A 2014 Small Business Healthcare Survey conducted by the National Small Business Association found that the average small business spends $1,121 per month per employee for health insurance premiums. That equates to almost $37 per day for each member of your staff, an amount that can cripple a small …
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Should You Create a Nap Area for Your Employees?
When most small business owners think about designing a work space, the last thing that enters their mind is finding a place for employees to rest their head in the middle of the work day. However, with companies like Google and Huffington Post offering nap pods for their employees, it may make you …
Stay Focused When You Travel for Business
The demands of business travel differ from the daily demands of work and the stakes can often be high. Before you pack up for your next trip, keep these tips in mind. Know Your Personality and Plan Your Day Accordingly Are you an introvert or an extrovert? It is important to think about how you …
Get a Blood Test Before You Buy Life Insurance
Like many small business owners, I'm the primary bread-winner in my family. So I recently decided to purchase life insurance so my family would have one less thing to worry about if I die sooner than expected. Other than filling out the questionnaires, selecting the right policy amount and terms, …
Boost Your Productivity, Boost Your Business
This article is one in the multi-part series entitled The Entrepreneurial Mindset. The U.S. Department of Labor just released statistics regarding productivity and costs for the first quarter of 2015 and it doesn’t look good. Among the numbers provided are that, even though labor costs have …
Top 3 Workplace Trends for the First Half of 2015
As Nathaniel Branden, the late Canadian-American psychologist who specialized in self-esteem once said, “The first step toward change is awareness. The second step is acceptance.” Thus, in order to fully accept the changes in the workplace, one must first understand that they exist. So, what changes …
