[ad_1] This story appears in the April 2016 issue of Entrepreneur. Subscribe » Many employers may not start thinking about health insurance until this fall, when open enrollment begins creeping up. But if your premiums got bumped up a bunch this year — and mine sure did! — you know that next …

[ad_1] Employers are offering more generous parental leave policies and other family-friendly benefits and practices to help employees better manage their work-life balance. In fact, the Employee Benefits Survey 2016, conducted by the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans (IFEBP), found that the number of family-based perks employers offer has …

[ad_1] Reader Resource Join Entrepreneur’s The Goal Standard Challenge and make 2017 yours. Learn more » This excerpt is part of Entrepreneur.com’s Second-Quarter Startup Kit which explores the fundamentals of starting up in a wide range of industries. In Start Your Own Import/Export, the staff at Entrepreneur Press and writer Krista Turner explain …

[ad_1] It is not easy to be an entrepreneur. You have lot of things to handle and, at times, the pressure becomes too much. A report by Gallup found 50 percent businesses fail within the first five years. There are several factors why there is such a high failure rate but one …

[ad_1] Let’s start with the bad news: You are not your company’s best salesperson. In fact – no matter how effective your training, incentive or marketing programs may be — nobody within your business is as good at selling as your customers. This is why brands are taking advantage of user-generated content (UGC). According to Business …

[ad_1] Kids don’t need to know how to code to construct robots with Cubelets. The blocks have embedded magnets that let them snap together to form robots of any shape. Each block has a tiny computer inside it and can communicate with its neighboring block. “This makes Cubelets unique. It …

[ad_1] When it comes to marketing, most brands are sneakier than you think. To be successful, a modern company can’t just create a product that appeals to your pain points and offers a solution. Related: Connecting With Customers: How to Market to Their Emotions Instead, your favorite businesses create a connection with …

[ad_1] Employer branding is kind of a big deal. In fact, it was named a leading trend in LinkedIn’s Global Recruiting Trends 2016 report: 59 percent of the 3,894 talent leaders surveyed said they had invested more in their employer brand, compared to last year. Related: Does Your Company’s Branding Really Matter in Recruiting? …

[ad_1] Technology hasn’t erased the need for human workers – yet. However, it is certainly changing the way people work. Across all industries, automation has eliminated repetitive, mundane jobs, allowing professionals to focus on other work. Instead of processing thousands of invoices by hand, for instance, employees can use a portal …

[ad_1] Reader Resource Join Entrepreneur’s The Goal Standard Challenge and make 2017 yours. Learn more » Last week I was in a meeting (which, as we grow, has become a more and more frequent thing) when the subject of underperforming marketing media came up. As we discussed the issue, one …