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COVER STORY
The Health Care Crisis
Insurance costs are soaring, and a growing number of small companies are dropping coverage. What's an entrepreneur to do? Take a look at the alternatives to conventional plans
• CHART: Ouch! The Nation's Smallest Companies Faced the Biggest Hikes in Health Care Premiums
• TABLE: Remedy #1: Medical Savings Accounts
• TABLE: Remedy #2: Self-Funding with Stop-Loss
• TABLE: Remedy #3: Split Funding
• TABLE: Remedy #4: Association Health Plans
• TABLE: Remedy #5: Consumer Choice Health Purchasing Group
• CHART: Who's Covered
• Commentary: Search for a Cure
• ONLINE EXTRA: A Healthy Attitude: Cutting Health Costs by Changing Your Workplace
• ONLINE EXTRA: A Checklist for Reducing Health Care Costs
FEATURES
Nothing Ventured
Women are succeeding in business as never before, but they're just starting to crack the venture capital markets. The obstacles range from rank sexism to the lack of a support system. The solution: Try harder and network like crazy
• TABLE: You've Come a Long Way, Maybe
• CHART: Gender Gap
• CHART: Who's Calling the Shots
• Give 'em Hell, Jane Wayne
• This Raven Really Flies
• Resources: For Women Only
•ONLINE EXTRA: Working to Create an Old-Girls Network
A Wealth
of Choices
A few years back, 401(k) plans were so costly and so few that most small businesses decided to do without them. But dearth has turned to deluge. Here's our guide to picking the best one
• CHART: Fee, Fi, Fo, Fum
• TABLE: Do-It-Yourself Pensions
• What Could Be Simpler?
•ONLINE EXTRA: Compare Your Options: Here's a table of the seven major pension plans available to small business, with features, costs, pros, and cons
DEPARTMENTS
InBox
The best town for small biz, entrepreneurial semantics, and taking a flyer on air fares
Trends
Business starts are down while hiring by small companies is way up. It's all about good times
•ONLINE EXTRA: Where Business Births Are Still Booming
What Works
Only 3% of small businesses bid for federal contracts. The rest are missing out on a lot of bucks
Smart Answers
Selling stock to raise money for a startup
Chronicles
Customizer AI Design has created the mother of all SUVs
Digital Manager
Brace yourself--your tech costs will climb 20% over
last year's
Random Access
The Date Maker
My Company
Inflation isn't a problem? Don't tell this entrepreneur
Under 30
Anthony Kirkland wants to turn Boston into a hip-hop kind of town
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Cover Illustration by
Francisco Caceres
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