Ten Ways Small Businesses Can Lower Healthcare Costs (And Hire More People) in 2012

After an economic drought, employers are anxious to energize and refresh their staff, but they are still deeply worried about finances. Between the crushing economy and the uncertainty of the new health-reform implications, many businesses have had to cut back on hiring. But in November, there was a glimmer of hope: According to Intuit, the software company behind TurboTax and Quicken, approximately 55,000 new jobs were created by small businesses that month. Yet this study also showed that small business employees were working fewer hours and making less money than they were even in October.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/roblynch/2012/01/05/ten-ways-small-businesses-can-lower-healthcare-costs-and-hire-more-people-in-2012/