This is an article that I previously provided to The Globe and Mail: If you’re a small business with staffing concerns, you’re not alone: over 50 per cent of business owners are worried about attracting the right candidates, and retaining their key players once they find them. The latter can be especially difficult in the startup space,… Continue reading Most Employees Vastly Underestimate Their Total Compensation
This is an article that I previously provided to The Globe and Mail. Although we often read stories about successful Canadian startups – Shopify, Wattpad, Wealthsimple, and others – the reality is that many startups fail, and even those that succeed often experience a series of extreme highs and lows as they grow. With failure… Continue reading Why So Many Entrepreneurs Struggle With Mental Illness
You’ve made the decision to launch a health benefits plan for your growing startup. What do you do next? Before you do anything, read this article. Doing so will help you make an informed decision on how you go about bringing the best employee benefits plan to your team. Who to Work With When selecting… Continue reading 5 Things To Consider When Selecting A Health Benefits Plan For Your Startup
Building a company certainly comes with challenges and pressures, including preventing your top talent from hitting the free agency market (especially in Toronto’s highly competitive startup space). Although employee benefits plans improve retention rates and employee satisfaction, the reality is that employees will come and go. When they go, you need to make sure you… Continue reading Two Rules To Protect Your Startup When Employees Leave
I talk to a lot of startups about health benefits coverage. While there are differences from company to company, massage, dental, vision and drug coverage have always been top requests. However, over the past 18-24 months, I’ve noticed a shift in what startups are looking for in terms of health benefits coverage for their teams.… Continue reading Are You Providing Health Benefits Coverage That Your Team Actually Wants?
These days, employee benefits are an important part of doing business, especially for startups. Fast-growing businesses that take care of their employees are the ones that stand out from the crowd as a great place to work and a highly valuable company. We’ve identified three major benefits of providing startup employees with health plans and… Continue reading Three Ways Toronto Startups are Benefitting from Offering Employee Benefits Plans
This is an article that I previously provided to BetaKit: When it comes to evaluating benefits for your startup, it’s not always about focusing on traditional plans, especially if you’re looking to recruit and retain younger staff. When building a benefits plan for a millennial workforce, it’s important to consider alternatives beyond the standard offering,… Continue reading Has Your Startup Thought About Employee Benefits?
To all Canadian startups and United States based startups with satellite offices in Canada (now, or in the future), this background information is important to note. Canada is recognized as having one of the best public healthcare systems in the world. The Canadian Government covers basic physician and hospital expenses for all Canadians and provides… Continue reading How Canadian Employee Health Benefits Continue to Evolve: What You Need to Know
Quick question for you: How many different insurance companies are there in Canada, that provide employee benefits coverage? Five? Try again. Ten? Still not there. Twelve? Getting close. Would you believe that there are more than 14? Every April, Benefits Canada (the leading Canadian publication on employee benefits coverage in this great country of ours),… Continue reading 2015 Employee Benefits Companies
