The Benefits Desk covers health insurance and employee benefits from the perspective of the people most often left out of the conversation: small business owners.
For too long, the benefits industry has been built around large employers. The products, the pricing, the access — all of it designed for companies with hundreds of employees. Small businesses with five people, ten people, or even one employee were told to look elsewhere. Many stopped looking.
That's changing. And we cover it.
The Benefits Desk reports on affordable benefit options, policy shifts, and practical strategies for small and mid-sized employers. We translate industry language into plain English. We cover what's new, what works, and what the industry doesn't always want small business owners to know.
Affordable health insurance options for small businesses. No-minimum-enrollment benefit plans. 1099 contractor and part-time worker coverage. ACA marketplace options for employers. Healthcare cost trends. Industry-specific benefit solutions for trades, staffing, logistics, and service businesses.
Small business owners, office managers, HR generalists at small companies, and anyone responsible for employee benefits at a business that's been told it's too small to matter.
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