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Radio Advertising: Is It Right For You?
Whether it’s on your morning drive or playing on your desktop at work, most of us listen to the radio at least once a day. It’s on at the stores we shop at, it’s blasting from your children’s bedroom and it’s on at the dentist when you’re getting your teeth cleaned. So, should you advertise your business on the radio?
Iowa will Allow an Extension for ‘Transitional’ Health Plans through 2019
The Affordable Care Act(ACA) is the law that has set the guidelines for individual and group health insurance benefits since 2010. One of the aspects of the law was that if an individual or group was enrolled in a health insurance plan prior to January 1, 2014, that plan could be kept – as long as there were NO changes to the plan design.
Do your personnel file folders hold the correct documents? Keeping Personnel Files Confidential
Personnel files should be treated as private company records belonging to you and your individual employees. You don’t want to allow just anyone in the company to rummage through the performance evaluations, salaries, and job applications of coworkers. Keep employee files in a locked cabinet. Make them available only to those people in your company who have a legitimate business need to access the files.
Company stock in your 401(k)? What Retirement Investors Need to Know
Owning company stock in your employer-sponsored retirement plan is not necessarily a bad thing. Company stock can potentially help employees profit from a company’s success and even provide tax benefits. But holding company stock can present unique risks, particularly if the stock allocation represents a large percentage of your total retirement plan assets.
Employee or Independent Contractor? Business Owners Need to Define and Choose Wisely
With summer upon us, many business owners may decide to hire students who are home from college for summer break. This may lead to the question of whether the person hired is an employee or a contractor. What you decide can make a big difference in how their pay is figured and if you are required to withhold taxes for them or not.
Strategies to Strengthen Your In-Person Communication Skills
While digital communication and social media are so vital to business, have you let your in-person communication fall to the side? Have you become uncomfortable with face-to-face communication and sales calls? Or never even started it? Face-to-face relationship building is vital to grow your business and continue to flourish. Here are some strategies to strengthen your in-person communication skills.