You know that paying household employees “on the books” is always the right and smart thing to do. The benefits for families far outweigh any perceived financial savings from avoiding taxes and other obligations. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has brought all of this into crystal-clear focus, and the following examples will help you discuss with...Read More

All Things PPP & SBA: Tuesday, February 9, 12:30 PM PST | 3:30 PM EST  Fix your first PPP, move further into recovery with PPP2, and check out SBA’s push to provide better access to capital for small businesses. Kim Bunting will walk us through the changes and new programs available for small businesses through...Read More

So many things have changed in the past year, and more and more agencies are realizing that taking steps to make your agency more inclusive both from a family and a candidate perspective is no longer a nice-to-have or something to do ‘whenever there is time’. While we are all aware that the majority of...Read More

Greetings! We made it to 2021! Congrats to us—that was no small feat. It is, however, very difficult to write to all you now without mentioning the enormous elephant in the room. The desecration of the Capitol was this past week,  and I cannot for the life of me wrap my head around it. This...Read More

Michael Jordan is the best basketball player of all time but he will not come close to playing at his best without his shoes. Onboarding a caregiver is like lacing up Jordan’s Nike’s and giving caregivers the opportunity to most effectively execute their role. Most often the missing piece to swiftly receiving a caregiver’s best...Read More

We’re thrilled to kick-off our 2021 APNA Business Building Webinar Series Thursday, January 21, 2021 with Tonya Sakowicz, Newborn Care Solutions. She will present Why Adding NCS Placements to Your Offerings is your Biggest Move of 2021. If 2020 taught us anything, it is that diversification in revenue streams can be a lifesaver for any...Read More

Greetings! In September at the APNA conference ‘Evolve + Elevate’, I spoke about the importance of being resilient. Now I am warming to the idea of being hopeful. COVID-19 has been all-consuming for months and remains so, but there is now light at the end of this long tunnel.  As small businesses, nanny agencies have...Read More

If you’re like many staffing leaders, you’re probably planning your end of year leadership team meeting.  You know, the one where everyone sits around a conference room table and you do a presentation on the hits and misses of the year then unveil next year’s budget and watch the faces fall? Then you have lunch...Read More

Greetings! November is a favorite month in many households. I know it is in mine. While it’s dark way too early these days, the promise of a large gathering of extended family and friends for a sumptuous Thanksgiving feast is a time to anticipate and treasure—most years. Oh, COVID, how you have changed our lives!...Read More

APNA is thrilled to introduce the APNA Toolkits. Over two years in the making and in collaboration with many of our member agencies and industry professionals, the toolkits are a series of documents to assist you in the day-to-day operations of your agency. These toolkits are designed to take the guesswork out of contracts, PR,...Read More