Insurance Finder, a tool on Healthcare.gov, allows businesses to comparison shop for health insurance. The Department of Health and Human Services is trying to save small businesses time and hopefully, money. It's launched a new tool at Healthcare.gov to help find and compare health insurance plans
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Feed Subscription“4.74 Degrees” Between Any Two Facebook Users, HTC Is Building Facebook’s “Buffy” Phone, AT&T Admits Hack Attack Attempted
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Read More »To Move Your Business To A Higher Plane, Learn To Play 3-D Chess
I’m halfway around the world, in Brisbane, Australia, where, yesterday, I finished an intense two-day strategy session for the top 50 managers of a company determined to take over the world. Maybe not your world, but the world of installing large AC systems. During the strategy session, we stepped through a process of "strategic imagination" that I introduce in my next book, Outthink the Competition
Read More »The Case For Girls
Most would-be parents prefer boys, not girls.
Read More »Spotify, Rdio, And MOG On Artist Payments: Don’t Blame Us
In the beginning, music industry watchers hailed subscription streaming services such as Spotify , MOG, Rdio, and Rhapsody as saviors of the industry, an alternative for listeners and labels to the tyranny of the 99-cent iTunes download. But artists weren't singing the same happy song.
Read More »Getting Schooled On Starting A Business By DonorsChoose.org’s Charles Best
"It's about being shameless and relentless and hustling for the first users and for the first partners," says Best.
Read More »From The Editor: The Creative Economy
.caption {color:#666;font-size:11px;} .caption img {padding-bottom:2px;} Photo by Benjamin Lowy There are two economies at work in the United States right now. One is traditional, entrenched, powerful, and often highly profitable
Read More »Faster, Cheaper 3D Printing
Someday, 3D printers may become as common as inkjet printers. Until then, there are affordable and easy ways to try them out.
Read More »Get Funding Without Asking
An inside look at how YCharts scored $4.75 million in funding. YCharts CEO Shawn Carpenter had a great idea when he was still at Google.
Read More »Helping Your Employees Find Their "Flow"
We all know the saying "If you want something done, give it to a busy person." It’s sound advice--but it’s also a dangerous habit unless you step back occasionally to see what impact it might be having on the busy person’s experience at work.
Read More »The First Rule Of Being Your Own Boss? Be Authentic.
You have to be yourself to make your own way in the business world. We continue our Leadership Hall of Fame series , a year-long look at the top business books and authors, with an excerpt from Free Agent Nation (2001) by Daniel H. Pink.
Read More »Master Your Financials—No Excel Required
For the mathematically challenged: A Web tool that sifts through your numbers and spots trouble for you. Math is not my friend , even though we did have a long-term relationship throughout my formative years. (If you’re reading this, Fourier Analysis and Partial Differential Equations, don’t forget: You didn’t dump me, I dropped you.) Accounting isn’t my friend either
Read More »The Apple Store’s Secret Sauce
Per square foot, Apple outsells most other retailers, but it didn't happen overnight. Here are three things the company got right that you can steal. Ask a seasoned entrepreneur how to increase sales and you'll likely hear such terms as up-sell and cross-sell
Read More »How to Develop Your Ad Message
Create ads that get attention and clearly let people know what your business stands for. Greg Rollett, CEO of the Product Pros, has advice too. View the video on Inc.com at: http://www.inc.com/video/201111/how-to-develop-your-ad-message.html Advertisement: Win New Customers
Read More »The Last-Minute Black Friday Plan
Forget slashing prices and big ad campaigns. With just a few days left, here's how to max your sales in three easy steps. Black Friday is almost upon us and the big box stores are gearing up for the usual insanity
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