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📣 Calling all business owners, entrepreneurs, and creators! What would you do with another $7,500 for your business? 💵 💼✨We’re kicking off a contest to get to know the real people behind small businesses across the nation. Whether you’re cooking up a big idea, checking off your to-do list, opening a storefront, or celebrating a new product launch, we want to see what you’re up to! However you do it, it takes a lot to run a business. But that’s what makes it so special. Now is your chance to show the small business community what you’re made of. Here’s our first prompt: 👉 How do you run your business with Gusto? While thousands of business owners rely on Gusto’s platform to hire, pay, and support their teams, millions of entrepreneurs rely on their own passion, enthusiasm, and determination—in other words, their own gusto! No matter how you work with Gusto, share your story and show us how it helps you power your business. 🏆 Prize: 🥇Grand prize: $7,500 for best overall video submission 🥈2nd place: 2 x $2,500 prizes for second place video, photo(s) with caption and/or written submission 🥉3rd place: 10 x $250 prizes for 3rd place video, photo(s) with caption and/or written submission Ready to enter? Tag Gusto and use #DoItWithGusto on the platform of your choice. We’ll be accepting submissions until August 25 at 4pm PST. Soon after, we’ll announce the winners. 🏅 Make sure to follow us on Instagram, LinkedIn, X, and Facebook to see who wins! Visit here to read the terms of the contest: https://lnkd.in/gzjECc4f

Our CEO Josh Reeves sat down with Logan Bartlett to discuss Gusto's journey from a startup with a couple hundred customers to a 13-year-old company supporting 300K+ small and medium businesses. Learn about achieving product-market fit, how to build a strong culture of humility and helpfulness, and what's next for Gusto in the full podcast episode here: https://lnkd.in/eZZwT9rG

Summer vacation habits are shifting 🌴 Gusto data, sourced from 300K+ small and medium businesses, shows: • 📉 A drop in vacation in June 2024, compared to June 2023 • 📈 An increase in vacation time in May this year • 🌱 Gen Z workers were the least likely to take time off both in May and June 2024 Get all the insights from our report here: https://lnkd.in/eVAPgFQN

Entrepreneurs know the struggle: juggling work, family, and everything in between. 🌱 When every day feels like choosing between paying your employees on time, hiring with ease, spending quality time with family, or simply enjoying your work – it's a tough balance to strike. Life shouldn’t be about picking just two. There are ways to make it all work. How do you manage it all?

From vacant storefront to thriving local hotspot: That's the story of Smoothie Me Please. After Ashley Walker won a grant to revitalize a storefront in her hometown, Smoothie Me Please came alive. Now, she's serving up delicious smoothies, acaí bowls, and more to her community. 🍓🥝 With Gusto by her side, Ashley is thriving as a business owner and community leader. Her hard work has paid off, earning her features on CNBC and Travel Noire. Watch her full story below 🥤

Journey with us into the wild world of small business payroll. 🌿🔍 Ever wondered what it’s like to navigate the complex terrain of manual payroll? Our latest video unveils the intricate dance of numbers and paperwork that keeps businesses thriving. And then, watch as our intrepid explorer Caleb Newquist discovers the magic of payroll software, transforming a tedious process into a seamless operation.

🎉 🥇 💯 🎉 Gusto is now G2's #1 choice for payroll for small businesses and overall-sized companies! But that’s not all – we’ve achieved a perfect satisfaction score for SMB payroll and topped multiple categories 🏆: • Contractor Payments • Core HR • Onboarding • Benefits Administration We’re first in these categories because we want them to be the last thing on our customers' minds when running their business. Here’s to being #1 – thanks to our investors, team members, and customers for being part of our journey.

From startup to scaling up, food marketplace Goldbelly found the secret ingredient to smooth HR processes with Gusto. 🍔 🍰 And here's what they got with Gusto: ✅ Easy onboarding 📜 Compliance made simple 🚀 20X workforce growth Learn how Goldbelly made their HR a piece of cake with Gusto: https://lnkd.in/eTeU58bW

🚨 Last week's CrowdStrike outage is a reminder: Cybersecurity and incident response planning are crucial for businesses of *all* sizes. And more often than not, small and medium businesses don't have the resources or processes set up to respond to an outage at this scale. 🔒 Get actionable insights on how small and medium businesses can respond to these types of crises: https://lnkd.in/eeAShrdU

Navigating compliance can feel like an obstacle course for small businesses. 🛤️ Our experts Shelly Abril and Folasha Blugh shared their insights in a recent CNN article, highlighting the biggest compliance roadblocks and how to overcome them. Want more insights? Dive into the full article featuring our Gusto experts here: https://lnkd.in/dpfkB2uH