Healthcare, Insurance

With 2016 right around the corner, small businesses should be prepared for the year ahead and what the new year will bring.

Here are five things Bizfi founder Stephen Sheinbaum thinks small businesses should know about:    

There is a way to reduce small business healthcare insurance costs by an average 30%.

According to Kent B. Utsey, CEO of American Health Resources this approach can also exempt small businesses from the Affordable Care Act and give employees better benefits.

According to Utsey, earlier in 2015, the federal government approved a way for companies to switch from group to individual health insurance policies.

Business owners should take the time at least once per year to look over their core policies and documents to make sure they are effectively protecting their business, and summer is the perfect time. 

From employment agreements to social media policies, Matthew Villmer, attorney, Sodoma Law, P.C offers three tips that can ensure a company is successful. 

Editor’s Note: Because the laws governing the possession and use of marijuana for medical and recreational purposes are changing, the editors thought a brief guide might be of use to readers.

Danielle S. Urban is a partner in the Denver office of Fisher & Phillips LLP, representing employers nationally in labor, employment, civil rights, employee benefits and immigration matters. 

Twenty-three states and the District of Columbia permit medical marijuana use in some form.