Online Business with that "Buy Local" Feel

More and more consumers, with all good intentions, are embracing the Buy Local movement; however, according to Business Week, "Some question whether buy-local efforts really do help communities. 'It's easy to show that the local businesses benefit. It's very hard to show the costs,' says Russell Roberts, an economist at George Mason University and host of the EconTalk podcast. 'The costs can include higher prices and a narrower selection for consumers. The claim is it keeps the money in the community,' he says. 'The money in the community isn't the goal of economic life. The goal of economic life is to have the right access to the things we care about.' While Roberts says there's nothing wrong with shopping locally, he says there's no inherent economic benefit.

"But many consumers choose to buy local because the intangible benefits are precisely the things they care about: ...business owners who know shoppers' names. 'They find value beyond the economic value,' says Village Books' Robinson."

We at MyTimeCards pride ourselves on supplying products and services that aren't available from local vendors in every community, and doing so with the personal attention and customer care that has that "Local" feel. We offer a single point of contact for all sales, training and tech support, so each client has a direct line to our technicians and even our programmers.

With MyTimeCards, you'll get a system customized at no extra charge to your specifications, based on your company policies and operations. You'll get the power and convenience of sophisticated web technology and the individual attention of a neighborhood business owner.

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Are You Running a Half-Automated Operation?

If you're using Quickbooks, Paychex, ADP or other payroll system, and not using automated employee timekeeping to enter payable hours, you're not getting the maximum benefit of automation. Manual and punchclock methods of timekeeping are error-prone and waste time and paper. Staff intervention is always costly.
The more staff functions you automate, the greater your savings.

Since 2005, MyTimeCards has provided virtually uninterrupted services to customers via secure servers and Secure Socket Layer (SSL) encryption of data. Our suite of online employee management tools enables our customers to maximize efficiency and reduce cost of operations by building Internet accessibility and program customizability into fast, accurate, and simple-to-use records of employee attendance and work times. MyTimeCards modules – Timecards/Timekeeping, Scheduling, Time-off Accruals and Job Tracking - are tailored to fit your business needs, whether you manage one employee on one site or a thousand workers stationed globally.

Time to Act
HR Management Magazine’s take on time and attendance automation.

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Help for Franchisees

For many people, franchising has proven to be a viable way to become business owners. For the most part it offers the lowest risks and the highest level of support including brand name and trademarks, marketing and advertising, web sites, toll free numbers, operations manuals and proven systems - along with thorough training in every aspect of the business. A huge attraction for some: You can totally change careers without years of schooling or apprenticeship or research. One day you can have a "job" as accountant or police officer and a few months later have a "career" as the successful owner of a business, which may be an auto detailer or a pet spa or a home improvement franchise.*

Are there drawbacks to owning a franchise? Of course. Franchisors don't supply everything, and they don't run your business for you. Most aspects of operation are your responsibility, including HR. Bookkeeping, payroll and record keeping are frequently left up to you, and your profits may rise or fall based on vendor selection.

MyTimeCards is the perfect employee timekeeping program for franchisees. It is web-based, fast, customizable, simple to use and requires no IT staff to install, maintain or to upgrade the system. Whether you have 2 employees or 2000, you get the same reliability, accuracy, free set up, staff training and unlimited tech support. Shop around - you won't find any timekeeping/scheduling package that offers the value we do. And there's no long term contract or commitment on your part. Get your free trial today.

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Of Santa, Swine and Summer Vacations

How many other contingencies can find you short-staffed? Holidays can put a dent in productivity. And workers are finding they don't have to contract H1N1 themselves to be off the job - having a family member diagnosed is reason for most employers to tell a worker "Stay home." What can you as an employer do to keep your operation in the black regardless of absenteeism? Consider initiating a cross-training program for employees. It can increase productivity and employee satisfaction year round. Read more...

Cross-training Benefits

H1N1 and You

MyTimeCards Job Tracking module keeps up with clocked hours for an unlimited number of employees on a unlimited number of jobs.