﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>Cision News</title><link>https://news.cision.com</link><description>Cision is the leading global provider of media research, distribution, monitoring and evaluation services. With over 40 locations throughout the world, Cision provides the insight, expertise and intelligence that improve performance and build reputations.</description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 14:32:54 GMT</pubDate><image><title>Cision News</title><width>146</width><height>60</height><link>https://news.cision.com</link><url>https://news.cision.com/Content/img/news-logo.png</url></image><item><title>SurePayroll Small Business Scorecard® Shows 15-Point Drop in Optimism</title><link>http://news.cision.com/surepayroll/r/surepayroll-small-business-scorecard--shows-15-point-drop-in-optimism,c9311351</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1127350</guid><description><![CDATA[Survey also reveals small business owners’ views on presidential election
GLENVIEW, IL —September 28, 2012 — SurePayroll Inc., a leader in providing online payroll to small businesses nationwide, today announced September results for its monthly SurePayroll Small Business Scorecard® (http://www.surepayroll.com/scorecard/) showing small business owners' optimism at 45 percent, a sharp drop from 60 percent in August. Month over month hiring in September was down 0.2 percent and the average paycheck was flat. Results from the Scorecard optimism found that four out of five small business owners’]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Sep 2012 13:30:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>SurePayroll Survey Shows Banks May Not be the Problem for Small Business Economy</title><link>http://news.cision.com/surepayroll/r/surepayroll-survey-shows-banks-may-not-be-the-problem-for-small-business-economy,c9299307</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1104513</guid><description><![CDATA[Hiring sags slightly in Scorecard results
GLENVIEW, IL —August 31, 2012 — SurePayroll Inc., a leader in providing online payroll to small businesses nationwide, today announced August results for its monthly SurePayroll Small Business Scorecard® (http://www.surepayroll.com/scorecard/) showing small business owners' optimism at 60 percent with hiring down 0.1 percent and paychecks down 0.2 percent. While July was the first time since February that hiring had not been negative for the month, August’s data was slightly down again.

The Scorecard optimism survey found that 82 percent of small]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Aug 2012 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Payroll Company Creates Fantasy Football Index Infographic</title><link>http://news.cision.com/surepayroll/r/payroll-company-creates-fantasy-football-index-infographic,c9292662</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1091677</guid><description><![CDATA[SurePayroll makes bold recommendations
GLENVIEW, IL —Aug. 16, 2012 — SurePayroll Inc., a leader in providing online payroll to small businesses nationwide, today released an infographic (http://blog.surepayroll.com/fantasy-football-payroll-index/) of its SurePayroll Fantasy Football Payroll Index. The index uses a statistical analysis that compares 2012 average values for fantasy football quarterbacks, running backs and wide receivers to the players’ 2011 performance. The SurePayroll infographic comes to a bold conclusion: The New York Jets’ much-maligned QB Mark Sanchez may be a better]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2012 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Small Business Owners’ Keep Up Optimism</title><link>http://news.cision.com/surepayroll/r/small-business-owners--keep-up-optimism,c9288301</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1082096</guid><description><![CDATA[Hiring stays flat but entrepreneurs remain upbeat
GLENVIEW, IL —July 31, 2012 — SurePayroll Inc., a leader in providing online payroll to small businesses nationwide, today announced July results for its monthly SurePayroll Small Business Scorecard® (http://www.surepayroll.com/scorecard/) showing small business owners' optimism at 62 percent with hiring flat and paychecks down 0.2 percent, as workers take vacations during the summer. It’s the first time since February that hiring has not been negative for the month.

