The Affordable Care Act (ACA)  employer mandate may have your mind doing jumping jacks, but this guide can help steady your thoughts when it comes to thinking about health insurance for your employees. You may be unsure about how the mandate applies to your business and what happens if you don’t follow the rules. That’s […]

  According to the National Federation of Independent Business, the #1 concern for small business owners is having access to affordable health insurance.1 If you are a one-person business shopping for self-employed health insurance, there are a few things you should know before choosing a plan. How Do I Get Health Insurance If I Am Self Employed? […]

It’s safe to say that small business owners want the best for their employees. Creating a work place with a competitive edge includes providing comprehensive health benefits. Because you’re acting with your employees’ best interest in mind, the last thing you might have expected was to be fined $36,500 per year, per employee for helping […]

Each week MSNBC’s Your Business features experts to share their secrets for improving your business. November 15 is the start of open enrollment for companies with 50 or fewer employees. Unfortunately, the website for the online marketplace has been problematic. So, what should small business owners expect once the enrollment period begins? Mark Gaunya with […]

So what’s the ACA, anyway? Well, here’s the long version: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010. Here’s the short version: Obamacare. And as a small business owner, here’s why you should care: If you have 50 or fewer full-time employees, the ACA says you don’t have to provide group health insurance. That’s […]

New health care laws under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) are causing sweeping changes to America’s health insurance system and employer-provided insurance plans. While large businesses have received most of the media attention surrounding the new laws and how their implementation will affect enterprises, small businesses could actually find it more difficult to navigate the […]