According to a report recently released by the NFIB, the rising cost of health care continues to be the top concern for small business owners. That challenge has topped the list since 1986. For the time being, Obamacare, otherwise known as the Affordable Care Act (ACA), still controls the American health care system. Therefore, while American businesses with 50 or more full-time employees are required to offer health care coverage to their staff or face stiff penalties, there are no such provisions for businesses with smaller staffs. Read more...

Most people think succession plans are limited to passing a business on to family but it can be to management, too, says Brad Frank, a partner with the Minneapolis office of Barnes & Thornburg. Read more...

Contrary to the popular pop tune about how fun it is to stay at the YMCA, if your small business needs an infusion of quick cash, an option you might try to steer clear of is an MCA. Read more...