Timesheets Welcomes Non-Profits!

Non-profit communityMany non-profits have a lot of work to do and very little money with which to do it. We hear about their struggle all the time. Just last week we received a message from a women’s care center asking if we offer non-profit pricing. They, like many other non-profits like them, need all the help they can get.

Without discounted pricing on many day to day services that most companies can afford, non-profits would go out of business and would no longer be a part of our community.

A happy community depends on the work of non-profits and we are happy to say that we assist many of them.

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Small Business: Are you Flying a Plane With No Destination?

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This insightful guest post is brought to you by WePay, the easiest way to accept credit cards online.

Where is your company headed? Take a second to think back at the last few months or years and go over everything you’ve accomplished. You may have grown by leaps and bounds and accomplished more than you ever imagined.

Now ask yourself: is this what you really wanted in the first place?

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Electronic Signatures for Online Time Sheets

Electronic signaturesJust because you quit using paper time sheets and now record everything online, you don’t have to lose the security of employee signatures. You can still print out employee timecards the old fashioned way or your can simply have your employees electronically sign each record on their time sheet.

With electronic signatures, each record is stored with the employee verification attached to it.

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Do Vacation Hours Count As Overtime?

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This is a common question among employers and employees alike. If an employee takes 8 hours of vacation or PTO on a week where he works more than 32 hours in that week, will those hours over 40 be counted as overtime?

The answer is no. Overtime is calculated only on actual hours worked and not simply the hours on the timecard. If the employee doesn’t physically work 40 hours in the week, then he/she should not be paid overtime.

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Time Sheets for iPhone, Android, and Desktop

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For many businesses, tracking time on the go is essential. Employees who work in the field might not want to stop by the office just to clock in. Busy employees aren’t always near a desktop computer. And employees who travel for business need to track their time and expenses while away from the office.

And then there are other companies whose employees never leave the office. They prefer having restrictions in place ensuring that their employees never clock in or out from anywhere else.

Timesheets.com accommodates both!

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Three Steps to Business-Building Customer Referrals

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In today’s guest post WePay offers freelancers and very small businesses some tips for obtaining more clients and more work.

Remember, Timesheets.com accounts are free for single users and start at just $9 for 1 employee!

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You don’t realize it, but your clients want to give you more business. It’s true! They’re sitting by their computer or telephone waiting to give a holler to some of their friends and colleagues. You just have to do a few steps to ensure they do just that.

What are these steps? They’re nothing super complicated, and you may have done them without even thinking about it. However with a little foresight you could be looking at double your client base and twice the money in the bank.
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Ways to Calculate Vacation Accrual

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Calculating paid time off can seem daunting to a busy small business owner. There are many rates to choose from and the calculations aren’t always intuitive. For this reason, most small business owners just end up using a yearly accrual rate. It’s easy – you just have to decide how many days employees should get per year and give it to them in a lump sum. But there are other accrual rates which might be useful for your company. I am going to help you tackle the math.
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