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September 5th, 2023 -:-- Payroll
E136: Payroll for Small Businesses
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E136: Payroll for Small Businesses

Payroll for small businesses Challenges faced by small businesses Solutions for SMB payroll Roger is joined by payroll specialist, Barbara Schnoll, to discuss payroll for small businesses in this ep...

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September 5th, 2023 -:-- Payroll
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E135: Let's Take It Up A Level

In this podcast, Roger Fuerstenau talks about how he’s been hearing from business owners the common theme of “I don’t know what I don’t know”, and how we can help fill in some of the gaps and ease som...

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August 22th, 2023 -:-- Who We Are
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E134: Where Do You Get Your Legislative Information?

Impact of Legislative Updates Business Owners Burden We Can Help Where do you get your legislative information? As a business owner, do you want to read through hundreds of pages of legislation or w...

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August 8th, 2023 -:-- Retirement
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E133: Life Insurance Plans Need Regular Review, Too!

Life Insurance plan reviews? Yes, they should be done, and in this episode Roger Fuerstenau is joined by Marty Dooley to discuss why you should be reviewing your life insurance plan on a regular basis...

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July 25th, 2023 -:-- Retirement
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E132: Talkin’ ‘bout The Generations

The Multigeneration Workforce Communication with Each Generation Talkin’ ‘bout The Generations. In this episode, Roger Fuerstenau talks about the multigenerational workforce and how they differ from...

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July 11th, 2023 -:-- HR
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E131: Be Curious, Not Judgmental

Discovery Process Ask Questions Don't Assume You Know It Already What does a line from Ted Lasso and our discovery process have in common? Roger Fuerstenau provides the answer to this question in th...

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June 20th, 2023 -:-- HCM
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E130: Key Employees Deserve More Than a 401(k)

Key Employees Expanded Benefit Offerings Win-Win for Employer and Employee Roger Fuerstenau is joined by special guest Marty Dooley, Founding Principal of Highland Capital Brokerage, to discuss how ...

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June 6th, 2023 -:-- Retirement
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E129: Your Company Is Feeling Your Employees' Stress

Employee Stress Impacts Your Productivity and Profitability Businesses Must Evolve There Are Solutions How does the financial stress your employees have affect your company’s bottom line? Roger Fuer...

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May 23th, 2023 -:-- HCM
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E128: Where Are You Getting Your SECURE Act 2.0 Information?

SECURE Act 2.0 is a hot topic. Why? Because it affects nearly every business in the US. Who wants to spend hours readying through 1000’s of pages when you can turn to our team. This week Roger Fuerste...

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May 9th, 2023 -:-- Retirement
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E127: We Fixed Work Comp – Now Let’s Talk Business Insurance

In the last episode, Roger Fuerstenau discussed a way to make paying your work comp premium process easier, more accurate and budget friendly. In this episode he delves into the insuring your business...

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April 25th, 2023 -:-- P&C
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E126: We Fixed How You Pay for Work Comp

Roger Fuerstenau talks about the current workers’ compensation process, and how it’s not user friendly or budget friendly for the average employer. However, there is a way to make paying your work com...

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April 11th, 2023 -:-- P&C
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E125: How Do You Vet a 401(k) Provider?

Roger Fuerstenau is once again joined by industry veteran Paul Dowd, CIMA®,AIF® to discuss how to vet a 401(k) provider. Listen in to hear what to look for in a 401(k) provider and a path to follow as...

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March 28th, 2023 -:-- Retirement
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E124: I’m Liable For What?

This week Roger Fuerstenau discusses liability, and who can be on the hook for what. If you are a business owner and a parent or family member, you’re going to want to tune this one in. Social media p...

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March 14th, 2023 -:-- Retirement
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E123: Introducing Latitude Retirement

This week Roger Fuerstenau is joined by Paul Dowd, CIMA®,AIF® and Sarah Baltazar to introduce our new partner, Latitude Retirement. Learn about our relationship with Latitude. Hear how this relationsh...

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February 28th, 2023 -:-- Retirement
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E122: SECURE 2.0 Act – We Read It So You Don’t Have To

Roger Fuerstenau and Paul Dowd, CIMA®,AIF® discuss the SECURE 2.0 Act and the dozens of changes that it brings for 2023, 2024 and beyond. What is the goal of this act? What impact is there to your bus...

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February 14th, 2023 -:-- Retirement
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E121: ConnectAndSimplify.com – The Tour

Have you visited our website? This week Roger Fuerstenau takes a virtual tour through our site so you can find the information you’re looking for. He’ll provide some details on Human Capital Managemen...

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January 31th, 2023 -:-- Who we are
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E120: Southwest Airlines - Their Technology Failed Them

Southwest Airlines and their antiquated technology - yikes! This week Roger Fuerstenau dives into the debacle that Southwest experienced because they rely on outdated technology and processes. Why is ...

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January 17th, 2023 -:-- HR
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E119: The Reviews Are In! You Should Read Them!

Our clients say it better than we can! This week Roger Fuerstenau discusses our 5-star rating on Google and shares some of the reviews our clients have written with you. What separates us from our com...

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January 3th, 2023 -:-- Who we are
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E118: I'm In the Middle of Amazing Talent

Tune in to hear Roger Fuerstenau discuss our team of experts that can help keep your admin boat afloat in any kind of weather. Hear how our service model is like no other and how our team can help eas...

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December 16th, 2022 -:-- Who we are
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E117: Twitter Loses Entire Payroll Department, What’s the Big Deal?

So Twitter lost its entire payroll department and the Twitter-verse says, ‘What’s the big deal?’ This week Roger Fuerstenau discusses why this is a big deal, and not just for a company the size of Twi...

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December 6th, 2022 -:-- Payroll

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