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Wednesday, November 20, 2024Are You Leaving Tax Credits on the Table? Discover How to Stop Missing Out!
Missed Opportunities: Are You Leaving Tax Credits on the Table? For many businesses, tax credits can provide significant cost savings. However, it’s not uncommon for companies to leave valuable tax incentives unclaimed due to a lack of awareness or outdated processes. Understanding why these opportunities are missed and how to address this issue is essential for maintaining a competitive edge and maximizing your company’s financial health.Why Do Businesses Overlook Tax Credits? Despite the potential
Wednesday, November 06, 2024Cost Containment in Ohio Workers' Comp
Cost containment in Ohio workers’ comp As most employers know, the financial and emotional impact of a work-related employee injury can be significant. While the primary goal is to ensure the injured worker receives appropriate care, minimizing the costs associated with the accident should also be a focus for employers.Read more....
Wednesday, November 06, 2024Workers' Compensation Enrollment Deadlines Approaching - SAVE Money on Workers' Comp Premiums
Workers’ compensation enrollment deadlines approaching Enroll now! Sedgwick has mailed Group Rating and Group Retrospective Rating enrollment and reenrollment materials to qualifying employers. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to save significantly on your workers’ compensation premium. In addition to annual premium savings, Sedgwick, our endorsed Partner, is proud to deliver full-service workers’ compensation claims management and cost containment strategies to nearly 60,000 hard-working Ohio
Thursday, October 31, 2024Alternate Funding Options Through the Chamber and Our Partners
The Greater Hamilton Chamber of Commerce has partnered with several companies to provide additional funding resources to service our members and area businesses. These are alternative funding options to meet the changing needs of your business. We may be able to help your business. The Chamber has applications for all the loan programs on hand and will submit the application for your business. For more information contact: Dan Bates at 513-454-5066. The following are the funding
Tuesday, October 29, 2024Starting and Growing Your Minority Business
Development supports the growth and sustainability of small, minority, and disadvantaged businesses in Ohio. Supporting these businesses means providing them with technical and professional assistance, access to capital and bonding, and connection to business opportunities through the Minority Business Assistance Centers (MBAC). The Division leverages these resources to support achievement of the state's 15% Minority Business Enterprise set-aside requirement.Click Here for more.
Tuesday, October 29, 2024Cold Weather Safety
Cold weather safety As the warm temperatures begin to drop, we all know that cold weather is right around the corner. This should remind us that we must change our thinking from heat safety to cold safety. Cold weather hazards can be just as dangerous to our employees as the heat, so it is imperative we take the steps to protect them from these hazards. Hazards such as immersion, frostbite and hypothermia are just a few cold stress conditions that are dangerous to our employees. Training employees on these
Monday, October 21, 2024Funding Programs for Businesses
Zero to low interest business loan funding programs are available for certified women owned and minority owned businesses. Shaundretta Boykins is your knowledgable resource to a wide variety of programs. She will determine if you are eligible to apply for these interest business assistance loans. She presented the loan options on our Coffee & Conversations. DO NOT DISQUALIFY yourself from any program until you consult with Shaundretta. You can access the recording HERE. Coffee & Conversations with
Tuesday, October 15, 2024Need Fiber Broadband Internet Service for Your Business?
Need Fiber Broadband Internet Service for Your Business? Hamilton Connects Connecting our businesses through reliable. local, community owned broadband services. Click here! for more information!
Thursday, October 10, 2024Coffee & Conversations
Grab a cup of coffee or your favorite breakfast beverage and join us for Coffee & Conversations! Coffee & Conversations is a relaxed virtual meeting where we will discuss the featured topic. Meetings will be on Zoom and will be live on the Greater Hamilton Chamber Facebook page. Register to receive the meeting link.All Coffee & Conversations are archived on our Facebook page and our YouTube Channel. You can review, share or watch at a later date. Facebook: Greater Hamilton
Tuesday, October 01, 2024Workers’ Compensation Fraud
Workers' Compensation Fraud The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) is tasked with protecting the integrity of Ohio's workers' compensation system. One way BWC does this is by identifying and preventing fraudulent activities from workers, employers and health-care providers. Fraud undermines the financial stability of the system and impacts honest workers and businesses. Fraudulent activities can come from multiple sources, including workers, employers and providers. Understanding the signs of fraud
Wednesday, June 12, 2024BWC Rebate Programs
The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) offers employers many different rating, bonus and rebate programs to encourage cost control, return to work, efficiency and safety. If you are interested in enrolling in a BWC program, or are already enrolled, here are some important deadline dates to remember. If you have any questions, contact our Sedgwick program manager, Julia Bowling at julia.bowling@sedgwick.com or 513-218-4062. READ MORE....
Friday, May 17, 2024Do You Have What It Takes to Become an Entrepreneur?
Do you have dreams about owning your own business or becoming part of the gig economy? Making your own hours? Working from wherever you want? Then you’re not alone. There are an estimated 582 million entrepreneurs (about 775,000 of them in the US) already working for themselves. And that number is growing. According to Guidant Financial, 27% of people polled in 2020 wanted to start their own entrepreneurial enterprises because they were disenchanted/dissatisfied with corporate America. And a lot of people
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