Lynne S. Goldman

Entrepreneur • 14th May 2025

Why Small Business Success Comes Down to These 7 Things | Entrepreneur

There's no question that America's small business owners have had to adapt over the past few years. They've faced an array of challenges – from cash flow to shifting economic conditions to changes in consumer expectations. However, in my conversations with entrepreneurs, I always hear one clear note – resilience.

retrofit • 21st April 2025

The Why and How: Upskilling Your Construction Employees - retrofit

As part of its People at Work 2025 series, ADP Research surveyed nearly 38,000 global workers and found just 24 percent of the global workforce is confident they have the skills needed to advance to the next job level...

401k Specialist • 10th April 2025

Top 5 Employee Benefit Trends Impacting 2025

In today’s rapidly evolving workplace, understanding employee preferences and priorities is crucial for employers aiming to attract and retain top talent. ADP’s recent TotalSource Benefits Employee Survey—one of the largest of its kind in the US—recently shed light on how workers feel about workplace benefits in current World of Work.

Hospitality Technology • 4th April 2025

The Workers' Comp Approach Boosting Franchisees' Cash Flow

Hospitality franchisees have a lot on their plates right now. Rising wages, inflation and consumer confidence are all front and center for small business owners. Anything that can increase efficiency and reduce administrative tasks gives them more time to grow the business.

3Sixty Insights, Inc. • 29th January 2025

Case Study: HRIS Challenges in Global Growth and Mergers

As companies expand their operations across the globe, managing HR systems becomes increasingly complex. HRIS solutions often struggle to adapt to the diverse legal, cultural, and operational challenges of global growth...

Employee Benefit News • 17th December 2024

SECURE 2.0 Act: What's ahead for retirement savings

It's no secret that many Americans aren't saving enough for retirement. The SECURE 2.0 Act, signed into law at the end of 2022, aims to make it easier for workers to save for retirement and for employers to establish new retirement plans.

Illinois CPA Society • 27th November 2024

How CPAs Can Maximize Clients’ Savings Through R&D Tax Credits

It's a common misconception that research and development (R&D) tax credits only apply to organizations engaged in cutting-edge scientific research. In reality, any business (of any size) investing time, effort, and resources into improving their products, processes, or solutions may be eligible for federal and state R&D tax credits.

For Construction Pros • 15th November 2024

6 Ways the Construction Industry Can Retain Gen Z Workers

Recent data points to a potential shift in career choices by younger workers. For construction and other skilled-trade organizations, this represents a unique opportunity to attract and retain a generation that can help sustain their talent pipelines for the foreseeable future.

HRMorning • 28th October 2024

HR Compliance in a World of Generative AI: 6 Big Questions

HR technology is moving fast and furious these days, particularly with the introduction of generative AI. How can HR professionals use this new technology and remain compliant?

ADP Media Center • 25th October 2024

Newsroom Spotlight: Tech and the Toolbelt Generation

More Gen Z workers are turning to the trades, and technology may be a big reason why. AGC Chief Economist Ken Simonson along with ADP’s Amy Freshman and Kit Dickinson talk about the benefits and technology younger workers prefer when choosing an employer.

HRMorning • 24th October 2024

Responsible Transparency in the Era of AI: 5 Important Keys

Artificial intelligence and generative AI have been leading conversations about work today, from ways to leverage the new tech to its potential to transform how work happens.

Connecticut Society of CPAs • 21st October 2024

Pay Transparency Laws: Updates and Best Practices - Connecticut Society of CPAs

Pay transparency laws are being enacted across the U.S. If you have clients operating across state lines, you know how complicated staying compliant with these laws can be. Business owners need to understand what’s coming and how they can prepare.

HR.com • 15th October 2024

The Rise Of Independent Contractors: Are You Prepared - HR.com

Talent is a top challenge facing many organizations today. Independent contractors (1099 workers, freelancers) are an increasingly popular choice for acquiring talent among companies of all sizes, especially small-and-midsize businesses or SMBs.

Planet Interactive • 20th September 2024

Creative, Digital, & Marketing for Financial Services

In today's rapidly evolving financial landscape, creative, digital and marketing strategies have become indispensable tools for financial institutions looking to engage with consumers, particularly the younger generation...

HR Executive • 18th September 2024

How HCM technology can harness the power of APIs

This two-part series explores the value of APIs and how HR can use them to create more effective HCM technology systems. Part one is an overview of APIs and how they can be used to integrate data with systems of record.

Oklahoma Society of CPAs • 13th September 2024

What Your Clients Need To Know About Federal R&D Tax Credits

Many small- and medium-size businesses (SMBs) may be missing out on an opportunity to reduce their payroll taxes through research and development (R&D) tax credits. R&D doesn’t apply just to organizations doing hard core science. In fact, any business in any industry that is investing time, effort, and resources to improving products, processes, or solutions is eligible for the federal R&D tax credit and possibly state R&D tax credits.

InformationWeek • 30th August 2024

AI and Evolving Legislation in the US and Abroad

As AI continues to dominate the headlines, policymakers and legislators across the world are considering how and when to regulate this technology to protect employees, consumers, and citizens at large. As business leaders, it’s important to think strategically and deliberately about how we use AI to be in sync with current and emerging legislation...

TLNT • 20th August 2024

Making the case for AI training in your organization | TLNT

As artificial intelligence (AI) technology continues to advance at a rapid rate, it’s becoming increasingly obvious that the ability to harness its potential will be what becomes one of the main differentiators in the workplace.

Small Business Currents • 7th August 2024

How to Get the Most From Your Independent Contractor Workforce - Small Business Currents

As small businesses struggle in a competitive job market, many are finding a need to hire a independent contractor (a.k.a., 1099 worker, freelancer). Using this type of workforce gives small businesses more flexibility, allowing them to manage unique projects, engage specialized skills as needed...

Planet Interactive • 1st August 2024

Creating an In-House Agency: A Strategic Guide

Building in-house creative and marketing teams has gained significant traction among large companies. In-house agencies are becoming a strategic choice for companies looking to enhance their creative output while maintaining close control over their brand voice and marketing activities.

InformationWeek • 9th July 2024

Driving the Innovation Cycle

Every day, data is used to better understand and predict behavior and often holds the answer as to whether something needs improving. To design a good product, for example, businesses must be proactive, anticipate what the customer needs and find a solution. It’s a cycle of learning what interrupts the product user’s daily work and then utilizing that knowledge to design and continuously improve the product.  This process doesn’t just apply within the walls of a tech organization, either. It’s t...

HR.com • 1st July 2024

HR Decision-Making in Small to Mid-Sized Businesses 2024 - HR.com

How SMBs are managing the HR function
This report, sponsored by UKG, explores the current state of the HR function in SMBs, the role of technology is in the area, and what the future holds for HR in SMBs.

Minnesota CPA Journal • 17th June 2024

Tax advantages for health care benefits 2024

In today’s competitive labor market, employers need every advantage to recruit and retain good people.
Consistently, the most important benefit to employees is health insurance. But with the continually rising cost of health care premiums, it can be difficult for smaller companies to offer this benefit for their employees.

Illinois CPA Society • 18th April 2024

How CPA Firms Can Prepare for Illinois’ Pay Transparency Law

Despite efforts to combat pay inequality over the past six decades, pay gaps persist in the United States, especially among women and underrepresented people. In 2017, only four states banned employers from asking applicants about previous pay, a practice that can perpetuate pay inequities. As a result, pay transparency (i.e., disclosing the pay range for an advertised job) has become a growing practice in addressing pay inequity in the workplace, with laws being enacted in states and cities acr...