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Top Signs You Need to Realign Your Back Office Operations (Part 2)
In Part 1 of this 2-part series, we covered staffing software, account receivables, tax codes and new hire reporting as signs to reassess your current back office operations. There are many more pieces to evaluate for back office operations to ensure that it is...
Top Signs You Need to Realign Your Back Office Operations (Part 1)
When staffing agencies experience fast growth, it can be difficult to step back and evaluate operational efficiencies. Especially when it comes to back office functions, understanding what is working, what needs to be improved and what needs to be changed...
Eight More Life Hacks to Make Your Payroll Process More Efficient
In the part one of this blog, we covered the top 11 life hacks to make your payroll process more efficient. Our team of payroll processing experts at Lone Oak Payroll compiled a few more tips to help your staffing agency implement a smooth-running operation for...
11 Life Hacks to Make Your Payroll Process More Efficient
A smooth-running operation for payroll processing reduces a significant amount of stress at a staffing agency. The Lone Oak Payroll team of payroll processing experts compiled a list of top time-saving life hacks for payroll processing in TempWorks Software...
Recruiting Trends in 2019: Hiring for Soft Skills or Hard Skills
Recruiting competition is fierce in today’s tight labor market. In this environment, recruiters in the staffing industry begin to place more emphasis on the value of soft skills instead of just the hard technical skills of potential candidates. Soft skills include...
Three Ways Your Staffing Agency Can Avoid Bad Debt
Bad debt can be an ominous sign for an otherwise promisingly successful staffing agency. Not only can bad debt be an omen for impending trouble, it’s also incredibly easy for staffing agencies to fall into its trap. A lack of research on new clients, ineffective...
Financing Solutions for Staffing Agencies: Payroll Funding vs. Invoice Factoring
Lone Oak Payroll vice president of credit, Kevin Standa, provides insight into common financing solutions that staffing agencies can explore to improve cash flow. Staffing agencies have many options to choose from when it comes to financing solutions and vendors....
Ultimate Guide to Finding the Best Staffing Industry Financing Solution
If you’re a business owner searching for the best staffing industry financing solution, there are many funding or factoring options that may work for your agency. There are even more financing partners from which to choose. So how does a staffing business owner...
Lone Oak Payroll® Welcomes Kevin Standa as Vice President of Credit
EAGAN, MN – March 11, 2019 – ARA, Inc. dba Lone Oak Payroll, a premier payroll funding and comprehensive back office services provider, is pleased to welcome Kevin Standa as Vice President of Credit. Standa brings more than nine years of experience in the financing...