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Surviving the Knockout Punch

Is your business ready to overcome an unexpected disaster? It was a snow day that turned Cheryl Obermiller’s life upside down. The owner of Obermiller Construction went into the office as usual that morning and, by the next day, found that her company had been robbed of hundreds of thousands of dollars. The accountant who had been working for her for almost a decade had been forging checks and stealing…

3 Steps to Solar Power

What you need to consider before letting the sunshine in. Electricity has always been thought of as an uncontrollable cost—something you are dependent upon to run your business. This is true whether you’re a lean startup running computer equipment 24/7, or an established company cooling a large building (or buildings) full of people. Putting a grid-tied, solar energy system on your roof, though, is like installing a small power plant….

Going to Market

The Affordable Care Act’s health insurance marketplaces open for business on Oct. 1. How will this affect your small business? If Oct. 1 isn’t marked on your calendar, do it now. It promises to be one of the biggest milestones in U.S. health care reform. That’s when open enrollment begins for the new health insurance marketplaces created by the Affordable Care Act. The marketplaces, often referred to as state insurance…

Supreme Court Rules on Workplace Complaints

Two overlooked cases give employers more options. Although it was no doubt the most dramatic, the U.S. Supreme Court’s June 26 decision regarding same-sex marriage was not the only one that’s expected to have far-reaching effects on employee relations. Two largely overlooked opinions—issued by the court a week before the Defense of Marriage Act decision—provide more certainty and better options to employers who are faced with a workplace complaint. Case…
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