Scaling Operations

Entrepreneur op-ed urges founders to build HR and payroll systems before scaling forces the issue

A contributor with over 32 years in the industry writes that many founders delay formalizing payroll, benefits, compliance and hiring systems, relying instead on spreadsheets and personal oversight while small. The piece argues that as companies grow—especially across multiple states—these informal setups quickly become inadequate, and waiting to address them makes fixes more costly and complex later.