“The proposal upends two decades of spectrum policy in favor of a specially tailored auction designed to advance the particular business model of a single company. Moreover, this business plan — including free broadband — has a track record of failure,” CTIA wrote in the filing.
The commissioners plan to vote on June 12 on the [...]
Phil Bredesen has signed into law a bill to allow small companies to unite to negotiate for group health insurance, small-business advocates hope affordable care and expanded options will soon be available.
Tennessee’s leader of the National Federation of Independent Business called the action “groundbreaking.”
The governor’s endorsement, following unanimous support by the state House and Senate, [...]
Maryland health care regulators are planning to increase the size of businesses that will be eligible for a new health insurance subsidy that will become available in October.
The $15 million small business premium subsidy, created during last fall’s special legislative session, will open up this fall to firms with between two and nine employees. It [...]
The market value of the 60-year-old Bajaj Auto has been overtaken by its seven-year-old insurance business. Bajaj Finserve’s higher market valuation is an indication that despite the March 2008 slowdown, insurance is still seen as a high-growth area.
On Friday, Bajaj Auto ended the day with a market capitalisation of Rs 8,311 crore against Bajaj Finserve’s [...]
Cigna HealthCare of Arizona announced Tuesday it is adding more health plans targeting small businesses.
Beginning June 1, businesses with 50 or fewer employees will get some of the same benefits previously only offered to larger companies. The insurer is adding three health savings plans and eight open access plans targeting small businesses.
Jason Holmes, group health [...]
In a recent survey conducted by Woolcott Research, eighty four percent of business owners said they fear their business will experience crime at some stage. Sixty percent said they had already experienced crime - ranging from burglary, vandalism, graffiti or shoplifting.
Yet a surprising number of businesses - and small businesses in particular - remain completely [...]
The dream of owning a business is becoming a reality for thousands of people each year. For many of these would-be captains of industry, that means starting the operation at home. However, your enterprise may be in jeopardy if you don’t have business insurance.
You need business insurance because most homeowners policies place limits on business-related [...]
The Home Builders Association of Georgia (HBAG) is launching a fight to regain control of Builders Insurance, which they say is run by a board that has padded its pockets with exorbitant fees.
HBAG consists of more than 13,000 builders statewide. On Thursday, the association issued an urgent call during a meeting at Lake Lanier Islands [...]
THE Word Bank has rated Abuja as the easiest place for doing business in Nigeria.
The rating is the outcome of a survey conducted in 11 state capitals by the bank for ease in doing business in Nigeria, in terms of registration, starting and running a business venture.
The states surveyed by the bank are Abia, Anambra, [...]
A number of changes to business tax filing and accounting rules have been announced in a joint Budget statement from Finance Minister Michael Cullen and Revenue Minister Peter Dunne.
“Compliance costs will be reduced by raising a number of tax thresholds,” they say. “That may mean fewer tax returns for businesses to complete, a reduction in [...]