The Scorecard optimism survey further reflected the upbeat attitude of]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2012 13:28:16 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Small Business Owners Express Concern</title><link>http://news.cision.com/surepayroll/r/small-business-owners-express-concern,c9279356</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision513685</guid><description><![CDATA[SurePayroll Small Business Scorecard® indicates hiring sluggish with turmoil in Europe and slow growth in the U.S.
GLENVIEW, IL —June 29, 2012 — SurePayroll Inc., a leader in providing online payroll to small businesses nationwide, today announced June results for its monthly SurePayroll Small Business Scorecard® (http://www.surepayroll.com/scorecard/) showing small business owners' optimism at 60 percent with hiring down but paychecks up 0.1 percent. Hiring was down 0.2 percent. While optimism dropped from 64 percent last month, it is still up from 33 percent in September. The rise in]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 29 Jun 2012 13:58:01 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Small Business Optimism Remains High</title><link>http://news.cision.com/surepayroll/r/small-business-optimism-remains-high,c9268009</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision502120</guid><description><![CDATA[The SurePayroll Small Business Scorecard® shows businesses still in holding pattern
GLENVIEW, IL —May 31, 2012 — SurePayroll Inc., the leader in providing online payroll to small businesses nationwide, today announced May results for its monthly SurePayroll Small Business Scorecard® showing small business owners' optimism at 64 percent, with hiring and paychecks showing little change (both down 0.1 percent month over month). Optimism remains well off its low of 33 percent in September of last year.

The Scorecard optimism survey found 50 percent of respondents are experiencing increased]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2012 16:08:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>SurePayroll CEO Wins Major Illinois Technology Association Award</title><link>http://news.cision.com/surepayroll/r/surepayroll-ceo-wins-major-illinois-technology-association-award,c9259884</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision493689</guid><description><![CDATA[President & CEO Michael Alter named CityLIGHTS Awards CEO of the Year
GLENVIEW, IL — May 14, 2012 — SurePayroll Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Paychex and the leader in providing online payroll to small businesses nationwide, today announced its President and CEO Michael Alter was named by the Illinois Technology Association as CEO of the Year at the 13th annual CityLIGHTS Awards honoring top performers in technology whose innovation and success drive growth in Illinois.

“Illinois is fast becoming a leading technology hub and I am honored to be recognized among these brilliant digital]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 13:44:01 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Small Business Optimism Steady at 65 Percent</title><link>http://news.cision.com/surepayroll/r/small-business-optimism-steady-at-65-percent,c9253604</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision487273</guid><description><![CDATA[The SurePayroll® Small Business Scorecard Shows Hiring and Paychecks Still Lag
GLENVIEW, IL —April 30, 2012 — SurePayroll Inc., the leader in providing online payroll to small businesses nationwide, today announced April results for its monthly SurePayroll Small Business Scorecard® showing small business owners' optimism at 65 percent, despite a slight drop in hiring and size of average paychecks. Optimism remains well off its low of 33 percent in September of last year.

For those looking to hire, 40 percent of small business owners said they are having trouble finding qualified]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 13:41:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>SurePayroll Named Finalist for 2012 Illinois Technology Association CityLIGHTS Award</title><link>http://news.cision.com/surepayroll/r/surepayroll-named-finalist-for-2012-illinois-technology-association-citylights-award,c9245794</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision479075</guid><description><![CDATA[13th Annual CityLIGHTS Awards honor top performers in technology whose innovation and success drive growth in Illinois
CHICAGO, IL – April 12, 2012 – SurePayroll, Inc.’s CEO and CTO have been named finalists in the 2012 Illinois Technology Association (ITA) CityLIGHTS awards (http://www.illinoistech.org/page.aspx/citylights) in the CEO and Technologist of the Year categories. SurePayroll President and CEO Michael Alter is responsible for the overall business model development, strategic planning, and day-to-day operations for Glenview-based SurePayroll, the Online Alternative® and a wholly]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:42:10 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Small Business Optimism Reaches 70 Percent for First Time Since Last Spring</title><link>http://news.cision.com/surepayroll/r/small-business-optimism-reaches-70-percent-for-first-time-since-last-spring,c9241438</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision474847</guid><description><![CDATA[The SurePayroll® Small Business Scorecard Shows Hiring Slightly Down, but Survey Reveals More Positives
GLENVIEW, IL —March 30, 2012 — SurePayroll Inc., the leader in providing online payroll to small businesses nationwide, today announced March results for its monthly SurePayroll Small Business Scorecard® showing small business owners' optimism at 70 percent, despite a slight drop in hiring and wages being flat. This is the first time optimism has reached the 70s since May 2011.

