News News RSS Feed 3/31/2011 10:49:49 AM Melissa Grimes, SPHR, Featured for Executive Women’s Forum International Nextep Vice President of Client Services Melissa Grimes, SPHR, is featured in this month’s Executive Women’s Forum (EWF) International’s member success profile. As a successful executive who has been with Nextep more than 12 year ... 5/10/2012 11:38:48 AM 162 Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits Partners with Nextep The Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits and Nextep partner to provide improved employee benefits and lower costs for the Oklahoma nonprofit sector  The nonprofit sector is faced today with more challenges than ever; decreased grants, increased ove ... 5/2/2012 9:54:37 AM 161 HR Outsourcing Trends 2012: A Primer | Nextep HR Outsourcing Trends for 2012: A Primer HR outsourcing is getting more cost effective, broader and more powerful. Whatever the size of your business, having an outsourcing strategy is increasingly crucial to the long-term stability of your organiza ... 4/13/2012 1:26:33 PM 159 Small Business Guide to HR Outsourcing Services | Nextep A Small Business Guide to HR Outsourcing According to the Small Business Administration, small businesses spend 7-25% of their time handling employee-related paperwork. So do you need to outsource your human resources function? It’s no longer ... 4/13/2012 1:24:49 PM 158 Lindsey Nichols, SPHR, on Classifying Employees and Independent Contractors Nextep HR Manager Lindsey Nichols, SPHR, explains how to classify employees correctly in a recent article for the Oklahoma HR State Council Blog, a source for human resource professionals in Oklahoma to learn about important industry topics.  T ... 2/15/2012 3:45:16 PM 154 Nextep President and CEO Thomas A. Shehan Discusses Strategic Planning Nextep President and CEO Thomas A. Shehan explores strategic planning in February’s issue of PEO Insider, the trade publication for the National Association of Professional Employer Organizations (NAPEO). The article dissects the stages of ... 2/14/2012 4:32:57 PM 152 Nextep White Paper | Industry Leaders Invest in PEO industry leaders invest in strategic hr outsourcing partnerships Faced with fierce competition, organizations that seek to lead are always on the lookout for ways to maximize rewards and minimize risk.  To thrive, leaders must stay focused ... 12/15/2011 3:29:43 PM 144 Professional Employer Organization Trends: Future of HR Outsourcing | Nextep Professional Employer Organization Trends: The Future of HR Outsourcing Opening your own company or becoming the head of your company seemed like a great idea at the time; it was time to pursue your dreams and aspirations. That dream lasted until yo ... 12/28/2011 4:40:05 PM 146 What to Look for in a Texas PEO | Nextep What to Look for in a Texas PEO You would think, given the current job market, that finding quality employees would be an easy task. However, it seems that it has become an increasingly difficult chore. Locating quality employees; managing the heada ... 12/28/2011 4:44:09 PM 147 What Can Professional Employer Services Do For Your Company? | Nextep What Can Professional Employer Services Do For Your Company? When it comes to managing their human resources, small businesses have an especially tough job. The administrative costs of ensuring that a business complies with state and federal employm ... 11/21/2011 1:55:28 PM 139