
Employee Leasing Companies can offer a great benefit by saving you time, improving your cash flow, providing medical benefits, understanding government compliance issues, and maintaining or reducing risk. The Professional Employment Organizations are a valuable asset to the small business owner.
PEO Firms Provide Crucial Relief for Overwhelmed Businesses
In response to the growing risks and time-consuming activities related to managing employees, frustrated employers are turning to Professional Employer Organizations in record numbers. PEOs are experts in all aspects of Human Resources and help small and mid-sized employers comply with the law and offer their staff enhanced training and benefits.
What to Look For When Selecting a PEO
The Professional Employer Organization industry is a business model for outsourcing human resource services. PEOs, also known as employee leasing in some business circles, provide administrative services for tasks such as human resources, the handling of employee benefits, payroll, and workers' compensations. Like any industry, there are specific guidelines and criteria that should be carefully reviewed prior to selecting a PEO with whom to work.

5 Tips for Start-Up Businesses (and even those that have been around a while...)
Government spending is at all time high, gold is through the roof, and gas is somewhere in between. Today, the careful business owner’s that survived are not really hiring (according to recent small business studies). However if you are just starting out, we recommend you take these next 5 tips to heart in order to ensure you can be successful and sustain yourself in an environment similar to 2008 in the future.
FLSA Overtime Rules and Regulations, Practical Applications
Every business owner knows that trying to decipher your employees’ payroll can quickly become a nightmare, especially if you are not well versed in the latest rules and regulations. The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) establishes minimum wage, record keeping, overtime pay, and child labor standards affecting all workers in practically all areas. Listed below are a few of the FLSA specifications and how they affect the small business owner.
Professional Employer Organization Disadvantages (actually Myths)
A commonly asked question we receive from small business owners asks if there are disadvantages to creating a relationship with a PEO. We have decided that this would be a great article to put together; to dispel some of the myths concerning PEO disadvantages. Many of these perceptions, while understandable, are not backed up by any facts. 
Four Keys to Small Business Outsourcing Success
Managing a small business is hard enough, but when put into a hostile economic environment it is even more difficult giving the financial strains. Outsourcing can be one of the most effective ways to minimize these problems.

PEO's Help with Small Business Background Screening
As a small business employer it can be very difficult in finding the safe and productive employee that your business needs to thrive in today’s market. One of the most successful ways to make the hiring process safer is by using a background check. A PEO, or Professional Employer Organization, can assist you during this process.

PEOs Help Employers with Small Business Medical Insurance
In a time when employers are looking to cut costs, but still motivate their staff, finding a small business medical insurance can be a daunting task. PEOs, or Professional Employer Organizations, can help employers shop, roll-out, administer and manage the entire employee medical benefit process.
Outsourcing Payroll Has Benefits While PEO's Do Much More
Payroll for the average small business owner consumes time and resources that will usually frustrate the employer. Having to ensure you are up to date on the newest taxes and reforms for your employee’s paycheck can be a tedious ongoing task. Therefore, outsourcing payroll should be taken as a serious option.
PEOcompare Presents 5 Tips for Small Business SEO Excellence
For small business owners, or any business for that matter your product may be of the greatest quality, lowest price point and in large demand, but if you can’t lure traffic to your website your business may not have much chance for success. Today, we want to provide a few tips based on our experience with search engine optimization (SEO) so that your site is found effectively.
Five Thoughts on Being a Successful Entrepreneur and One includes Using a PEO
Based on recent conversations we decided to review our thoughts on what traits truly make up a great small businessman. Becoming a successful entrepreneur is no easy task, and without the right people on your side, continuous planning, and constant communication, your business has little chance to thrive.
Is Workers Comp Better With a Professional Employer Organization or is Pay as You Go a Better Option?
The PEO is one of the first to offer a pay as you go option, which will help you manage your cash costs over time. Since the Professional Employer Organization and pay as you go plans are very similar, we will compare and contrast conventional workers compensation with pay-as-you go coverage.
Racial and Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
As ethnic diversity in the workplace becomes more and more evident, so do the consequences that come with it. In large businesses, practice managers are trained to make quick decisions on different racial and sexual harassment occurrences, but small businesses don’t have this luxury. The number one way to correctly resolve and all together prevent occurrences as such is to implement HR Policies.
Can a PEO Really Help You Manage Performance Of Your Employees?
As a small business owner myself, I see great value in using a PEO when it comes to tasks such as payroll, taxes, workers comp, government regulations, etc. There are many components to keeping my workers motivated, supervised, evaluated, and essentially happy working in my business. What could an organization outside of my industry and company culture possibly contribute to a performance review?
5 Fundamentals of a Well-Drafted Employment Handbook
Providing a well written employment handbook is critical for all present-day employers. Whether the company is a multi-billion dollar Fortune 500 firm or a small family owned repair shop, having employment policies documented is something a company cannot survive without.

