October 11, 2014 (Powerhomebiz.net) If time really is money, then most small businesses have little of either to spare. Fortunately technology has introduced some incredible tools that benefit startups and business owners like never before. The downside is that there is an Everest of apps and websites to climb to find the one that suits your needs or is compatible with your business.
Just to get you started, here are some of our all-star resources to help you manage your company:
ZenPayroll – It’s the last day of the month and your employees are chomping at the bit to get their pay stub. Meanwhile you are praying behind your computer monitor that you will be given a few uninterrupted hours to complete payroll before an angry mob breaks out. Sound familiar?
ZenPayroll takes care of all the details for you. Your employees can choose to be paid through direct deposit or check, you can review detailed costs reports, payroll journals, and bank transaction statements, you can include employee reimbursements in their paychecks, and you can track individual sick or vacation days. Another major selling point is that they automatically calculate and pay your State and Federal payroll taxes and submit your filings. For just $25 per month plus $4 for the first ten people and $2 thereafter, you could be saving a ton of time and energy for something that has to get done and done right.
InDinero – Do you want to manage just about everything for your business in just one place? InDinero does just that. From payroll to bill paying, you can keep track of every cent that enters and exits your business. InDinero prides itself on being a company designed for the entrepreneur and small business owner, so they focus on having excellent customer service and graphs and analytics that show you where your money is going, what your margins are, and how each product or location is performing.
UpCounsel – Small business owners are experts in their field, but they are also expected to know everything from contracts, patents, business formation, employee rights to the ins and outs of partnership agreements. UpCounsel has amassed a team of over 1000 amazing lawyers to help you with whatever legal needs your business may have. All you have to do is submit a quick synopsis of what your legal needs are, you’ll get matched up with lawyers who familiar with your type of case, and then you get to choose the one that is right for you based on their custom proposals. The average UpCounsel lawyer has 14 years of experience, their fees are lower than traditional lawyers given that they are an internet based company, and you will get results faster due to their vast pool of affordable legal experts.
Zenefits – Can you really have an HR department online? Sounds too good to be true, right? Well, it is true with Zenefits. Hiring and firing staff can be a hassle for many reasons, and the paperwork is just one of them. This online service addresses your payroll, taxes, benefits, insurance, time and attendance, and stock options management. If you add an employee to your company, you just enter a few fields and Zenefits takes care of getting the new staff member to sign their agreements, submit their bank, tax, and personal info, and adds them to your payroll and benefits. Is someone on your team getting married? With just a few clicks online you can adjust the personal records of your employees to include a new spouse or child.
LightSpeed Retail – From restaurants to boutiques to bike shops, an online POS system is a necessity to run the modern day business. LightSpeed Retail currently has in place tools where you can take orders from your mobile device, e-mail receipts, check inventory for multiple store locations, and analyze profit margins anywhere, any time. You can also set custom reorder points and be automatically notified when you should order more of a particular item, bundle items to be sold together, or queue new labels to print automatically once you’ve re-ordered more product.
One of the greatest resources of all is your fellow small business owners and entrepreneurs. Find out what tools they are using to run their company or what pitfalls they would recommend you avoid. Who knows how much time AND money you could be saving?
For more information visit – https://www.upcounsel.com/