According to the Small Business Administration, more than half of all U.S. businesses are based out of an owner’s home. Just as with any other business, you want to be sure your home-based operation is properly protected from the unexpected. You have a quality homeowners policy so you’ll be covered, right? Not necessarily. Home-based businesses might not be covered through your homeowners insurance policy.

Not long ago, I wasn’t having much fun at work. I couldn’t put my finger on it, but something was off. I was frustrated with my team and things felt out-of-control. In spite of much growth and success, it seemed like we had hit a ceiling.

I didn’t know exactly how to describe my situation. I wasn’t sure what the reaction would be. Who would feel sorry for me, someone given the great privilege and opportunity to lead an amazing team at a great company? But that didn’t change the internal conflict I was feeling while trying to perform two important roles in our organization: Visionary and Integrator.

The Experience Mod Rate, or EMR, is an important component of your company’s workers’ compensation program. Do you understand what it is and how it impacts your premiums?

Today we’re sharing insight from guest blogger Jon Wenger, President & CEO of Genesis Products. We hope you enjoy Jon’s wisdom and perspective.

The RV industry is having its best year ever - and this is great for Elkhart County and the surrounding area. As a result, our community is experiencing record low levels of unemployment. As a large employer in the region (Genesis currently employs over 500 people in Indiana), I am asked this question all the time: “Do you struggle getting good people?” In my opinion, this is the wrong question.

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last week that the EEOC’s final wellness regulations which address the impact of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) on employer-sponsored wellness programs are arbitrary and capricious and sent them back to the agency for review. This ruling is significant because it is the first judicial challenge to the EEOC’s new wellness rules.

Handling employees who have medical conditions that restrict their ability to do their job - this is one of the most difficult and important topics employers face today.

Wherever your organization is headed, information technology is an essential tool to help you get there. Your website helps you engage with customers, clients, and stakeholders. You need email to communicate both internally and externally. And digitally stored data allows you to quickly and efficiently retrieve information. If something harms your IT system, your organization could easily be knocked off course.

Today we’re sharing insight from guest blogger David Nicole, President & CEO of the United Way of Allen County. We hope you enjoy David’s wisdom and perspective.

We used to “Show up and Throw up.” For United Way the relationship with a company’s CEO is critical. The CEO determines both the corporate contribution and the level of access United Way has to the company’s employees. As any good sales department would do, the fundraising team would make annual visits to the CEOs of our top campaigns.

The vast majority of employers with 50 or more employees are still offering health insurance, even with the passage of the Affordable Care Act back in 2010. Why do they do it? Employer funded health insurance still seems to be the key employee benefit that matters most to prospective employees. But if everyone is still doing the same thing, how can you stand out from the crowd? Below are a few essential categories that top performing companies value.

There are plenty of book lists out there. This post is a little different. While I’ve got examples of specific books for you, more importantly I want to emphasize the kind of books you should read. As Japanese author Haruki Murakami has written, “If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking.”