The SurePayroll Scorecard’s optimism survey also showed 31 percent plan to hire during the remainder of the]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 13:40:10 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>SUREPAYROLL® NAMED CUSTOMER CONTACT CENTER OF THE YEAR IN INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED AWARDS</title><link>http://news.cision.com/surepayroll/r/surepayroll--named-customer-contact-center-of-the-year-in-internationally-recognized-awards,c9229563</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision462311</guid><description><![CDATA[Online Payroll Provider Wins Six Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service
Glenview, IL– March 8, 2012 – SurePayroll, Inc., a leader in providing easy online payroll to more than 35,000 small businesses nationwide, was named Customer Service Contact Center (Gold-level) of the Year by the internationally recognized Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. The company also received several Silver and Bronze level awards in Customer Service Management, National Sales Team and Sales Representative categories.

The awards were presented this week by the Stevie® Awards, which organizes]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 14:35:20 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>SurePayroll Announces Mobile Paycheck App for Android™</title><link>http://news.cision.com/surepayroll/r/surepayroll-announces-mobile-paycheck-app-for-android-,c9227694</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision460379</guid><description><![CDATA[Employees gain instant access to paycheck details with their Android device
GLENVIEW, IL — March 5, 2012 — SurePayroll (http://www.surepayroll.com/), a leading provider of payroll services for small businesses today announced the release of its free Mobile Paycheck app on the Google Android Market. The Mobile Paycheck app allows employees of SurePayroll customers to view their paystubs immediately from anywhere at any time.

“In today’s world, mobility is critical. The Mobile Paycheck app provides total convenience, allowing employees to quickly access pay stub information whether it’s for]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 15:05:56 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Small Business Hiring Shows Slight Gain, Slight Dip in Wages, Optimism Essentially Flat</title><link>http://news.cision.com/surepayroll/r/small-business-hiring-shows-slight-gain--slight-dip-in-wages--optimism-essentially-flat,c9226156</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision458505</guid><description><![CDATA[The SurePayroll® Small Business Scorecard Shows Small Business Owners in Holding Pattern
GLENVIEW, IL —February 29, 2012 — SurePayroll (http://www.surepayroll.com/), the leader in providing online payroll to small businesses nationwide, today announced February results for its monthly SurePayroll Small Business Scorecard® showing small business owners’ optimism about the economy essentially flat -- inching to a 66 percent from 65 percent in January.

Month-over-month, SurePayroll Scorecard data shows hiring is up nationally at 0.04 percent from -0.2 percent in January. Wages are slightly]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Small Business Optimism Holds Steady</title><link>http://news.cision.com/surepayroll/r/small-business-optimism-holds-steady,c9213656</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision445355</guid><description><![CDATA[The SurePayroll® Small Business Scorecard shows hiring and wages essentially flat
GLENVIEW, IL — January 31, 2012 — SurePayroll (http://www.surepayroll.com/), the leader in providing easy online payroll to small businesses nationwide, today announced January results for its monthly SurePayroll Small Business Scorecard® showing small business owners’ optimism about the economy is holding steady. SurePayroll’s Small Business Scorecard optimism score inched up to 65 percent this month from 63 percent in December. Optimism has grown steadily since its low at only 33 percent in September.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:34:11 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>SUREPAYROLL® NAMED A 2012 FINALIST IN INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED AWARDS FOR SALES &amp; CUSTOMER SERVICE</title><link>http://news.cision.com/surepayroll/r/surepayroll--named-a-2012-finalist-in-internationally-recognized-awards-for-sales---customer-service,c9212553</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision444425</guid><description><![CDATA[Online Payroll Provider Named Finalist in 5 Categories
Glenview, IL– January 27, 2012 – SurePayroll, Inc., a leader in providing easy online payroll to more than 35,000 small businesses nationwide, was named a finalist today in five categories in the internationally recognized Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service, and will ultimately be a Gold, Silver, or Bronze Stevie Award winner in the program.

