No doubt you’ve seen the signs of the current labor shortage all around you – the ones that say, “Now Hiring.” Then, there’s the ongoing flood of available positions on LinkedIn and across the web from other talent recruitment sources. Perhaps you even see these signs in your own business, especially if you are struggling to find qualified help to take care of your accounting and bookkeeping, and run your back office effectively.

It’s valuable for you to understand your cash flow, manage your spending and make strategic decisions about the direction of your business based on your books. But you don’t have to be the one keeping your books to stay on top of that information. And while a professional bookkeeper can wrangle your books quickly and efficiently, you can spend your valuable time on the tasks that only you can perform to run your construction business.

Your business’ e-commerce platform can make or break your experience with selling online. At Certum Solutions, our team has explored the options on the market and worked with clients using a variety of e-commerce platforms. We believe BigCommerce is the best solution for our clients.

When you consider ways to make your business safer during the coronavirus pandemic, making changes using your business accounting software might not be the first path that comes to mind. Don’t let a humble software solution fool you! If you’re using QuickBooks Online, you can tap into great features that can make your employees and customers feel safer while the risk of virus transmission is high.

Construction is already a tough industry. Your top concerns include ensuring worker safety, adhering to regulations and finding skilled labor. Construction employment hasn’t fully rebounded since the pandemic began. On top of all that, you’ve got to actually run and grow your business.

It’s easier than ever to slice and dice valuable data about your customers and your business, thanks to a new QuickBooks update. QuickBooks Online (QBO) has released a trio of updates that we’re excited about at Certum Solutions because they’ll help you better understand your business, tailor your employees’ payroll experience and save you time with automation.

Following the pandemic, many business owners are changing the ways their employees work. Some may allow employees to work remotely on occasion, while others may choose to become fully remote teams, which could include employees in different states. These changes to where work gets done can affect your federal labor law poster compliance.

As your business grows, the number of people who know how to do everything to run the company becomes fewer and fewer. The people with institutional knowledge of a business’ procedures are now CEOs or directors. The best use of their time isn’t to work with each new hire on process questions.