Are you a Mac or a PC?

Do you just love that commercial? The one where the super hip Mac watches while the dorky suit and tie PC tries to explain all of the little issues with Microsoft? I do. But here is the thing. I am a PC. Gasps! I know! I know! I am a PC because I have to be. The software that we use in payroll simply does not run in a Mac...

Meg Scrooge wants to talk about Unemployment Compensation

Happy holidays to all! My timing may seem bad but there is an important reminder I would like to share with you at this time of year. Within the next two to three weeks your company will receive its Unemployment Compensation Rate Notice for year 2010. The only reason my timing seems bad is that no one wants to talk about Unemployment during the holiday season. But you should...

Confessions of a Control Freak

I have a confession to make. I am a control freak. I keep lists. I have five calendars each year to keep track of my work and home life. I love Moleskine and in addition to my calendar I have a Moleskine notebook that I write down my to dos and activities for each day. And yes, this overlaps with my calendars. So what is a girl to do?...

What am I forgetting?

Have you been out enjoying the rush of the holidays? Have you been shopping for family and loved ones with great care? Have you snuck in a gift or two for yourself since the sales are so tempting? And have you had that experience yet of feeling like you forgot something when you left the house or a store? A coupon you just knew you had? Something you meant...

What is new in 2010?

I bet at this time of year most people are going to bed with thoughts of sugar plums, holiday sales, and holiday parties on their minds. Not me! This time of year ramps up the busy season for payroll professionals. It is not as glamorous or as fun as planning for holiday parties. Sometimes it feels more like hunkering down for the long haul. Don’t worry for my family...

It is the most “wonderful” time of the year!

That is right! It is the most wonderful time of year for businesses! It is budget reviews for 2010. It is vendor review time. It is time to get focused and make a plan for the coming year. What are you going to do differently in 2010 that you did not do in 2009? I personally have lots of plans. I wrote out my goals for my business life,...

A Final Word on Corporate Giving

It has been a while since I wrote about corporate giving. I intended to follow up right away with more information on what I think and what some of our clients have experienced. It was quite hard to come back to this topic. Many of our friends and clients know that Glenn Gleason, Allen’s brother in law, recently passed away. Part of my thoughts with corporate giving were tied...

Corporations and Giving – Why give?

Lately, I have been wondering, pondering, asking about corporate giving and what it means to a corporation, relationships with clients, and relationships with employees. I asked a lot of questions and received some really good answers. One of my favorite responses to my questions was from Debbie Shupp the Development Director at The Clinic in Phoenixville, PA. Debbie pointed out something very important to me. Giving is not just...

Corporate Giving ~ should you get involved?

Two weeks ago we sent out a newsletter item to our clients, friends and prospects asking them to give to a charity close to The Payroll Factory®’s heart, The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. This prompted me to start thinking about corporate giving and whether or not companies should get involved in charitable endeavors and if they do should they solicit their clients and business associates or is that muddying...

Welcome to The Payroll Factory® Book Blog!

Welcome! We have decided to start a unique experiment here at The Payroll Factory® and would like for you to join us! Allen Noll (the President of The Payroll Factory®) & I read a lot of business books. We read a lot of books, period. Sometimes it is surprising that when reading a popular science book I can find business applications. Or while reading a business book I can...