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Does Your Small Business Need Workers’ Compensation Insurance?

YoungUpstarts

Statutory workers’ compensation laws are particular to each state, but in general, businesses having employees that are not large enough to self-insure must carry workers’ comp insurance. The Number of Employees You Have Matters. In most states, if you have just one employee you must carry workers’ compensation insurance.

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Jobzle – Rhode Island Student Entrepreneurs

Campus Entrepreneurship

Founders include some Brown University engineering students and and a computer science major at the University of Rhode Island. BTW, we recently posted on the upcoming 2011 Rhode Island Business Plan Competition (which will award nearly $200,000 to start ups in Rhode Island.).

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How to Choose a Business Location

Up and Running

Will you easily be able to find employees? Can you afford to pay your employees at least the minimum wage? Ultimately, they decided on a location in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, located right off the 95 and on every major bus route. How do you fit in with or stand out from your competitors? Is safety very important?

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Insuring The Success Of Your Small Business

YoungUpstarts

Employee Insurance. Employee insurance has three parts: Workers Compensation Insurance – This insurance must be obtained through a commercial insurance provider or your state’s Workers’ Compensation Insurance Program. Employee insurance covers your workforce. The first is optional. The second is mandatory.

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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

online.wsj.com

At its peak, in 2010, Goodmail had roughly 40 employees. Both studies counted only incorporated companies with employees. Rhode Island. Rhode Island. Comcast Corp., and Verizon Communications Inc. But the company began to struggle after its relationship with Yahoo Inc. entrepreneurship. Mississippi.

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People-First Capitalism

Reid Hoffman

When I was at RISD, I went to Rhode Island School of Design, there was this idea that was emerging called The Green Movement, the sustainability movement. We identified five, and the trifecta of employees, shareholders and customers, everyone has those, we also added two more. BC: Exactly, Reid. So I can give a simple checklist.

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Am I Properly Insured as a Business Owner?

Up and Running

Many variables determine what sort of business insurance you should carry, including the size of your business, whether or not you have employees, and what sort of work you do. If you have employees and your business is in the United States, insurance is no longer optional — you’re required by law to carry some types of policies.