Keeping Up You'll be hard-pressed to retain good people if your benefits package doesn't include items offered by most of your rivals. These perks are offered by more than half of all small companies with less than 100 employees.
	LIFE INSURANCE	92%
	PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT	92%
	PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS	82%
	EMPLOYEE KEEPS FREQUENT FLYER MILES	83%
	DENTAL INSURANCE	83%
	PRESCRIPTION DRUG PLAN	82%
	FREE CALLS HOME WHILE TRAVELING	76%
	MENTAL HEALTH INSURANCE	66%
	PPO MEDICAL PLAN	65%
	VISION INSURANCE PLAN	58%
	HMO MEDICAL PLAN	55%
	FLEXTIME	50%
	DATA: SOCIETY FOR HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, 1999

This article was originally published in the October 11, 1999 print edition of Business Week's Frontier. To subscribe, please see our subscription policy.

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