Outsourcing - It's Not Just for India
Outsourcing typically conjures up thoughts of overseas call centers but with PEOs you can also outsource HR.

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Elements of a Family Friendly Work Place
Becoming an employer of choice is the goal of many organizations. One way to get the competitive edge is to be considered a family friendly organization. Below you will find some programs that you may want to consider in addition to providing alternative work arrangements to help establish your organization as family friendly.

Is Your Organization Effectively Deploying the Human Capital It Needs to Compete?
Most organizations understand that effective management and deployment of assets can mean the difference between success and failure. But many organizations fail to consider their most critical asset – human capital. A recent study by McKinsey & Company revealed that “A” performers tend to be 50-100% more productive than “C” performers. Clearly, identifying the “A” performers can enhance an organization’s performance. So, how does an employer identify the “A” performers, and once identified, how does an employer retain them?

Operating Without A Human Resources Department
Great Human Resource professionals add value to any organization. Recruiting and retaining star performers, building a productive workforce, coaching managers to perform at higher levels, ensuring that the organization stays compliant, and raising the bar on performance are what HR brings to the table. HR can be the difference between success and failure in an organization. But what can an organization do if they don't have an HR professional on staff? This is the predicament faced by many companies.
Why Screen Employees? Employee Problems are Caused by Problem Employees
As any employer or human resources professional know, a great deal of time is spent dealing with employee problems. Howebver, problem employees usually cause employee problems. An employer is certainly ahead if they can try to minimize the problem employees in the first place.
How to Deal: Performance Reviews
On both sides of the conference table, Performance reviews are considered one of the most disliked, or often feared parts of working within an organization. On one side, the employer or manager, may have not kept accurate records of an employee’s progress is stuck on highlight performance highs and lows, and how to encourage the employee to set new goals based on the performance review. Employees may feel they did not receive the performance review they truly deserve…perhaps viewing their employer or manager as overly critical. How does an organization get past these issues and make performance reviews enjoyable? Astronology investigates the concerns in performance reviews.
Health Care Reform - 5 Reasons to Begin working with a PEO today
We believe that the professional employer organization is the original health care access reformer, by providing small business employers with access to affordable benefits, not to mention help with compliance on many government regulations. Still, with reform comes greater employer burden. Today we will review 5 items that were recently in the Senate version in December 2009 and how a PEO will help you to comply.
Seven Creative Ways to Find and Develop New Employees
Finding new employees for your small business is a long and tedious process which often yields disappointing results. A Professional Employer Organization can help make the process both quicker and less painful, enabling you to find the right employees for your growing company. Below are seven creative tips on finding and developing new employees, something every business owner needs to know.

PEO's Help with Small Business Background Screening
As a small business employer it can be very difficult in finding the safe and productive employee that your business needs to thrive in today’s market. One of the most successful ways to make the hiring process safer is by using a background check. A PEO, or Professional Employer Organization, can assist you during this process.

5 Questions Every Employer Should Know about Professional Employer Organizations (PEO)
The term Professional Employer Organization, otherwise known as PEOs, still remains somewhat unfamiliar to the small business owner. Despite a sustained 15% - 20% annual industry growth and growing visibility in the media with dozens of news mentions weekly, many employers still do not understand how PEOs can help a business, or how they differ from temporary staffing firms. Below are five fundamental questions that all employers should know about Professional Employer Organizations (PEOs).

Is Workers Comp Better With a Professional Employer Organization or is Pay as You Go a Better Option?
The PEO is one of the first to offer a pay as you go option, which will help you manage your cash costs over time. Since the Professional Employer Organization and pay as you go plans are very similar, we will compare and contrast conventional workers compensation with pay-as-you go coverage.
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