Employee self-service payroll for small teams.
Small business owners with teams under 20 employees find HR payroll software too expensive, overly complex, and lacking simple integrations with accounting tools.
TeamPayEase provides a simple portal where employees view schedules, submit hours, and access pay stubs, while owners approve and pay effortlessly. It reduces admin time with mobile-friendly approvals and basic compliance checklists. Ideal for under-20 teams avoiding complex HR.
Small business owners with teams under 20 employees
Employee portal-first design: 80% self-service to minimize owner touch-time.
supportive
Self-view stubs, submit hours, download W2s.
Review/approve hours before payroll.
Guided I-9, W4 setup per employee.
PWA app for clock-in/submissions.
Overview of approvals pending/paid.
Basic calendar sharing.
Simple vacation balances.
Automated alerts for approvals/stubs.
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| name | text | No |
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| organization_id | uuid | No |
| is_employee | bool | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| hours | int | No |
| status | text | No |
| period_end | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| type | text | No |
| completed | bool | No |
Relationships:
/api/employees/inviteSend employee invite
/api/timesheets/submitEmployee submit hours
/api/timesheets/approveOwner approve
/api/payroll/generateFrom approved sheets
/api/stubs/:idDownload stub
/api/compliance/:userIdCheck docs status
No payments/compliance
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 180 | 4% | $144 | $1,728 |
| Month 6 | 1,100 | 10% | $2,200 | $26,400 |
Self-service portal cuts your admin time by 70%. Easy for teams under 20, $20/mo.
Share beta access in r/humanresources and small biz Discord servers. Run $50 Facebook ads targeting 'small business owner' + 'team management'. Cold DM 30 restaurant/coffee shop owners on Instagram who post about staffing.
Full HR
Complex, costly for payroll-only
Payroll-centric self-service at fraction cost
Network effects from employee adoption; sticky via compliance docs.
Shift to self-service post-remote work boom; millennials expect portals.
Employees resist new tools
Mobile-first, intuitive design
Onboarding doc liability
Templates only, user responsible
Success: 90% prefer self-service
Success: 6 active weekly
Success: 20% referral rate
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