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[Contact](https://info.navigatepeo.com/contact-us) # small businesses ### Posts by Tag - [HR Outsourcing (60)](https://blog.navigatepeo.com/topic/hr-outsourcing) - [Human Resources (57)](https://blog.navigatepeo.com/topic/human-resources) - [Small Businesses (29)](https://blog.navigatepeo.com/topic/small-businesses) - [Benefits (22)](https://blog.navigatepeo.com/topic/benefits) - [Compliance (22)](https://blog.navigatepeo.com/topic/compliance) - [Employee Management (20)](https://blog.navigatepeo.com/topic/employee-management) - [Benefits of HR Outsourcing (16)](https://blog.navigatepeo.com/topic/benefits-of-hr-outsourcing) - [Employee Recruitment (15)](https://blog.navigatepeo.com/topic/employee-recruitment) - [Employee Retention (14)](https://blog.navigatepeo.com/topic/employee-retention) - [Employee Wellness (9)](https://blog.navigatepeo.com/topic/employee-wellness) - [Payroll (9)](https://blog.navigatepeo.com/topic/payroll) - [Compensation (8)](https://blog.navigatepeo.com/topic/compensation) - 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[Contract Labor (1)](https://blog.navigatepeo.com/topic/contract-labor) - [Employee Training (1)](https://blog.navigatepeo.com/topic/employee-training) - [Immigration (1)](https://blog.navigatepeo.com/topic/immigration) - [Independent Contractors (1)](https://blog.navigatepeo.com/topic/independent-contractors) - [New Hampshire Businesses (1)](https://blog.navigatepeo.com/topic/new-hampshire-businesses) - [Payroll Company (1)](https://blog.navigatepeo.com/topic/payroll-company) - [Wage Laws (1)](https://blog.navigatepeo.com/topic/wage-laws) See all [![How Small Businesses Benefit From HR Technology](https://images.pexels.com/photos/7112/woman-typing-writing-windows.jpg?w=940&h=650&auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb)](https://blog.navigatepeo.com/how-small-businesses-benefit-from-hr-technology) ## [How Small Businesses Benefit From HR Technology](https://blog.navigatepeo.com/how-small-businesses-benefit-from-hr-technology) by [Navigate](https://blog.navigatepeo.com/author/navigate) | Mar 6, 2017 | [Human Resources](https://blog.navigatepeo.com/topic/human-resources), [Small Businesses](https://blog.navigatepeo.com/topic/small-businesses), [HR Technology](https://blog.navigatepeo.com/topic/hr-technology) The National Federation of Independent Businesses conducted a survey of 750 businesses with fewer than 250 employees. The results showed that 19.4% of companies’ budgets were. [![Noncompliance: A Big Concern for Small Business](https://blog.navigatepeo.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/motivational-theory-when-employee-perks-dont-work-try-rewards-and-recognition-navigate-1.jpg?width=1080&name=motivational-theory-when-employee-perks-dont-work-try-rewards-and-recognition-navigate-1.jpg)](https://blog.navigatepeo.com/noncompliance-a-big-concern-for-small-business) ## [Noncompliance: A Big Concern for Small Business](https://blog.navigatepeo.com/noncompliance-a-big-concern-for-small-business) by [Navigate](https://blog.navigatepeo.com/author/navigate) | Sep 29, 2016 | [Compliance](https://blog.navigatepeo.com/topic/compliance), [Small Businesses](https://blog.navigatepeo.com/topic/small-businesses) Today, small business owners face a variety of challenges. Starting and running a business is a challenge in itself, but the myriad of labor regulations thrust upon. [![4 Ways New England Small Businesses Can Start Looking for Health Care Savings](https://blog.navigatepeo.com/hs-fs/hubfs/4_Ways_New_England_Small_Businesses_Can_Start_Looking_for_Health_Care_Savings.jpeg?width=1080&name=4_Ways_New_England_Small_Businesses_Can_Start_Looking_for_Health_Care_Savings.jpeg)](https://blog.navigatepeo.com/4-ways-new-england-small-businesses-can-start-looking-for-health-care-savings) ## [4 Ways New England Small Businesses Can Start Looking for Health Care Savings](https://blog.navigatepeo.com/4-ways-new-england-small-businesses-can-start-looking-for-health-care-savings) by [Tom Disilva](https://blog.navigatepeo.com/author/tom-disilva) | Mar 30, 2016 | [Benefits](https://blog.navigatepeo.com/topic/benefits), [Business Performance](https://blog.navigatepeo.com/topic/business-performance), [Small Businesses](https://blog.navigatepeo.com/topic/small-businesses), [New England Businesses](https://blog.navigatepeo.com/topic/new-england-businesses) Small businesses that struggle to find a workable group health plan have several options to help their employees afford coverage. The fact that some of them still struggle is. [![How “Ban the Box” Affects NYC Small Businesses](https://blog.navigatepeo.