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As a small business owner, you might not know quite where to begin with hiring. A clear and thorough hiring process is critical to landing the right new employees. The best thing you can do is approach the process with the mindset of filling needs and will they represent your Tour business well. They will certainly be a big part of your customer experience.
Be creative. Every candidate will be prepared for commonplace interview questions. Find new ways to truly understand how a person thinks.
Where do you go to find candidates? The New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions provides recruitment assistance and services to find the perfect candidate. Find information on Unemployment Insurance Tax, minimum wage, labor laws, and more.
Payroll systems manage everything having to do with the process of paying employees and filing employment taxes. They are put in place to keep track of worked hours, calculating wages, withholding taxes and other deductions, printing and delivering checks, and paying government employment taxes.
Follow these steps provided by the Small Business Administration to set up payroll. Including guidance once again with state and local tax IDs, deciding if you want independent contractors or employees, the W-4 form to be completed by all employees, the Employer’s Tax Guide, and much more.
Talk to your bank about payroll products and services they may offer and/or recommend. There are how-to resources available to help you process payroll yourself as well as many types of Small Business payroll software solutions that calculate and deduct payroll and quarterly taxes, manage state unemployment insurance and much more.
A few on-line payroll resources include:
As stated in the Tour Operator Toolkit – Funding & Insurance Guide, establishing a business banking relationship and business banking account is necessary at this stage if you plan to accept credit cards and a payroll process for your employees.
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