Small Business Roundtable
Date and Time
Wednesday Oct 2, 2013
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM EDT
11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Wednesday, October 2
Location
Chamber office | 104 S. Estes Drive, Chapel Hill
Fees/Admission
Free for Chamber members, but registration is required. To register, click on the "Register Online" button to the top left or email Chela at ctu@carolinachamber.org.
Description
Are you Ready for Obamacare?
The Affordable Care Act or Obamacare will impose new health coverage costs, the employer mandate, compliance regulations, and new taxes on all businesses.
There's been a lot of discussion about the challenges faced by individuals and small businesses in managing these future plan changes and health insurance costs, especially as those costs escalate and as employers' options are increasingly limited by the strictures imposed by the new law.
As a small business or entrepreneur here's what you should be asking yourself: "What can I do between now and January 1, 2014 to help me not overspend in 2014?" Or "If I wait until 2014 what can I expect to be available to me?"
Join us for a discussion on Obamacare with Jim Curis.
About the speaker:
Jim is the President of Curis Benefits, LLC. The firm was formed in April 2007 and is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Operating under the premise that clients should not overpay or overbuy when it comes to their employee benefit packages, Jim has developed a portfolio comprised of small and medium sized businesses that have all relied on his industry expertise and business acumen to help them navigate the ever changing insurance landscape.
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