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202021-11-17%20at%201.13.22%20PM%20Cropped.png?width=1080&name=Screen%20Shot%202021-11-17%20at%201.13.22%20PM%20Cropped.png)](https://blog.navigatepeo.com/how-ban-the-box-affects-nyc-small-businesses) ## [How “Ban the Box” Affects NYC Small Businesses](https://blog.navigatepeo.com/how-ban-the-box-affects-nyc-small-businesses) by [Navigate](https://blog.navigatepeo.com/author/navigate) | Feb 5, 2016 | [New Regulations](https://blog.navigatepeo.com/topic/new-regulations), [Small Businesses](https://blog.navigatepeo.com/topic/small-businesses) While New York City’s (NYC) Fair Chance Act may bring new challenges to the city’s business owners, it is hoped that the new law will have a positive economic effect by. [![How to Offer Big Benefits at Your New England Small Business](https://blog.navigatepeo.com/hs-fs/hubfs/NAV-Blog-NE-1.jpg?width=1080&name=NAV-Blog-NE-1.jpg)](https://blog.navigatepeo.com/how-to-offer-big-benefits-at-your-new-england-small-business) ## [How to Offer Big Benefits at Your New England Small Business](https://blog.navigatepeo.com/how-to-offer-big-benefits-at-your-new-england-small-business) by [Navigate](https://blog.navigatepeo.com/author/navigate) | Jan 13, 2016 | [Benefits](https://blog.navigatepeo.com/topic/benefits), [Small Businesses](https://blog.navigatepeo.com/topic/small-businesses), [New England Businesses](https://blog.navigatepeo.com/topic/new-england-businesses) No one ever said running a company was easy. New England small-business owners embrace the challenge, taking on the difficult work of staying afloat in a crowded sea of. [![How the Massachusetts Paternity Leave Act is Affecting Small Businesses](https://blog.navigatepeo.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog_Photos/how-the-massachusetts-paternity-leave-act-is-affecting-small-businesses.jpg?width=1080&name=how-the-massachusetts-paternity-leave-act-is-affecting-small-businesses.jpg)](https://blog.navigatepeo.com/how-the-massachusetts-paternity-leave-act-is-affecting-small-businesses) ## [How the Massachusetts Paternity Leave Act is Affecting Small Businesses](https://blog.navigatepeo.com/how-the-massachusetts-paternity-leave-act-is-affecting-small-businesses) by [Navigate](https://blog.navigatepeo.com/author/navigate) | Jul 2, 2015 | [Small Businesses](https://blog.navigatepeo.com/topic/small-businesses), [Massachusetts Businesses](https://blog.navigatepeo.com/topic/massachusetts-businesses) Recently, a new law was passed that offers fathers a total of eight unpaid weeks to spend time with their newborn child. The paternity leave law, which took effect in April. [![5 HR Mistakes Small Businesses Make](https://blog.navigatepeo.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog_Photos/5-HR-Mistakes-Small-Businesses-Make-Navigate.jpg?width=1080&name=5-HR-Mistakes-Small-Businesses-Make-Navigate.jpg)](https://blog.navigatepeo.com/5-hr-mistakes-small-businesses-make) ## [5 HR Mistakes Small Businesses Make](https://blog.navigatepeo.com/5-hr-mistakes-small-businesses-make) by [Navigate](https://blog.navigatepeo.com/author/navigate) | Jun 5, 2015 | [Small Businesses](https://blog.navigatepeo.com/topic/small-businesses), [Business Owners](https://blog.navigatepeo.com/topic/business-owners) As a small business owner, you wear a lot of hats. Sales, operations, accounting and human resources all fall on your shoulders and, undoubtedly, your main focus day in and. [![How is Your Small Business Managing Millennials in the Workplace?](https://blog.navigatepeo.com/hs-fs/hubfs/AdobeStock_440299419%20Cropped%20(1).jpg?width=1080&name=AdobeStock_440299419%20Cropped%20(1).jpg)](https://blog.navigatepeo.com/how-is-your-small-business-managing-millennials-in-the-workplace) ## [How is Your Small Business Managing Millennials in the Workplace?](https://blog.navigatepeo.com/how-is-your-small-business-managing-millennials-in-the-workplace) by [Navigate](https://blog.navigatepeo.com/author/navigate) | Apr 22, 2015 | [Employee Retention](https://blog.navigatepeo.com/topic/employee-retention), [Employee Management](https://blog.navigatepeo.com/topic/employee-management), [Small Businesses](https://blog.navigatepeo.com/topic/small-businesses) According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the American millennial population as of 2014 was 74.8 million, and is forecast to increase to 75.3 million in 2015. Millennials are. [![How New England Small Businesses Can Minimize the Impact of Winter Snowstorms](https://blog.navigatepeo.com/hs-fs/file-2548621457-jpg/Blog_Photos/New-England-Minimize-Impact-Of-Winter-Snowstorms.jpg?width=1080&name=New-England-Minimize-Impact-Of-Winter-Snowstorms.jpg)](https://blog.navigatepeo.com/how-new-england-small-businesses-can-minimize-the-impact-of-winter-snowstorms) ## [How New England Small Businesses Can Minimize the Impact of Winter Snowstorms](https://blog.navigatepeo.com/how-new-england-small-businesses-can-minimize-the-impact-of-winter-snowstorms) by [Tom Disilva](https://blog.navigatepeo.com/author/tom-disilva) | Feb 17, 2015 | [Small Businesses](https://blog.navigatepeo.com/topic/small-businesses) New England small businesses are bearing the brunt of this year’s inclement weather, as the area has been hit with four snowstorms in just a month’s time. Freezing cold. 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