Are these part of your health care culture?

Consider the tax advantages of Flexible Spending Accounts for both you and your employees. Explore innovative plan options to give employees more choices and more involvement in plan selection and health benefits management. Encourage employees to take advantage of in-network providers to reduce co-payments. Promote the use of formulary and/or generic medications. Use mail order […]

Lighting the way

Mood lighting helps to set the tone and create an atmosphere for all kinds of restaurants and businesses. But a new survey by The Creative Group, a California-based staffing service, shows that the office environment can play a big part in your employees’ creativity, not just in customer perception. Things such as office layout, dcor […]

Incentive to share

At many professional service firms, the emphasis is on the individual. Employees work alone, acquire their own clients and are rewarded for their individual efforts. While this methodology may be good for the individual, it’s probably not good for the company as a whole, says Jim Hill, managing partner of Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff […]

Plan B

As the future of Social Security remains uncertain, the need for smart investment decisions has become more important than ever. While it was once safe to hedge your retirement funding solely on Social Security, it’s now necessary to look for alternative future income sources, says Steve Landy, senior financial adviser with Ameriprise Financial. Nowadays, only […]

New rules

How the new commercial activity tax affects Ohio businesses

Learning to lead

What qualities are necessary for effective leadership training?

Tax changes

Some confusion surrounds the new domestic manufacturing deduction