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6 steps to easing employees’ fears about innovation

Employees, Innovation, Small Business, Small Business Owners / Douglas Freeman

Business owners often find the greatest obstacle to innovation isn’t the change itself, but employees’ resistance to it. Their hesitation or outright defiance is frequently driven by fear. Some workers might worry about how the innovation will alter their jobs — or whether it will even eliminate their positions. Others could reject the concept and […]

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Understanding and controlling the unemployment tax costs of your business

Employees, Federal Unemployment (FUTA Tax, Small Business, Tax Credits, Unemployment Tax / Douglas Freeman

As an employer, you must pay federal unemployment (FUTA) tax on amounts up to $7,000 paid to each employee as wages during the calendar year. The rate of tax imposed is 6% but can be reduced by a credit (described below). Most employers end up paying an effective FUTA tax rate of 0.6%. An employer

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