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Freelancers Embrace Health Insurance

Small Business Labs

According to data from the 2015 MBO Partners State of Independent study , the percentage of U.S. full-time independent workers/freelancers who report having health insurance increased from 64% in 2013 to 82% in 2015.  million more freelancers have health insurance than in 2013. in an average work week. 

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Not All Stories Have Happy Endings—For This Entrepreneur, It Was Still Worth It

Success

After a major activewear retailer copied multiple designs in 2015, K-DEER fans started the hashtag #IStandWithKDEER to express their support for K-DEER and call for a boycott, which ultimately led the brand to pull the items. Deer’s mental health has improved greatly since coming out, and she’s now in remission from major depressive disorder.

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Get Ready to Show Proof of Health Coverage in 2015

Small Business CEO

By now, you should know the law: As of last year, all Americans – both individuals and businesses – are required to carry health insurance coverage under the terms of the Affordable Health Care Act of 2010. … Finance Legal aca affordable care act health coverage obamacare'

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CEO Spotlight: Chad Price of Mako Medical

Small Business CEO

The serial entrepreneur started Mako Medical back in 2014 with no understanding of the medical industry but a desire to fill a need. Working through a number of challenges, he has developed Mako Medical into one of the top US health care companies. In 2015, he invested in Trill A.I.,

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2016 Administrative Conference Scholarship Winners Announced

Office Dynamics

In 2014 we rolled out a scholarship program for the Annual Conference for Administrative Excellence. Our 2015 event sold out before we could even launch our scholarship program! Our 2016 Administrative Conference Scholarship winners are: Full Scholarship – Tara Browne, Baystate Health.

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Poor air quality affects chess players, and it might be affecting you too

Workplace Insight

The World Health Organization estimate that 99 percent of the world’s population breathe in polluted air each day. Some of the threats air pollution poses to human health are already known. Analysis of daily air pollution data in China revealed a negative relationship between air quality and stock returns from 2005 to 2014.

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The Year the Job Broke (and the Year We Start Fixing It)

Small Business Labs

claims 2014 was the year the job broke. By that they mean 2014 was the year we accepted a re-interpretation of the traditional job's fundamental bargain and "bought in to the push to get us to all work for ourselves rather than each other" Key quote: The job was once something we felt we could depend on.

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