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Employer-based health coverage likely to stay awhile
Get your insurance through your employer? The ongoing political turmoil around "Obamacare" all but guarantees you'll still be able to do that.
Slack, Skype, Zoom: Remote work the norm even at small firms
Having a remote staff can be a good fit for many companies. Among the upsides: It expands the pool of job candidates, and lowers a company's overhead since there's no...
Is it a sick day? Vacation day? With PTO, it doesn’t matter
A growing number of companies combine vacation and sick time into one bucket called paid time off, or PTO. Staffers decide whether they're going to use the days for vacation,...
Harry Potter, Abe Lincoln books on business owners’ reading lists
Some business owners say they've found insight they can apply to their companies from the subjects of books they cracked just for the joy of reading -- Abraham Lincoln, Harry...
How vacationing business owners cope with being unreachable
Changes in technology have made it possible for vacationing small business owners to never be out of touch 鈥� unless they decide to go to a part of the world...
Small food makers wonder about Amazon-Whole Foods impact
Among the many questions being asked about Amazon's intended purchase of Whole Foods is one from small and medium-sized food manufacturers: How might this deal affect me?
When big retail chains close stores, it can be a blow or a blessing for small businesses
When big retail chains close stores, it can be a blow or a blessing for small businesses near the shuttered merchants.
Business therapy: Co-owners seek help when they can’t agree
If they can't resolve their differences on their own, some go to a psychotherapist or coach 鈥� including some company owners who need the business equivalent of marital counseling.
Ready to serve: Businesses find vets are dedicated, capable
"Veterans come from an organization that teaches team members to look out for each other in large ways and small, placing service above self," says Josh Broder, CEO of Tilson,...
Small businesses can feel bigger effects from a PR disaster
His company wasn't going to be able to deliver many of the promised roses and other flowers by the end of the day. Angry customers started venting online, posting negative...