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Many business owners rely on their personal insurance to cover their small businesses. It is, especially true of business owners, working at home. But health insurance is not designed to ...

How advantageous can be a suitable insurance company?

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If you use any form of business, chances are you have some form of business insurance in place. It might be just the legal minimum, it could be any liability ...

As a business owner you need a business insurance

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A woman enters the restaurant you own, and is triggered by a nail protruding from the floor. It sounds great, but a week later she is back with a lawyer ...

Home business requires a business insurance

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There are so many aspects you must consider when you own a home business. Insurance could be something that you do not even have time to think. However, remember that ...

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Genworth sells Medicare supplement to strengthen remaining business

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Jayden AnglesJune 24, 2011

A Richmond, Va.-based insurance holding company announced its agreement to sell for $290 million its Medicare supplement business and related blocks of in-force business.

Genworth Financial agreed to sell its Medicare business to Aetna, based in Hartford, Conn., in a transaction expected to close in this year’s fourth quarter, subject to customary closing conditions and adjustments, and regulatory approvals.

Genworth said it anticipates the transaction to result in a total capital available for redeployment to be about $240 million. T

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Tags: Business, Medicare Supplement

What cities are tops for starting a small business?

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adminDecember 7, 2009

Chances are the Canadian cities where a new business is most likely to succeed might not be where you think. In fact, you might not have even heard of some of them until now.

The cities (those with a population of 25,000 or more) that scored best and were determined to be the friendliest cities to start a new business are: Lloydminster Alberta/Saskatchewan (the provincial border runs through town) Parksville, British Columbia Grand Prairie, Alberta Fort St. John, British Columbia Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Kelowna, British Columbia Sept-Îles, Quebec Fort McMurray, Alberta Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan Regina, Saskatchewan Toronto’s ‘905’ Region, Ontario The list, the product of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business’s examination of 12 entrepreneurial factors in three key areas, shows that big cities are not a big deal. With Full Post…

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Secretary Kathleen Sebelius Says Reform is Good For Business

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adminDecember 3, 2009

Yesterday, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius issued a statement on the “Benefits of Health Reform for Businesses.” A copy of the Statement is available online with links to supporting documentation.

Secretary Sebelius states that a November 30 letter to Senator Evan Bayh from the Congressional Budget Office on the impact of the Patient Protection and Affordability Acts supports claims from legislators that “[s]mall businesses are likely to see premiums drop by 1 to 4 percent under the proposal.”

Premium savings will come from larger risk pools and lower costs owing to administrative savings and increased competition.

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Generating Referrals For a Growing Business

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adminOctober 17, 2009

In the world of business, there are precious few ways to actually increase your bottom line without any investment whatsoever. These business opportunities are very far and few in between, so when one presents itself, you have to pay attention and capitalize on it. Referrals in one of the few ways of increasing business that is not only free, but it is available to every business, large and small. It does not matter if you are a tiny home based business, or a big time corporation, your referrals can make or break you.

Generating referrals is not as simple as doing a good job and hoping that customers will spread the word.

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Is the Restaurant Business Right For You?

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adminSeptember 30, 2009

Many people have dreams of opening a restaurant. It is important to remember that many businesses, including restaurants, fail within the first two years of business. This is why it is so important to make sure that opening a restaurant is the right choice for you. If it’s not, you could be setting yourself up for failure. Here are some of the factors that you will want to take into consideration when trying to decide if the restaurant business is right for you.

Do You Know How to Run a Business?

There are a lot of people who think that they can open a restaurant just because they know how to cook well. I

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