The moment a business outgrows DIY payroll and what to do next

Max Farnsworth used to spend four and a half hours a month processing payroll for his property management firm via a custom bookkeeping system and paper checks. His company, Farnsworth Industries, keeps vacation rental properties along Florida’s Emerald Coast running, handling everything from smart-home systems and Wi-Fi to construction oversight. Every minute spent on manual data entry was unbillable time stolen from clients, and his experience isn’t unusual. In OnPay’s analysis of what small-business owners search for, questions about running…