SBA Small Firm Workers Pick Large Firm Benefits WASHINGTON, D.C. – Couples tend to use the health care coverage of the large-firm employed spouse. That is a central finding of a study released today by the Office of Advocacy of the U.S. Small Business Administration. The study also shows that children are more likely to have health care coverage if a large firm employs one or both parents. Read more >>>
Romanus Wolter Get Personal
Step away from the computer and give your business that personal touch. Read more >>>
Ian Mount Manufacture and Sell Anything — in Minutes
Jeffrey Wegesin is a furniture maker. His most popular creation is a curvaceous side table, and even though he has sold only two copies of it, he has already turned a profit. He did it without so much as setting foot in a wood shop. And he is not alone. Wegesin is one of 5,000 merchants who have established accounts with Ponoko, a year-old on-demand manufacturing service in New Zealand. Read more >>>
Karen J. Bannan Team In Training
An employee may come to work for you because of the salary or the possibilities associated with working at a smaller firm--the sense of ownership it offers, for example. But they stay put only if they feel like they are being professionally nurtured. Read more >>> Katie Benner Investors Desperate for Cash Turn to Courts A crush of new lawsuits accuse brokerage firms of deceiving investors about the risks of an obscure investment known as auction-rate securities. Read more >>>