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Should You Self-Fund Your Employee Health Benefits?
More small businesses are choosing to pay out-of-pocket for employee health claims, rather than a fixed monthly premium to an insurance carrier. Here are the... Read more
Employee Retirement Income Security Act
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Making Debentures Work As A Perk
Consider convertible debentures as a tool for rewarding -- and retaining -- valued employees. Read more
How to Finance a Business With Your 401(k)
A bad lending environment and provisions in the tax code make tapping retirement funds a tempting start-up financing option. Here's what you need to know. Read more
Smart Self-Funding
Self-funding for medical benefits is becoming increasingly popular, but small companies should take precautions. Read more
Part-Time Employees
Part-time employees typically work fewer hours in a day or during a work week than full-time employees; the latter are typically employed for 40 hours. Pa... Read more
You Can Take It With You -- And Retirees Do
Although the 1974 Employee Retirement Income Security Act encouraged retirees to choose pension payout plans that provided for their dependents, a recent ... Read more
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
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Benefits: 401(k) Educations
A 401(k) expert suggests tips on how to legally communicate to employees information about your plan. Read more
Multiple Employer Trust
A Multiple Employer Trust (MET) is a group of ten or more employers who form a trust in order to minimize the tax implications of providing certain types ... Read more
Supreme Court Opens New Front In 401(k) Suits
This was shaping up to be a good week for business at the Supreme Court. On Wednesday, the justices delivered decisions in Read more
Unlocking The Handcuffs
A stock option is the right to purchase a certain amount of shares of the granting company's common stock at a given price for a specified period of time.... Read more
Leveling The Playing Field: NFIB Q&A, Part II
Today's installment of my conversation with the NFIB 's Bob Graboyes ... Read more
How to Fire an Employee Without Being Sued
Firing an employee may be a sticky subject, but by creating a plan of action and following procedure, you'll avoid lawsuits associated with terminating an em... Read more
White House Throws Pensions A Curve
Steel, auto and airline companies were about to feel good about retiree drug benefits. Now this. Read more
Pension Plans
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Put Government Pension Funds To Work
Small companies need capital, and state and local government pension funds can help if lawmakers will allow it. Read more
Court Sides With Biz on Disability
The Supreme Court rules that businesses can reject employee disability benefits when their doctor disagrees with the treating physician. Read more
Fiduciary Duty
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Evaluating The Valuators
How to pick an expert to value your closely held business and avoid appraisal problems down the road. Read more
The Inc. Network
Reader-to-reader advice. Read more
How An Employee Perk Can Be A Tax Advantage
One small company owner, with a preference for profit-sharing, ended up with a pension plan instead. Read more
The Offer, Part Seven
I've just about had it. Are we going to make this deal happen, or not? Read more
Disability Insurance
Disability insurance or disability income insurance (abbreviated DI in the industry), is designed to compensate the policy holder for income lost if the h... Read more
Then and Now: Venture Capital
A new film takes a look at the humble origins of venture capital, while an original VC weighs in on what's changed over the years. Read more
401(K) Plans
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AIDS in the Workplace
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) is a disease that impairs the human immune system and renders it susceptible to infections that would be repell... Read more
Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs)
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Retirement Planning
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Retirement Riches
Fund your company by tapping IRAs. Read more
Retirement Plan FAQs
What is a qualified retirement plan? Most likely, if you are covered by a retirement plan at work, it is a qualified plan. A quali... Read more
IPO Alternatives: SEC Registration Exemptions
Sometimes, a company that needs more funding may not be quite prepared for an initial public offering. In such an instance, the company may consider a mor... Read more
Beyond The Fringes
How smaller companies are profiting from flexible-benefits plans. Read more
Employee Compensation
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Vacation Breaks
A company can trim its tax bill by purchasing a vacation retreat through a Voluntary Employees' Beneficiary Association. Read more
Employee Ownership: A Capital Idea
Employee Stock Ownership Plans offer you access to a new group of investors -- your workers. Read more
CEO's Notebook
CEOs discuss the pros and cons of independent sales reps; when regulations kick in for your business; company relocation on a budget; and KSOPs, the next kil... 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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