— The Great Work · Dossier No. 05 —
Payroll runs, onboarding binders, and the quiet administration of small human dramas that accompany any staff above three.
Human resources (HR), the people side of a small business, is where the paperwork multiplies fastest: payroll every two weeks, contractors who need W-9s before they need checks, new hires who need an onboarding plan, and tip pools that need to be fair and documented. We run that administration so the founder can go back to running the business.
Small teams, from the first hire to a few dozen: studios, practices, event crews, restaurant groups, and nonprofits paying staff and contractors side by side.
Especially hospitality operators who know exactly how complicated tips, shifts, and seasonal staff can get.
Payroll on Gusto: setup, bi-weekly runs, and the employer filings that come with them.
Contractor payments, W-9 collection, and 1099 preparation, so year-end takes an afternoon instead of a month.
Onboarding binders, checklists, and training in Trainual, plus benefits coordination.
Labor and tip-pool procedures written down, so the rules are the same on every shift.
We connect payroll to the books we keep, so wages, taxes, and contractor payments land in the right accounts and reconcile as part of the monthly close. Staff records are tracked in the Monday.com workspace we run for you, and the durable copies sit in your company's own drive, owned by the business.
We handle the administration. For employment-law questions, we work alongside your attorney.
A monthly retainer, reviewed quarterly, scoped to your headcount and pay schedule. Never hourly.
Tools: Gusto, Trainual, Monday.com, and QuickBooks Online.
Yes, on Gusto. We set it up, run it on schedule, and keep it tied to your books.
Yes. We collect W-9s as contractors are added, so the 1099s at year-end are a formality.
No. We run payroll and HR administration and write your procedures. Legal questions go to your attorney, and we make their job easier with clean records.
Record No. E-017 · Event Production
Received: sold-out events, a vendor list kept in text messages, contractor payments reconstructed from memory each spring.
Returned: a Monday.com operations workspace, vendor and contractor registers with W-9s attached, payroll on Gusto, and 1099 season reduced to an afternoon.
— Filed · The Spring Holds —
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— Log Entry · Payroll Run —