EXHIBIT 10.27
 
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June  l, 2011

Mike Kinney
7201 RR2222
Austin, TX 78730

Dear Mike:

Re: Offer of Employment

On  behalf   of  Asure   Software,   Inc.  (the  "Company"),  I  am  pleased   to  offer   you  full-time
employment with the Company  in the position  of Vice President  of Sales &
Marketing, subject to the conditions and  contingencies set  forth  below.
You  are expected  to work  at  the Company's offices in Austin, Texas, under
the guidance  and direction of Pat Goepel ("Supervisor"), or his/her designees.
Employment commences on June 1, 2011 ("Start Date").

l.              Duties and  Responsibilities

Such  other duties  and responsibilities as communicated to you  by  your
immediate supervisors  or the Supervisor from time to time.

You  understand  that your  duties  and responsibilities may evolve  over  a
period  of time and may not be limited to the duties and responsibilities set
forth above.

2.             Compensation

a      Base Wage. Your initial annualized  salary for calendar years 2011 and
2012 will be One  Hundred  Fifty  Thousand US  dollars  (US$150,000)
("Base  Salary").     Your salary will be payable pursuant to the Company's
regular payroll policy, as the same may be modified from time to time by the
Company.

b.     Bonus Compensation.

(i) Guaranteed Bonus.  In lieu of a 2011 commission plan and in addition to your
Base Salary, for the remainder  of calendar  year 2011,  you are eligible  for a
guaranteed
bonus  of  $29,167.00  (the  "2011  Bonus).    Provided  you  remain  employed  by
the Company  as of the dates payments are due, the 2011 Bonus shall  be paid
quarterly (ln'h in Q2, 3/7ths in Q3 and 317ths in Q4).  .

Your 2011  Bonus will  be paid upon the  conclusion of each
calendar  quarter.  The Company  will be entitled  to withhold  payroll  taxes
and other amounts as required pursuant to law.
 
 
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(ii) Commission.  Commencing in the calendar year 2012, you will be eligible for
an annual commission plan to be determined in the discretion of the Board of
Directors (the "Commission"). The availability and amount of the Commission, if
any, shall be at all times at the sole discretion of the Board. The Company will
be entitled to withhold payroll taxes and other amounts as required pursuant to
law.

c.     Stock  Option.   In addition, subject to the approval of the Company's
Board of Directors, the Company will grant you an option to purchase 60,000
shares of the Company's Common Stock at a price per share equal to the fair
market value per share of the Common Stock on the date of grant, as detemlined
by the Company's Board of Directors.  Twenty-five percent (25%) of the shares
subject to the option shall vest 12 months after the date your vesting begins,
subject to your continuing employment with the Company, and no shares shall vest
before such date.   The remaining shares shall vest quarterly over the next 36
months in equal amounts, subject to your continuing employment with the Company.
This option grant shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Company's
2009 Equity Plan and Stock Option Agreement, including vesting requirements. No
right to any stock is earned or accrued. until such time that vesting occurs,
nor does the grant confer any right to continue vesting or employment.

d.     Reservation of Rights. The Company reserves the right to change the
existing compensation structure at any time, without prior notice thereof,
however, subject to the provisions of this letter, the Company will not affect
any material reduction in your Base Salary without first discussing such
reduction with you.

e.     Business Expenses.  The Company shall reimburse the Executive for all
necessary and reasonable business expenses, including expenses in connection
with a rental car, hotel and/or other lodging, food and travel, incurred in
business travel by the Executive, subject to any policies established by the
Board of Directors or the Company.

3.             Employee Benefits

a.     Standard Health/ Medical Insurance Plan. The Company agrees to provide
you with the same health insurance options for you and your immediate family as
is offered to other employees of the Company.

b.     Paid Time Off. You will be eligible for the number of paid vacation days
during each year of your employment and other paid public holidays as is
consistent with the number of paid vacation days and holidays granted to the
other officers of the Company and in accordance with standard Company policy.

4.             Pre-employment Conditions

a.     Confidentiality Agreement. Your acceptance of this offer and commencement
of employment with the Company is contingent upon the execution and delivery to
an:•• '•. :• officer of the Company of the Company's Confidential Information
and Invention Assignment Agreement  ("Confidentiality  Agreement"), a
copy  of  which is being provided simultaneously herewith.
 
 
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b.     Right to Work. For purposes of immigration law, you will be required to
provide to the Company documentary evidence of your identity and eligibility for
employment in  the United  States or  in  your country  of  work.
Such  documentation  must  be provided to  us prior  to,  but not  later than,
your  Start Date,  or  our employment relationship with you may be temi.inated
without further notice.

c.     Verification of Information. This offer of employment is also contingent
upon you providing to the Company information requested by the Company, as well
as any general background  check which may be performed by the Company to
confirm
your  suitability  for  employment.  By  accepting  this  offer  of  employment,  you
warrant that all information provided by you is true and correct to the 'best of
your-knowledge, and you expressly  release the Company from  any  claim or cause
of  -
action  arising  out   of  the  Company's   verification  of  such  information.   Any
inaccuracy in the information provided by you to the Company shall be grounds
for termination of your employment.

5.             No Conflicting Obligations. You understand and agree that by
accepting this offer of employment, you represent to the Company that your
performance will not breach any other agreement to which you are a party,
including any agreements with your prior employer or client(s), and that you
have not, and will not during the term of your employment with the Company,
enter into any oral or written agreement in conflict with any of the provisions
of this letter or the Company's policies. You are not to bring with you to the
Company, or use or disclose to any person associated with the Company, any
confidential  or proprietary information  belonging to any former  employer  or
client, or other person or entity with respect to which you owe an obligation of
confidentiality under
any  agreement  or  otherwise.  The  Company  does  not  need  and  will  not  use  such
information and we will assist you in any reasonable way possible to preserve
and protect the confidentiality of proprietary information belonging to third
parties. Also, we expect you to abide by any obligations to refrain from
soliciting any person employed by or otherwise associated with any former
employer and suggest that you refrain from having any contact with such persons
until such time as any non-solicitation obligation expires.

