Healthcare

Geyerhahn: Health insurance exchanges needed

Posted: December 29, 2011

For small business owners who work long days and late nights, life would be easier if shopping for health care plans were as simple as shopping online. Growing and maintaining a successful business is time consuming, but thankfully these backbones of our local economies are about to catch a break: a way to save precious time and money on one of their largest expenses – health insurance for their employees.

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Healthcare Reform Helps Bookstore Owner Keep Doors Open

Posted: March 14, 2011

It’s been a year since the president signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) into law. Many provisions of the law address small businesses No. 1 concern—rising healthcare costs. In Utah, Betsy Burton was saved from making the difficult choice of either closing her business or continuing to offer healthcare to her employees thanks to small business healthcare tax credits.

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Maryland Hobby Store: Eroding Coverage Burdens Employees

Posted: April 10, 2009

Having worked for a few big retailers after college, Mike Brey learned the business and wanted to do it well—professionalize the retail workforce with people who knew the product, were happy in their jobs and provided great customer service. He opened the first Hobby Works store in 1992, and has since grown the business to five locations in Maryland.

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