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By Josh Tolan Your budget is always top-of-mind, but for many firms, it is a deciding factor now more than ever. For that reason, using tools you already pay for in multiple areas of your business makes sense. Often, that means using video conferencing services, like...

By Matthew Dowling Compliance is complicated. You won’t find anyone to argue with there. The combination of employment and compensations rules and regulations are an ever-changing challenge.  Just when you think you have a solid grasp of the most pertinent laws, a new...

By Matt Lozar It is easy to assume that in desperate times, job seekers will take anything they can get, but that’s not necessarily the case. No matter what is happening with the economy, it is important to remember that candidates choose you. Even during this period...

Love it or hate it, marketing is one of the core functions of every staffing and recruitment firm but it’s often the department with the least amount of dedicated resources, especially with the planetary crisis of COVID-19. When you’re short on budget, staff or...

By Lynn Connor, COATS Staffing Software As a prior staffing firm owner, temporary employees were always considered first.  When meeting with a potential client, the first question I would always ask myself was always, “what can we pay per hour?”  Some clients cared...

Coronavirus will disrupt your workforce: Here are 10 ways to mitigate the business impact by Conner Forest, Chris Marsh While human coronaviruses were first discovered in the 1960s, the recent outbreak of the novel virus (SARS-CoV-2) causing Coronavirus Disease 2019...

By Elizabeth Catherine Tactics like cashflow preservation and efficient remote communication can help businesses weather the storm of the current crisis. But in addition to survival, companies are also focused on approaches that will build them a foundation for future...

By Jennifer Roeslmeier, Sr. Digital Marketing and Brands Manager at Automated Business Designs Are we in a recession? Some experts say we are already in a recession, some say one is coming, and others predict our economic future will be something we haven’t seen since...

By David Searns, CEO, Haley Marketing Group It's amazing how dramatically some things change – and how other things stay the same. When I wrote this advice post back in 2008, the staffing industry was facing similar economic challenges – for very different reasons....

By Rachael Rodakowski The insurance marketplace is recurrent in nature. When the market is soft, insurance carriers are competing for business; therefore, rates are lower, underwriting criteria may be more flexible, and coverages are broadened. When the market is...