Small business

“If we need to cut some profit to be able to make sure that people can relax and take a deep breath and be there for their kids and get through this pandemic together, then that’s what we’re going to do," says Melissa Wirt, founder of Latched Mama.

As COVID-19 lockdown restrictions eased, New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania businesses benefited.

The number of people applying for Employer Identification Numbers has doubled in recent weeks.

The insurance companies plan to launch a new health plan in Q4 to help employers recuperate from COVID-19 losses.

The impact of COVID-19 on the workforce and business has only reinforced the importance of leave policies and the value of protection offered through disability insurance.

The pandemic has caused widespread economic pain that is hitting small businesses hard.

The biggest firms have seen smaller stock market declines, on average, than smaller ones have.

For starters, they can use the windfall to pay off debt, shore up their HSAs and build a cash reserve.

As more U.S. states order widespread shutdowns, small companies provide a test case for the bigger challenges in store.

Unemployment insurance will cover more workers and be extended to four months, bolstered by $600 weekly.

Almost overnight, the pandemic has created a booming work-from-home economy as tens of millions of Americans are thrust into setting up home offices on the fly.

Health care and financial benefit offerings are an opportunity to standout and remain competitive.

This recently passed bill is groundbreaking retirement legislation and will substantially alter the landscape for employer-sponsored retirement plans and individual savers.

These forward-thinking advisers transitioned their clients to self-insured health plans powered by direct contracting with a more thoughtful approach to reference-based pricing, producing better benefits and eye-popping results.

A proposed rule hopes to remove barriers and encourage the creation of multiple employer retirement plans.

Employers can use Principal’s new tool to see how their retirement, life and dental insurance, among other offerings, stack up against their competition.

Employers can use Principal’s new tool to see how their retirement, life and dental insurance, among other offerings, stack up against their competition.

Provisions to relax nexus requirement for shared plans are a modest step, but open multiple employer plans enjoy strong momentum and broad support.

Small and midsize employers will be able to form or connect with associations to offer employees workplace retirement plans.

Employers need to find solutions to address lack of plan benefit affordability and healthcare access.