Category Archives: Break Room
PaySimple Launches Philanthropy February to Support Non-Profits
More than 27 million small businesses exist across the United States – 1.5 million of those do not work for profit. For these businesses, the goal of getting revenue is how much they can contribute back to their cause, whether it is feeding the hungry, housing the neglected, helping victims or spreading a message. The directors of many of these non-profits barely pay themselves a fraction of the revenue they work tirelessly to raise.
For all of the love and hard work philanthropists put into their businesses, PaySimple is dedicating February, the month of love, to Philanthropy.
As part of our month-long campaign, for every person who likes our Facebook page, we will donate $1 to Kids Are Heroes®, a non-profit that empowers, encourages and inspires children to become future leaders in volunteerism and community involvement.
We will also be giving away our InvoiceSimply software free for life to non-profits that register for an account before February 29th using promo code FEB4LIFE.1
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Small Business Recession Survival Poem
To run a business that is small
Takes the greatest fortitude of all
With passion, sweat and my money it was built
But the recession seems determined to make it wilt
5 Things NOT to do at your office New Year Party
It is that time of the year again: 2011 is coming to a close and 2012 is about to open. Tis’ the season for company holiday parties, including your upcoming office New Year’s Eve party.
I have planned my fair share of company parties and have seen the good, the bad, and the ugly. So if your company is cool enough to host a party or happy hour to close out 2011, here is a top 5 list of things that you should not do: Continue reading…
I ♥ Small Businesses Sweepstakes
From now until October 31st, PaySimple is giving you the chance to win an Amazon Kindle Fire in our “I ♥ Small Businesses” Sweepstakes! Simply like our Facebook page and fill out your name and email address to enter. Continue to follow our page for access to daily small business tips and insights, as well as future sweepstakes and contest offers for small businesses. If you’re more into tweeting, you can access much of the same information by following us on Twitter.
So, click here to enter, and perhaps you’ll be the lucky winner of a brand new Kindle Fire, courtesy of PaySimple! Continue reading…
Blog Action Day 2011: 8 Simple Ways to Make a Food Reform
Today, we’re departing from our small business subject matter to take part in Blog Action Day, the annual campaign with which bloggers from around the world stop to discuss one important global topic. This year, that topic is Food.
Typically, we like to cover simple steps our readers can take to make a difference in their businesses. So similarly, we wanted to cover simple actions we can each take (and some of PaySimple folks’ favorite ways) to help make Food reforms in areas like nutrition, cost inflation, famine, over-processing, and waste.
So here it is, our 8 Simple Ways You Can Make a Food Reform. Continue reading…
The Hiring Process: The Helpful & The Hilarious
If your business is still so small that you’re a sole proprietor, then you probably haven’t faced the hiring challenge yet. But for the majority of small business owners, attracting great employees is a key component of effective operations, future growth, and success.
If you’ve ever been part of a hiring process—whether for your first company President or your first part-time assistant—you know it is full of pitfalls, and that finding that “perfect” person can be extremely difficult. You probably also know how painful weeding through countless resumes from unqualified applicants can be, and how frustrating the interview process can become when people don’t live up to your first-impression expectations.
Use the following resources to improve your hiring process or to just plain laugh about it. Continue reading…
Follow your own path
On Monday morning, October 6th, two headlines appeared on the front page of CNBC.com’s website.
- Goldman Sachs: Recession Risks are High and Rising
- Buffett: Chance of US Recession ‘Very, Very Unlikely’
My first thought was, “Wow! How could two very respected financial voices have such a different view on essentially the same set of data?”
My second thought was how great the daily contrast of thoughts, ideas and opinions provides such incredible validation and reinforcement to look within ourselves for answers.
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A little fun on a Thursday… How to become a celebrity small business owner
As we can’t seem to escape celebrity mischief and absurdity in the news, I had a thought of what it would be like if regular people, or even prominent people in our own lives (like our bosses), acted this way. So here it is – the top ten things you can do to become a celebrity small business owner: Continue reading…
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