For Jamie Tripp, payroll was always a headache. Like many small businesses, the Midland, Ont.-based paint dealer originally handled his payroll himself.

"We used paper-based tables provided by the government, and retained our source deductions, remitting to the government on a monthly basis," he recalls. This caused problems for the proprietor of Tripp's Paint and Decorating Shoppe, who is no different from other small business owners in that he has to be chief operating officer and president, all at once.

In the February 11 edition of the Financial Post.  Mr. Tripp explains how he uses NEBS PAYweb to reduce his payroll processing time and costs by over 75% and Patrick Culhane, president of the Canadian Payroll Association, provides tips for small businesses.