by Doug Patten | 2026-02-08 | Compliance, HR, SMBs
For years, small and mid-sized businesses have understood that HR compliance is important. Wage laws, required postings, worker classification, leave policies, and documentation have always been part of running a responsible organization. But what has changed –...
by Doug Patten | 2026-02-01 | overview, SMBs
Across North America, the startup and small business landscape is entering a period of financial reckoning. Even as demand stabilizes in many sectors, early-stage companies are feeling the weight of tighter funding conditions, rising operational costs, and visibly...
by Doug Patten | 2026-01-25 | HR, Recruitment, SMBs, Talent Acquisition
Even as overall hiring cools, one area of the labor market continues to grow quietly but steadily: contingent and project-based work. Across industries, small and mid-sized businesses are increasingly turning to freelancers, contractors, and part-time specialists to...
by Doug Patten | 2026-01-18 | HR, SMBs
If 2025 taught HR teams anything, it’s that employee expectations are evolving faster than many organizations can keep up. A recent SHRM survey highlighted a widening “chasm” between employers who are perceived as supportive and those seen as...
by Doug Patten | 2026-01-04 | Compliance, HR
For small and mid-sized businesses, the dawn of 2026 represents far more than a simple calendar transition, it marks the beginning of a fundamentally new compliance reality that will test the capacity of even well-organized HR operations. Dozens of state level...
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