The Best Resources for Learning About Bookkeeping/Taxes for Your Business

By Liz Strikwerda | July 10, 2019
small business bookkeeping and taxes

Reading Time: 4 Minutes Today’s post explores resources for learning about bookkeeping/taxes. Everyone has to start somewhere. Unless you are starting an accounting business, bookkeeping is probably not your expertise. Entrepreneurs need affordable, easy-to-use resources to learn these necessary functions. You’ve probably explored the internet. You can find articles on every conceivable business topic. There…

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Employee Timekeeping Apps Increase Profitability For Home Health Agencies

By Liz Strikwerda | July 3, 2019

If you own a home health agency, you understand the challenges of timekeeping for home health employees. Home Health Timekeeping Challenges Managing a home health agency is not for the faint of heart. It requires commitment, high-level organizational skills, and considerable business acumen. If done well, however, it can highly be rewarding—both professionally and financially.…

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Security Recruiting: Finding Top Notch Employees For Your Agency

By Liz Strikwerda | June 26, 2019
hiring for security agencies

If you are the hiring manager for an agency, you understand the importance of security recruiting. In the security industry, you can’t put a client on hold because you are short-handed. Staying fully staffed is critical. Just as importantly, your agents need the right hard and soft skills. But the security industry—like most others—is struggling…

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Are You Using CRM Tools For Recruiting? (Smart Companies Do)

By Liz Strikwerda | June 26, 2019

CRM for Recruiting Most businesses use CRM tools for sales. CRM software is created to perform specific functions and it excels at those functions. We love our CRM systems. Some companies believe CRM software can take the place of an applicant tracking system (ATS). You actually need both types of tools. Let’s discuss why. What…

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Helpful Guidance For Successful Internal Recruiting: What, Why, How

By Liz Strikwerda | June 21, 2019

When it comes to 2019 hiring challenges, many companies don’t take advantage of internal recruiting. This is puzzling, because most employers are intensely focused on retention. Plus many are struggling to meet staffing needs. Internal recruiting helps on both fronts. Let’s discuss the relationship. First, the fundamentals. What is Internal Recruiting? Internal recruiting is the…

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How to Implement New Scheduling and Timekeeping Software for Your Business: 5 Tips For a Successful Rollout

By Liz Strikwerda | June 20, 2019
how to implement scheduling and timekeeping software

Reading Time: 7 Minutes Need to implement employee scheduling and timekeeping software? Not sure where to start? To reap the greatest benefit, it’s best to follow a formal plan. We can help you. Scheduling and timekeeping software is our specialty. Here’s the process: Get approval Research systems Choose an implementation manager Choose the software/hardware Follow…

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7 Brilliant Reasons to Automate Recruiting

By Liz Strikwerda | June 18, 2019

Today’s post explores a fundamental issue in the recruiting industry: why you should automate recruiting. Do you work as a hiring manager? HR director? Small business owner? If you are using paper-based recruiting processes, this post is for you. Let’s discuss why you should automate recruiting. Why Automate Recruiting? Process applicants more quickly and efficiently…

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Hiring Help For Companies That Can’t Find Workers: 12 Actionable Steps For Recruiting In A Talent Shortage

By Liz Strikwerda | June 18, 2019

The labor shortage is intensifying. Companies large and small are struggling to find qualified hires. Upper level positions sit unfilled a year after the job was posted. ApplicantStack Understands Recruiting Challenges For universal, detailed guidance on each step of the hiring process, consult our series How To Hire Your Next Employee: The Ultimate Guide. Make…

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How Human Resources Can Manage Office Politics: 7 Steps To A Better Company Culture

By Liz Strikwerda | June 18, 2019
Human Resources can manage office politics

Unless you manage a team of robots, you have office politics. We are emotional beings with competing interests. Predictable patterns of behavior are present in any organization. If negative behaviors aren’t dealt with, the environment can deteriorate quickly. (Lord of the Flies is an extreme case in point.) Office politics can become destructive unless management,…

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