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Small Businesses Relieved After Federal Judge Strikes Down Broad Overtime Rule
Small business owners have had a mostly positive reaction to a judge's decision to strike down an overtime rule that would have qualified more workers for overtime pay. On Nov. 15, a federal judge in ...
U.S. Small Businesses See Job Growth Moderate Slightly in September
The national jobs index moderated slightly in September (99.84) but has averaged 100.31 so far in 2024, representing modest employment growth, according to the Paychex Small Business Employment Watch ...
Small Businesses Underestimate Recovery Time, Cost of Cyber Attack
Nationwide Agency Forward survey showed 40 percent of small business owners expect a cyber attack to cost less than $1,000, and another 60 percent think it would take less than three months to fully ...
Small Businesses Are Burning Out: Survey
According to a recent survey by Next Insurance, small businesses are feeling stressed and frustrated by the state of the economy and inflation. Only 29 percent of respondents said they felt ...
Fewer Businesses Reduce Cyber Risks Even as More Worry About Them
The dynamic between businesses and the cyber risks they should be preventing or mitigating is becoming increasingly complex. A survey from The Travelers Companies Inc. found that cyber threats are ...
Canadian InsurTech MGA Foxquilt Raises Seed Funding for Small-Biz Platform Development
A Canadian InsurTech focused on Small Business insurance said it raised $3.5 million in seed financing. Foxquilt, a Toronto-based MGA startup, said the funding will help it become a full-service ...
InsurTech Zeguro Launches Small Business Cyber Risk Management Platform
Zeguro said it has formally launched its platform designed to help small and midsize companies quickly deal with cyber threats in multiple ways. The San Francisco-based startup, which describes ...
Carrier Tech, Infracture Investments Drive Record Small Business Customer Satisfaction Levels: J.D. Power
Small business owners are reporting record levels of satisfaction with their insurance coverage, with carrier investment in products, service infrastructure, and technology likely driving the uptick. ...