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 You will likely iterate quite a few times on defining the actual numbers of personnel that you will want to hire to make your company a reality. However, let's discuss four general assumptions that you need to make about personnel; these are likely to be ones that you make one time and probably won't need to change very often. They are: You will likely iterate quite a few times on defining the actual numbers of personnel that you will want to hire to make your company a reality. However, let's discuss four general assumptions that you need to make about personnel; these are likely to be ones that you make one time and probably won't need to change very often. They are:
  
-  - Fringe rate. What percent of total payroll will the company pay to cover all employment benefits? ​Although most start-ups provide few benefits, they do provide some. This might include the company'​s contributions to medical/​dental insurance plans, 401K plans, and the like.+  - Fringe rate. What percent of total payroll will the company pay to cover all employment benefits? This might include the company'​s contributions to medical/​dental insurance plans, 401K plans, and the like.
   - Payroll tax rate. What percent of total payroll will the company pay the government to cover payroll taxes? This is the company'​s contribution to federal, state, and local income taxes, social security, and Medicare.   - Payroll tax rate. What percent of total payroll will the company pay the government to cover payroll taxes? This is the company'​s contribution to federal, state, and local income taxes, social security, and Medicare.
   - Disability insurance rate. What percent of total payroll will the company pay for State-mandated disability insurance?   - Disability insurance rate. What percent of total payroll will the company pay for State-mandated disability insurance?
   - Average annual salary increase. What is the average default raise that you expect to provide your employees each year?   - Average annual salary increase. What is the average default raise that you expect to provide your employees each year?
  
-====Additional questions:​====+====Additional questions ​(on personnel strategy):====
  
 +**[[:​faqs:​personnel:​founder-role|What role should the founder play in the startup?​]]**
  
-**[[:faqs:no-salary|How do handle "no-salary employees"​?]]**+**[[:faqs:personnel:​co-CEO|My co-founder and make a great team. Can we serve as co-CEO's?]]**
  
-**[[:faqs:how-many-options|How many options will my employees be granted?]]**+**[[:faqs:personnel:​common-CMO|How common is it to have a vice president of sales? Marketing?]]**
  
-**[[:faqs:how-handle-factory-workers|How assign employee labor to COGS?]]**+**[[:faqs:personnel:​common-CFO|How common is it to have a chief financial officer (CFO)?]]**
  
-**[[:faqs:how-handle-factory-workers|How handle factory/​manufacturing employees?]]**+**[[https://​www.offtoa.com/​wp/​personnel-strategies-startups/|How can I find the right people for my company?]]**
  
-**[[:faqs:how-outsource-manufacturing|How do I handle outsourced manufacturing?]]**+**[[http://​www.linkedin.com/​pulse/​team-b-product-better-than-alan-%22al%22-davis|How important are employees to company success?]]**
  
-**[[:​faqs:​kinds-of-options|What is the difference between an Incentive Stock Option (ISO) and a Nonstatutory Stock Option (NSO)]]**+**[[:faqs:​investments:​kinds-of-options|What is the difference between an Incentive Stock Option (ISO) and a Nonstatutory Stock Option (NSO)]]**
  
-**[[:faqs:​founder-role|What role should the founder play in the startup?​]]**+====Additional questions (on how to make your strategy work in our tool):====
  
-**[[:faqs:co-CEO|My co-founder and make a great team. Can we serve as co-CEO's?]]**+**[[:faqs:personnel:​no-salary|How do handle "no-salary employees"​?]]**
  
-**[[:faqs:common-CMO|How common is it to have a vice president of sales? Marketing?]]**+**[[:faqs:personnel:​how-many-options|How many options will my employees be granted?]]**
  
-**[[:faqs:common-CFO|How common is it to have a chief financial officer (CFO)?]]**+**[[:faqs:personnel:​how-handle-factory-workers|How assign employee labor to COGS?]]**
  
-**[[https://​www.offtoa.com/​wp/​personnel-strategies-startups/|How can I find the right people for my company?]]**+**[[:faqs:personnel:how-handle-factory-workers|How handle factory/​manufacturing employees?]]**
  
-**[[http://​www.linkedin.com/​pulse/​team-b-product-better-than-alan-%22al%22-davis|How important are employees to company success?]]**+**[[:faqs:raw-materials:​how-outsource-manufacturing|How do I handle outsourced manufacturing?​]]** 
 + 
 +**[[:​faqs:​personnel:​commission-only|How do I handle a commission-only employee?​]]** 
 + 
 +====Additional questions (on using the personnel assumptions screen):​==== 
 + 
 +**[[:​faqs:​personnel:​items-per-page|How do I get more employees to display on each page?]]**
  
-**[[:faqs:items-per-page|How do I get more employees to display on each page?]]**+**[[:faqs:personnel:​how-change-years|How do I add or remove a year (column)?]]**
  
-**[[:​faqs:​how-change-years|How do I add or remove a year (column)?​]]** 
  
-**[[:​faqs:​commission-only|How do I handle a commission-only employee?​]]** 
  
  
  
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