6.             General  Obligations.  As an employee, you will be expected to
adhere to the Company's standards of professionalism, loyalty, integrity,
honesty, reliability and respect for all. You are expected to work with a high
standard of initiative, efficiency, and economy. You will perform, observe, and
confirm to such duties, directions, and instructions communicated to you by the
Company, your immediate supervisors, the Supervisor and/or its designee. In
addition, you are expected to abide by the equity ownership limitations set
forth in the Company's Rights Plan.

7.             Notice.  You agree to provide  to the Company at all
times  your  then  current contact information, including home address and
telephone number. Should your home address and/or telephone number change, you
agree to provide the Company with updated information within seven (7) business
days of such change.
 
 
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8.             At-Will Employment. Your employment with the Company will be on
an "at will" basis, meaning that either you or the Company may terminate your
employment at any time for any reason or no reason, without further obligation
or liability. However, the Company requests that you provide the Company with at
least one month written notice if you desire to resign from the employment with
the Company.  If employment is terminated by either party you agree to return
any property or material of the Company in your possession at the time of
termination. This policy of at-will employment will remain in effect during the
entire  tenn  of  your  employment  and  may  only  be  modified  in  an  express  written
agreement authorized and signed by the Company.

9.             Severance. Notwithstanding the fact that you will be an "At Will"
employee, conditioned upon the receipt of a full release of all claims you may
have against the Company, you will be entitled to receive severance equal to 13
weeks of Base Salary in the event that the Company terminates your employment
without "cause". Such severance payments shall be made over the 13 week period
following such termination in accordance with the Company's  normal payroll
procedures (including withholding).  For the purposes hereof, the term "cause"
shall mean: (i) your material breach of any written policy, procedure or
agreement with the Company, (ii) your failure to follow the directives of your
superiors or that of the board, provided that such failure continues after
receiving ten (10) days to cure such failure, (iii) your conviction or plea of
no contest inrelation to any felony or crime of moral turpitude, or (iv) any
willful conduct with is materially injurious to the Company monetarily,
reputationaly or otherwise.   For the avoidance of doubt, no such severance
payment shall be due in the event that your employment is terminated voluntarily
by you or as a result of your death or disability.

10.           Insider Trading. You hereby acknowledge that: (i) you are aware
that "insider trading"
and  "tipping"  of  "inside  infmmation"   are  criminal  offenses  and  (ii)  through   your
employment  with the Company you may  have access or otherwise be privy to
material non public information relating the Company and/or the Company's
affiliates, clients,
customers   or  commercial   counterparties   (collectively,   "Insider   Information").  The
Company  has  a  compliance  policy  with  respect  to  Insider  Information  (the  "Insider
Trading Policy"), and the Company expects each of its employees to act at all
times in compliance with the Insider Trading Policy and all applicable rules,
regulations and laws, including those relating to or pertaining to the use
(including trading) and/or disclosure of material non public information
(collectively, "Insider Trading Rules").  You hereby agree to at all times abide
by the Insider Trading Policy and all Insider Trading Rules.   In the event that
in the course of your employment with the Company you learn (or suspect) any
employee  of  the Company or other  person or entity related  to or
connected  with  the Company is violating the Insider Trading Policy or Insider
Trading Rules, you are directed to contact your Supervisor immediately.  If you
have any questions or concerns regarding your obligations relating to Insider
Trading, please contact David Scoglio.

11.           Governing Law.  This Agreeme11t  ap.d all acts and transactions
pursuant hereto  and the rights and obligations of the parties- hereto shall be
governed, construed and interpreted in accordance with the law of the State of
Texas, without giving effect to the principles  of conflicts of law. Any suit or
action brought by the Company against you or by you against Company shall be
brought in the state or federal courts situated in the State of Texas. Both
parties hereby  are waiving any claim or defense that such forum is not
convenient or proper.  Each party hereby agrees that any such court shall have
in personam jurisdiction over it and consents to service of process by any means
authorized by Texas law.  Each party  waives  any  right  to  trial  by  jur.y
with  respect  to  any  dispute,  suit,  action  or proceeding arising out of or
relating to this letter or otherwise relating to Company's relationship with
you, whether in contract, tort or otherwise.
 
 
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12.           Equal Opportunity. Please note that the Company is an equal
opportunity employer. The Company does not pennit, and will not tolerate, the
unlawful discrimination or harassment of any employees, consultants, or related
third parties on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, age, national origin
or ancestry, marital status, veteran status, mental or physical
disability   or  medical  condition,  sexual  orientation,  pregnancy,  childbirth  or  related
medical  condition,  or  any  other  status  protected  by  applicable  law.  Any  questions
regarding this EEO statement should be directed to the Supervisor.

We are all delighted to be able to extend you this offer, wish you a long and
rewarding career, and look  forward   to  your  contribution  in
making  the  Company  a  professional  and  successful organization. To indicate
your acceptance of the Company's  offer, please sign and date this letter in the
space provided below and return it to me within seven (7) days of the date of
this letter. This letter, together with the Confidentiality Agreement, sets
forth the terms of your employment with the Company and supersedes any prior
representations or agreements, whether written or oral, including any earlier
consulting agreement executed between you and the Company. This letter may not
be modified or amended except by a written agreement, signed by you and the
Company.

Very truly yours,
 
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PatGoepel
CEO
 
 
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