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Health Insurers: No Reform For Small Group Market
We've heard much noise from the health care industry lately that sounds a lot like Kumbaya -- everyone, it seems is on-board with reform. Even insurers su... Read more
Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association
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Charges And Discharges
If you want to avoid employee lawsuits, a good starting place is to understand recent court decisions about 'wrongful discharge' Read more
A Bite of the Action
Delta Dental Plan of Massachusetts, an insurance company, based in Medford, Mass., convened a "customer-partnership committee" soon after the company had ... Read more
Safety in Numbers
Small companies band together to control rising health insurance costs. Read more
CEO Compensation: What CEOs Make
Eight CEOs reveal how much they are earning, and what their challenges are. Read more
What's Next: Data Disasters
If litigation requires you to produce every e-mail your employees have written about a given topic, could you do it? If not, you could be looking at jail tim... Read more
What's Next: Data Disasters
If litigation requires you to produce every e-mail your employees have written about a given topic, could you do it? If not, you could be looking at jail tim... Read more
House Passes Small Business Health Fairness Act
July 28, 2005 --The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation Tuesday that would allow more small businesses to afford health insur... Read more
Dos And Don'ts For Using An Administrative Assistant
1. DON'T MAKE AN ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT A MANAGER MINUS THE TITLE, cautions Richard Thornton, Blue Cross of Greater Philadelphia vice-president of huma... Read more
Cheaper by the Dozen
A look at how small-business alliances have cut costs and improved coverage for entrepreneurs and their employees. Read more
A Health Insurance Dilemma
White Stone's health care costs were out of control. Then the quintuplets arrived. Read more
The Power of Listening
How does an old-line manufacturer in a stagnant industry manage to grow 25% a year for 10 years? By taking its employees seriously. Read more
10 Things to Do Before You Start Your Start-up
Is your great idea really good enough? Find out before you launch a company. Read more
Storming the Hill
Now that the Republicans are in command, the small-business lobby hopes this new congressional session will bring it more victories than losses. Here's the v... Read more
A Health Insurance Dilemma
White Stone's health care costs were out of control. Then the quintuplets arrived. Read more
Are High-Deductible Health Plans Right For Your Business?
Experts say the plan could save employers thousands, but it may not be a perfect match for your company. Read more
Rx For Trimming Health-care Costs
Five ways to counter the spiraling cost of employee coverage. Read more
Critical Care
A close-up look at how a small rural hospital is being brought back from the brink of ruin. Read more
Case Study: Paying Employee Health Claims Out-of-Pocket
John Schmitt opted to self-fund his employees' medical claims, and saw his company health insurance costs drop 20 percent. Read more
Sales Management: 'Where'd We Go Wrong?'
Four experts offer advice to a company that tried to double its sales with a new sales force and failed. Read more
How to Refine Your Business Idea
Even a good business idea might not be financially workable. Here's how you can determine if your product or service is a money-making enterprise. Read more
The New Artisans
STELA MANDEL Illustrator Artisan businesses tend to be small by design. And one of the things that allows them to stay small is that there ar... Read more
What Elvis Can Teach You About Employment Law
A weekly look at the latest products and services designed to help you run a better business. Read more
House Calls
Can Buddy Systems Inc. convince doctors, insurers, and patients to accept its new home monitoring device? Read more
Healthy Returns
Before 'wellness' became all the rage, a small Minnesota sawmill found a commonsense way to reduce accidents, alcoholism, and absenteeism Read more
Blessed Events
How to make a sponsorship pay off. Read more
Safe Self-Insurance
Company reduced insurance costs by reducing coverage, raising the deductible and self-insuring the difference. Read more
Just When You Thought It Was Safe To Go Back In The Office
Companies that have gone electronic discover a host of environmental problems. You may be sitting on one, reading under another, and have your feet up on a t... Read more
At the Crossroads
An Inc. advisory board analyzes a company's growth, capital, management challenges. Read more
Harvesting The Sea
"These guys aren't the same sort of fishermen you'd find in Boston, Gloucester, and other ports. . . These guys are money chasers." Read more
My First Million-Dollar Account
Four entrepreneurs recall the big sale that changed it all. Read more
The Accidental CEO
Beth Williams | Roxbury Technology | Boston The happy story begins sadly. On Thanksgiving morning, 2002, Archie Williams's dream was closer tha... Read more
The Worst Business in America
Suppose you couldn't raise prices, you couldn't control expenses, and you were morally obligated to meet the needs of customers who are eager to sue if anyth... Read more
The Future of the Human Body
Ten innovations that will improve quality of life—and bring down health care costs Read more
Help Wanted
How small companies can lower their health-care costs. Read more
48 Hours with the King of Cold Calls
A salesman par excellence talks about the rewards of cold calls. Read more
Send in the Clowns
It's rare to find humor in corporate America. That's why Second City Communications has made it its job to bring comedy to the business world. Read more
The Art of Selling
How some companies have abandoned old-style sales for a whole new kind of relationship with customers. Read more
Cut Your Health Care Costs Now
Nine ways to slash your insurance costs, from health savings accounts to getting tough with your broker to joining purchasing pools. Read more
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