Adapting to life as owners of a successful business When Chris Curry and Elie Tilghman decided to open a juice-and-coffee bar in Wrightsville Beach, NC, they had no idea just how quickly the community would embrace them. They opened in July 2018 with just five employees — and were convinced they had overstaffed. Within weeks, they needed to hire more people, and soon found themselves expanding their menu to include poke and acai bowls. Today, with 16 employees and growing fast, they can only imagine what year two has in store. We didn’t have time to think about payroll We had so much on our plate before we opened, and we hadn’t had time to think about how we were going to handle payroll. Then, our local ADP representative, who is a friend of ours, stepped in at the right time. S

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