The awards are presented by the Stevie® Awards, which organizes several of the world’s leading business awards shows, including the prestigious International Business Awards.

Nicknamed]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:07:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Small Business Optimism rises significantly in December</title><link>http://news.cision.com/surepayroll/r/small-business-optimism-rises-significantly-in-december,c9204123</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision435904</guid><description><![CDATA[Despite 2011 declines, the SurePayroll Small Business Scorecard shows positives for 2012
GLENVIEW, IL — January 3, 2011 — SurePayroll (http://www.surepayroll.com/), the online alternative in payroll services (http://www.surepayroll.com/product/payroll/), today announced December results for its monthly Small Business Scorecard showing a promising trendof small business owners expressing optimism about the economy. SurePayroll’s Small Business Scorecard optimism score climbed to 63 percent in December compared to 53 percent in the previous two months, and up from only 33 percent in September.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 14:42:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>SurePayroll Introduces New Officer-Only Payroll for S-Corporations</title><link>http://news.cision.com/surepayroll/r/surepayroll-introduces-new-officer-only-payroll-for-s-corporations,c9195037</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision426469</guid><description><![CDATA[Subscription-based program will help Officer-Only S-Corps avoid costly 2210 fines
Glenview, Ill. — December 5, 2011 — SurePayroll (http://www.surepayroll.com/), the online alternative in payroll services (http://www.surepayroll.com/product/payroll/), today announced the launch of Officer-Only Payroll for S-Corporations. Officer-Only Payroll will help S-Corporations with no employees manage complex tax and reporting requirements and avoid potentially hefty fines.

“Small businesses should be able to focus on their area of expertise and not on the ever-changing tax and wage regulations,]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Small Business Optimism Leaps 20% in October While SurePayroll Small Business Scorecard Finds Hiring down 2.9% YTD</title><link>http://news.cision.com/surepayroll/r/small-business-optimism-leaps-20--in-october-while-surepayroll-small-business-scorecard-finds-hiring,c9182280</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision413050</guid><description><![CDATA[Regionally, only the South shows minor gains in hiring
Glenview, Ill. — November 2, 2011 — SurePayroll (http://www.surepayroll.com/), the online alternative in payroll services (http://www.surepayroll.com/product/payroll/), today announced October results for its monthly Small Business Scorecard showing small business owner optimism leapt 20% to 53% from a record-low last month. The SurePayroll Scorecard includes hiring and wage data for the top 35 U.S. metropolitan statistical areas and surveys national small business owner optimism each month.

For October 2011, the SurePayroll Small]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 15:23:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>SurePayroll’s Free Mobile Payroll App Now Available for Android™</title><link>http://news.cision.com/surepayroll/r/surepayroll-s-free-mobile-payroll-app-now-available-for-android-,c9177784</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision408913</guid><description><![CDATA[Online payroll leader's free app lets small businesses process payroll and handle the taxes in seconds from their Google Android mobile devices
GLENVIEW, IL – October 24, 2011 – SurePayroll, the online alternative, today announced the availability of its free mobile payroll app on Google’s Android Market (https://market.android.com/).

Designed to give their small business customers the ability to quickly and easily process their payroll from anywhere, at any time, using their Android™ mobile devices, SurePayroll’s Mobile Payroll App (http://www.surepayroll.com/product/payroll/android-]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 15:26:47 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>SurePayroll Small Business Scorecard Finds Small Business Hiring down 2.7% YTD as Optimism drops to Record 33% Low</title><link>http://news.cision.com/surepayroll/r/surepayroll-small-business-scorecard-finds-small-business-hiring-down-2-7--ytd-as-optimism-drops-to-,c9170438</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision401585</guid><description><![CDATA[Glenview, Ill. — October 4, 2011 — SurePayroll (http://www.surepayroll.com/), the online alternative in payroll services (http://www.surepayroll.com/product/payroll/), today announced September results for its monthly Small Business Scorecard, which includes hiring and wage data for the top 35 U.S. metropolitan statistical areas.

