7 tips to hire smart for your small business

7 tips to hire smart for your small business

– Ever heard the expression, “One bad apple spoils the barrel?” In business this is especially true because hiring the wrong person can negatively affect everyone working around them, as well as potentially harming the reputation of your company.   Turnover is incredibly expensive and can have a ripple effect throughout an organization. Hiring new…

Making the Most of the Medicare Annual Election Period

Making the Most of the Medicare Annual Election Period

Medicare Advantage (MA) plans are increasingly popular, offering robust benefits including vision, health, dental, drug coverage and more. For the more than 22 million people with an MA plan, the Medicare Annual Election Period (AEP), running from Oct. 15-Dec. 7, is the only time each year when they can shop for alternate plans. “Health care…

5 latest trends in bathroom design

5 latest trends in bathroom design

Today’s homeowners are increasingly expecting their bathrooms to mirror some of the spa-like features that were previously seen only in hotels, resorts and luxury vacation rentals. Home television shows and websites like Better Homes and Gardens (bhg.com), ElleDecor.com and Houzz.com have showcased these once aspirational luxuries, while technical advances have made them more attainable. With…

Haylie Duff shares best tips for quick and healthy family meals

Haylie Duff shares best tips for quick and healthy family meals

Actress and mom shares best tips for quick and healthy breakfasts Every parent knows it can be a struggle to prepare a nutritious meal that the whole family will enjoy. Finding time to spend around the table during back-to-school season can be particularly challenging, but not impossible. Actress, chef and mother of two Haylie Duff…

Maternal morbidity and mortality: Your guide to healthy pregnancy

Maternal morbidity and mortality: Your guide to healthy pregnancy

(BPT) – Every year in the United States, approximately 700 women die as a result of pregnancy or delivery complications, and more than 50,000 experience unexpected health problems, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Some pregnancy complications (for example, morning sickness) are not usually serious, but others, such as high blood…

4 Ways Female Founders Turbocharge Their Businesses

4 Ways Female Founders Turbocharge Their Businesses

Women are starting businesses at a record pace – motivated to pursue passions, financial independence and the flexibility that eludes most traditional jobs. In the U.S. alone, women entrepreneurs generate $1.1 million in revenue on average across retail, professional and personal service businesses that have operated for 11 years. This stat comes from Visa’s new…

3 ideas to freshen up your favorite summer treats

3 ideas to freshen up your favorite summer treats

Summertime brings lots of picnics, barbecues and pool parties, along with tasty treats everyone loves to share. Want to make yummy desserts your friends will rave about, but with your own unique twist? Add exotic new fruit. Whether you’re making a fruit salad, a pie or another tasty fruit-forward delight, consider making a colorful statement…

How Women Can Plan for Their Financial Futures

How Women Can Plan for Their Financial Futures

Are women more diligent savers than men? A study conducted by Fidelity Investments seems to suggest so. Fidelity’s research found that women saved more than men in their 401(k) plans, as of the year ending Sept. 30, 2014. This stems from the fact that women joined their employer’s retirement plans in greater numbers than their…