Health care costs expected to coincide with the Affordable Care Act are expected to rise 6.5 percent in 2014, according to Pricewaterhouse Cooper’s Health Research Institute.   The study is impressive if only for his scope and ambition: PwC’s Health Research Institute looked at the health care costs for the nearly 150 million Americans covered by their...

  I’ve spoken with enough small business owners to know that saving for retirement isn’t the first thing on their mind. In fact, many of them delay saving for their golden years believing that their business will generate large profits overnight or that they will be able to fund their retirement by selling their enterprise for millions one day. This is...

  The top internet provider in China (Tencent) has recently announced that they have signed basketball superstar LeBron James to promote the Chinese version of the popular NBA2K game. Tencent, which is located in Hong Kong, made the announcement this past Monday.   According to Chat Sports, James will appear in advertising campaigns in China and will also “have...

  The Coca-Cola Co. is launching an Atlanta IT center that will bring almost 2,000 new jobs.   Coke will put its “Information Technology Center of Excellence” at SunTrust Plaza’s Garden Offices in the heart of downtown Atlanta.   By the middle of next year, the IT center “will bring together nearly 2,000 of our Atlanta-based information technology associates...

  Three out of four small businesses responding to a recent survey reported that, unlike much of the economy, sales for green products and services actually increased over the course of the recent economic downturn.   Among those businesses, the greener the company’s practices, the higher their sales, according to a major new survey conducted by Green...

Oftentimes, finding the right fit for a company can be challenging for human resources professionals, entrepreneurs and recruiters. The process of sealing the deal with an awesome candidate and ensuring they won’t be looking for someone new to fill that position this same time next year can be both fun and grueling. But there are three vital questions that...