For September 2011, the SurePayroll Small Business Scorecard reveals that on a national level there continues to be flat or decreased hiring for the 12th month in a row, totaling a year-to-date decline in hiring of 2.7%. Wages remain down slightly (0.4%) for the]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 14:40:53 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>SurePayroll Named Finalists in 4 Stevie Awards</title><link>http://news.cision.com/surepayroll/r/surepayroll-named-finalists-in-4-stevie-awards,c9123408</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision347075</guid><description><![CDATA[GLENVIEW, IL — May 16, 2011 — SurePayroll (http://www.surepayroll.com/), the online alternative in payroll services (http://www.surepayroll.com/product/payroll/payroll-services.asp), today announced that it has been named a finalist for four 2011 American Business Awards, also known as the "Stevie Awards.” The company is a finalist in the categories of "Best Overall Company of the Year," "Most Innovative Company of the Year," "Customer Service Department of the Year – Financial Services and Insurance," and "Customer Service Team of the Year – Financial Services and Insurance."

As a]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2011 17:19:19 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>SurePayroll Named Finalists for Illinois Technology Association’s CityLIGHTs Awards</title><link>http://news.cision.com/surepayroll/r/surepayroll-named-finalists-for-illinois-technology-association-s-citylights-awards,c564938</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision311350</guid><description><![CDATA[Annual awards honor SurePayroll, CEO Michael Alter and CTO Michael Fineberg for their innovation and successes that drive growth in Illinois
Glenview, IL – April 20, 2011 – SurePayroll, (http://www.surepayroll.com/) its President and CEO Michael Alter (http://www.surepayroll.com/spsite/company/mtt-michael-alter.asp), and Chief Technology Officer Michael Fineberg (http://www.surepayroll.com/spsite/company/mtt-michael-fineberg.asp) have been named finalists for the 2011 Illinois Technology Association (ITA) CityLIGHTS Awards.

SurePayroll is a finalist for the Lighthouse Award, which honors]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 19:38:55 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Stevie Awards Names SurePayroll’s Sales Team National Sales Team of the Year</title><link>http://news.cision.com/surepayroll/r/the-stevie-awards-names-surepayroll-s-sales-team-national-sales-team-of-the-year,c549146</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision300546</guid><description><![CDATA[GLENVIEW, IL – February 23, 2011– SurePayroll, the online alternative payroll service (http://www.surepayroll.com/product/payroll/), announced today its sales team won the National Sales Team of the Year Stevie Award.

Announced at the 5th Annual Stevie Awards for Sales and Customer Service banquet in Miami Beach, Fla. on February 21, the award honored SurePayroll for its outstanding achievements, including obtaining 32 percent yearly growth with fewer sales representatives and breaking a company record when all sales representatives achieved their quarterly quotas — all in a highly]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2011 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Associated Bank Launches an Integrated, Affordable Online Payroll Service Powered by SurePayroll</title><link>http://news.cision.com/surepayroll/r/associated-bank-launches-an-integrated--affordable-online-payroll-service-powered-by-surepayroll,c540617</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision294072</guid><description><![CDATA[Bank partners with the country’s largest full-service online payroll provider to offer small business customers an easy and convenient solution.
Glenview, IL – January 27, 2011 – SurePayroll (http://www.surepayroll.com/) and Associated Bank (http://www.associatedbank.com/) today announced that Associated is offering its business customers a new online payroll service powered by SurePayroll.

Offered under SurePayroll’s Business Online Payroll brand, the service provides Associated’s customers an easy-to-use, convenient payroll solution that is integrated with Associated’s eManager+]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Jan 2011 18:03:40 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>