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ACA & Contingent Workforces (Lessons from the First Five Years) 1280 850 PayReel

ACA & Contingent Workforces (Lessons from the First Five Years)

  When the Affordable Care Act (ACA) passed, we in the contingent labor industry held our breath. As a company providing contractor management services, we wondered: How will this affect temporary, freelance employees and the businesses that employ them? Will ours and clients’ costs skyrocket? Will we be able to accommodate the demand? What we…

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How you can stay fresh, relevant, and in business 730 365 PayReel

How you can stay fresh, relevant, and in business

The journey is the destination, but *awards and recognition provide nice scenic overlooks along the way. We’ve learned a thing or two over the past 19 years, and thought we’d share some of what’s worked for us and led to our recent success. (We’ll save our mistakes and missteps for another post.) The saying goes that…

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Making goals & headlines (business lessons from the world cup) 730 548 PayReel

Making goals & headlines (business lessons from the world cup)

Neymar da Silva Santos Jr., the Brazilian fútbol wonder boy, scored his 100th professional goal on his 20th birthday in 2012. Now 22 and still in his formative years, Neymar has led his team to the World Cup quarterfinals. But in the days following Brazil’s decisive 4-1 win over Cameroon, the news that reached further…

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The [Entrepreneurial] Journey is the Destination 760 257 PayReel

The [Entrepreneurial] Journey is the Destination

Twenty-five years in business makes for one heckuva journey—complete with more than a few dead ends and accidentally-delightful wrong turns. It has even included some awards (such as being named one of the top 50 Colorado Companies to Watch in 2014). That’s pretty fun. But you know what’s even more fun? Getting there. Our favorite…

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PayReel Named one of Colorado’s Top 50 Companies to Watch! 760 433 PayReel

PayReel Named one of Colorado’s Top 50 Companies to Watch!

Pop some bubbly and indulge us while we share some great news with you. PayReel has been named one of the top 50 Colorado Companies to Watch in 2014! Winners are selected by a panel of judges based on revenue growth, unique use of technology, exceptional entrepreneurial spirit and a highly sustainable competitive advantage. PayReel…

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3 Reasons Payroll Is Like Parenting (Happy Mother’s Day) 1520 700 PayReel

3 Reasons Payroll Is Like Parenting (Happy Mother’s Day)

They keep endless details running smoothly, money moving to all the right places, and reports changing hands with the precision of Olympic relay racers. They’re the payroll team. And just like parents: 1. They have a ridiculous amount of responsibility. Assigning tiny humans with the monikers they will carry with them from birth to the…

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Freelancer or Employee? The $14M Question. 1924 1924 PayReel

Freelancer or Employee? The $14M Question.

Each year, federal and state governments increase their efforts to sniff-out companies that improperly classify workers as independent contractors.  It looks like the trend continues. About a week ago, the President released his 2015 fiscal year budget, which explicitly states that his Administration plans to “detect and deter” the misclassification of workers as independent contractors.…

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Online Staffing for Media Production – Is eye contact a thing of the past? 500 401 PayReel

Online Staffing for Media Production – Is eye contact a thing of the past?

Last month, Staffing Industry Analysts reported that by 2020, online staffing could become a $46 billion per year niche. That’s right, $46 billion.   If SIA’s crystal ball is right, the use of online staffing platforms, where the buyer and worker navigate the entire recruiting process while never meeting in person, will grow more than…

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Freelancers take action: Simple steps for navigating the Affordable Care Act 400 300 PayReel

Freelancers take action: Simple steps for navigating the Affordable Care Act

We’ve got news for you… the Affordable Care Act is real and it’s here. Now. Healthcare marketplaces are up and running. So, if you’re a freelancer you’ve got a federal mandate, but you also have options. Here’s what you need to know. First, the mandate. If the law remains in its current form (and so…

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The Problem With Ethics

If you had to choose, would you rather own and run a business with A) a partner who is hard-working, brilliant, innovative, and dishonest, or B) a struggling C-student that you’d trust with your life? While you’re compiling your list of arguments in favor of the C-student, allow me to remind you that we’re talking…