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As you start your new business you need to think about your health insurance and its costs.  If you have left an employer that offered you health insurance then you will be offered COBRA.  Typically, COBRA can range between 102%-150% of the cost of the group health insurance.  If you are healthy, the best thing to do is [...]

 Wellness in the workplace is not just for big business. As entrepreneurs, you can encourage wellness, too.
By implementing a “healthy workplace” you can reap the benefits. They can include increased employee morale and decreased absenteeism. Most importantly, if you offer employees the educational tools and resources to purchase their own individual health insurance, they [...]

Many self-employed individuals need to purchase their own health insurance policies, long before strategizing about their startup’s approach. When you are newly self-employed and looking to purchase, here are some quick tips:
-Always compare multiple policies and prices. Don’t just look at insurance companies that “your parents recommend.” The market is incredibly competitive, so you [...]

More than half of small business employers spent up to 10 percent more on health insurance in 2007 than in 2006, and nearly 10 percent of employers surveyed say they’ll either drop or consider dropping coverage this year, according to the National Association of Professional Employer Organizations.
Employer-sponsored health insurance coverage rose 6.1 percent in 2007, [...]

For entrepreneurs, the most burning question in growing a business is–how do I keep costs down?
As you know, this is not a simple question to answer–especially when it comes to providing health benefits for your employees.
I’ve been in your shoes five times. I’ve successfully launched five different startups and intimately understand the [...]

The small business people over at Wells Fargo recently asked me to moderate a panel on the topic of healthcare and the costs and impact healthcare has on small businesses.
For some, healthcare may be the stumbling block that keeps them from ever endeavering into entrepreneurship - the dayjob’s health benefits are too much of a [...]