You’re going to hear a lot more about open enrollment in the coming weeks, and, in particular, one critical component of the open enrollment process: healthcare exchanges. In a nutshell, an exchange is a secure online marketplace available to employees: full-time employees, part-timers and sometimes 1099 contract workers, specifically. The Arizona Small Business Association … [More]

The Facts We’d be willing to bet you own a small biz, work for a small biz, shop at a small biz. know a small biz… or know someone who does. With 97% of businesses in Arizona classified as small (500 employees or less), it’s not surprising. What you may not know, though, is that small business is the state’s largest employer, employing 45 percent of the private-sector labor … [More]

While big company data breach events make big headlines – small businesses and their customers are the new targets for data breach and ID Theft. Small businesses were the most victimized of all companies, where 31% of organizations with fewer than 100 employees experienced a data breach, according to the 2013 Verizon data breach investigations report. When a small … [More]

AZ Small Biz Con 2015 will be held on May 19 & 20, 2015 at the Renaissance Glendale Hotel & Spa. ASBA hopes to reach the entire small business community through relevant educational sessions, valuable mentoring and effective business networking. The 22nd Annual Enterprise Business Awards Luncheon will kick off the conference and expo on Tuesday, May 19th. The day … [More]

How much is your business worth? Millions of dollars? Pints of blood? Liters of sweat? Gallons of tears? Many entrepreneurs spend years building their companies, hoping industry expertise will carry them through all the details of ownership (human resources, accounting, benefits, etc.). And many times, it does….at least as long as you stay in the business and at the top. But … [More]