success

Time Management

business, compliance, Employee, HR, management, Payroll, success, timekeeping

You’ve Got To Get Payroll Right As a business owner, you’re probably busy 24/7, which means you can’t always give every task your full attention. But whatever you do, if you get to the point where you have to put…

SDP’s Summer Intern Refresher

May 27, 2019

business, compliance, Employee, hiring, HR, intern, management, success

Early last year, the Department of Labor (DOL) adopted a new test for unpaid interns: the primary beneficiary test. With summer just around the corner (and with it, an influx of summer interns!), now is the perfect time for a…

Building Your Employer Brand

May 20, 2019

Hiring

business, company culture, Employee, hiring, HR, management, success, turnover

Employment branding is the process of positioning your business as an ideal place to work for potential candidates. As such, a firm understanding of employment branding is essential in gaining insight into what motivates individuals to work for and continue…

SDP Client Spotlight: KC Wilson & Associates

May 15, 2019

Client Spotlight

business, success

When you look back at your life, can you pinpoint a moment that shaped the trajectory of your future? It could be an experience, or even something said to you that altered your outlook on life. For a young KC…

The Ultimate Guide to Employee Onboarding

May 6, 2019

Hiring

business, company culture, Employee, hiring, HR, management, success, turnover

As we prepare for summer hiring, now is the perfect time to review our onboarding practices. Employee onboarding is the process of transitioning new employees into your business. It introduces them to your culture, policies, procedures, and team. Not only…

Team Building: The ROI of that Escape Room

April 29, 2019

business, company culture, Employee, HR, management, success, turnover

At some point in your working life, you’ve probably participated in team-building exercises that made you wonder, “What’s the point?” Maybe they were useless group activities that everyone mocked under their breath. Or maybe they were genuinely enjoyable events with…

The Impact of 100 Trees

April 22, 2019

business, company culture, green, HR, management, success

As any visitor to the home page of our website can tell you, we like to say we’re not in the payroll business – we’re in the people business. Further, as people who live on this beautiful blue dot in the middle of…

SDP Client Spotlight: Brethren Hillcrest Homes

April 15, 2019

Client Spotlight

business, non-profit, success

A Little Piece of History The story of Brethren Hillcrest Homes dates back to the 1800s when Los Angeles businessman Isaac Wilson Lord founded the community now known as La Verne. Part of a larger land grab as the Santa…

Payroll That Makes a Difference

April 8, 2019

business, company culture, green, HR, management, success