North Carolina drops coverage for Wegovy and Ozempic
North Carolina is cutting off coverage of anti-obesity medications for state employees, citing soaring costs and a lack of agreement on pricing from drugmakers. The decision affects a class of…
USPS “Awaiting Delivery Scan” Status Explained
You eagerly track your package and notice it’s stuck in “awaiting delivery scan” status. Should you be worried? Not necessarily! This common status simply means your package has reached the…
Benefits of Giving Your Child an Allowance
Raising a child is no easy task; every parent wants to teach their child the value of money responsibly. One great way to do this is by introducing an allowance…
Why Your Customers Aren’t Buying Like They Used To
The price of everything has gone up. And, I’m sorry to say, value hasn’t been keeping up. Consumer habits have changed and customers aren’t buying like they used to. Meanwhile,…
Shift Swapping: Make It Easy On Your Small Business (and Your Employees)
Scheduling your employees can cause headaches—even on a good day. Taking a bunch of employees’ differing schedules and fitting them perfectly into your operating hours is a fine balance, especially…
Business Companion: a reliable voice in the misinformation age
Fake news and misleading or unreliable claims are creating serious problems for businesses. It is estimated that online misinformation costs the global economy $78 billion (£61 billion) a year. And,…
18 Surprising Side Hustle Statistics (2024): Income, Gigs, Goals
Ready to dive into some side hustle statistics? Side hustles are more popular than ever, and there are two driving factors behind the trend: Proactive desire and unprecedented ability to…
How Southeast Asia’s small businesses can go global
The past two weeks saw a flurry of engagements in the Asia-Pacific region — with the ASEAN Summit in Phnom Penh, G20 Summit in Bali and APEC Economic Leaders Week…
7 Ways to Improve Employee Attrition (2023)
Every team member plays an important role in a small business — and people leaving can make a big impact. When valued employees leave, it can derail operations, leave customers dissatisfied, and…
Driving APAC’s decarbonization agenda | Insights
Q: What trends are you seeing in clean energy investment in APAC? In the ESG world, the trends in clean energy exchange-traded fund flows are a good indicator of where…