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Changes in Health Insurance
This week the president signed the health insurance reform bill into law. All politics aside, what does this mean for you and your business today? The media, pundits and the politicians are all running around talking about immediate changes. There are no immediate changes with this type of legislation. At this point the bill filters through multiple levels of government bureaucrats eventually ending up at the IRS. The IRS creates... -
Is February a time for New Year’s Resolutions and Reflection?
For many people this is a good time of year for reflection. Whether it is the religious holidays, the long awaiting of spring and warm weather or simply with the relief from the bustle of the holiday season people seem to spend this time of year reflecting and rebalancing themselves. Many people wait until February to set their personal goals so that they are passed the giddy rush of... -
Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth and Happiness!
Just the name of this book is a tall order! Improving decisions about health, wealth and happiness. And the title is a bit of a stretch but I found this book to be helpful in detailing different approaches in how to help people do what is best without a lot of effort. To some that concept may rub the wrong way. After all, who determines what is best? This... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
Corporate Giving
We recently sent out a newsletter to our clients, prospects and friends letting them know that the president of our company, Allen Noll, was participating in Light the Night, a walk benefiting the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and asking that those who could donate to this cause. Allen’s brother in law was effected and continues to fight against Leukemia and this has been a story and a person who... -
What to expect with your health care if you have lost your job.
If you have recently lost your job there are many things to worry about. A primary concern for most people is what happens to their health care coverage. There are several posts on The Payroll Factory® blog about continued health care coverage. But while you are concerned about how to pay your mortgage and whether or not you will have the funds to pay for your children’s school clothes... -
Do you get what you pay for?
I have been asking myself lately, “Do you get what you pay for?”. So let me ask you, when is something a good deal and when is it just too good to be true? I recently needed to have a tree stump removed from my front lawn. So, I opened Superpages and looked for landscaping companies that would do the task. I called several with varying results. The first... -
Where did customer care go?
Does it feel to you sometimes that as a customer you are always wrong? That you call somewhere to get help with a question or problem and that you are wrong from the word go? In today’s economic clime, it seems that more and more companies are missing the point of customer care. I cannot tell you how many times I have gone to a retail store or market...
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