All the headlines from our Small Business Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mar 22 2010 // Independent insurance agents are among those today expressing their disappointment with the health care reform bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives. The House approved the Senate-passed bill and also approved a...
Mar 22 2010 // The Illinois Department of Insurance has developed a “Top Ten” list of changes to the performance, transparency and accountability of health insurers and health insurance products in Illinois expected to result...
Mar 22 2010 // A new national survey finds that California’s lawsuit climate is among the worst in the country and on par with states including Alabama, Louisiana, and West Virginia. Among local jurisdictions, Los Angeles’...
Mar 8 2010 // Owners of small businesses — like many insurance agencies — spend more time working on today’s issues than tomorrow’s potential. This may keep the doors open for now, but what about when they’re ready...
Mar 4 2010 // Three forward-looking surveys of U.S. hiring intentions point to a tentative jobs recovery in coming months.The surveys by U.S. staffing and payroll companies suggest businesses are cautiously rebuilding staff, especially...
Feb 7 2010 // Main Street business often means different things to different people, but it generally refers to small commercial establishments that would be found in towns and villages across the United States. The Small Business...
Jan 24 2010 // Owners of small businesses — like many insurance agencies — spend more of their time working on today’s issues than tomorrow’s potential. It’s an approach that may keep the doors open for now,...
Jan 10 2010 // Owners of small businesses – like many insurance agencies – spend more of their time working on today’s issues than tomorrow’s potential. It’s an approach that may keep the doors open for now,...
Jan 10 2010 // Small business owners are at risk from employment-related charges and lawsuits. Workplace discrimination claims are at an all-time high and small business owners feel vulnerable. Yet, although a recent survey showed that...
Dec 29 2009 // When Bob Hagan was a boy in Youngstown, Ohio, people equated the coke dust they swept off their doorsteps each day with opportunity, for it came from the steel mills that built this city.After graduating from high school...
Dec 21 2009 // In today’s economic climate, it’s difficult to find consistency. Business is changing at a rapid rate in every industry, and insurance is no different. As everything from the internet to the classic bear and...
Nov 15 2009 // As forecast, the nation’s unemployment rate went over 10 percent last month. Even though it was expected, it wasn’t easy to accept.Leave it to small business owners to put that development and the whole...
Nov 15 2009 // The leaders of the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America (IIBA) are not pleased with the healthcare reform bill that was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives.Agents are particularly opposed to the...
Nov 9 2009 // The leaders of the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America (IIBA) are not pleased with the healthcare reform bill that was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives.The group is particularly opposed to the...
Nov 5 2009 // Lower profit margins, the downturn in the economy and significant premium increases are among the reasons small business employers have more difficulty than larger competitors affording insurance coverage for their...
Nov 2 2009 // Looking out 12 to 24 months, small business owners say their companies will emerge from the recession strong and well positioned for growth over the next two years, leading the U.S. to economic recovery.According to new...
Oct 21 2009 // President Barack Obama will announce a package of initiatives Wednesday to increase credit to small businesses, an administration official said Tuesday.“The proposal will increase the caps for existing SBA (Small...
Oct 2 2009 // Whether they’re young or old, entrepreneurs always have a hunger to come up with the next big idea, or to do something better than anyone else. That’s the spirit that lives in each and every small business...
Sep 22 2009 // Continental Risk based in Lodi, Calif., is now offering a new business owners policy for small businesses that includes additional coverages outside of the typical property/casualty package.The program’s features...
Sep 16 2009 // The following announcment was released by the office of Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D,Mont.).Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D,Mont.) today introduced the America’s Healthy Future Act,...