2009 Jan/Feb

Featuring Associated Elevator, Chestnut Bay Cabinets, Curley Direct and Keeling Financial Strategies. To view or download the PDF, click here.

Updates on businesses and people making news

Cape Business consultant Beth O'Neal, Esq., of Masterman, Culbert and Tully LLP discusses performance appraisals.

New CEO Richard Salluzzo must stop the bleeding at Cape Cod Healthcare while also designing a long-term plan for growth

Health care costs and insurance premiums are likely to continue rising at unsustainable rates unless we focus on prevention and wellness

Almost 439,000 Massachusetts residents have signed up with private or state-subsidized health coverage under a 2006 Massachusetts law requiring individuals to obtain health insurance or pay a penalty. Before the new law, there were as many as 650,000 uninsured people in Massachusetts.

Apart from the sagging economy, the No. 1 issue facing most small businesses today continues to be the rising cost of health insurance for employees. As health insurance premiums increase an average 9.5 percent in 2009, obtaining the most cost-effective plan is a high priority.

Very few businesses are even aware that a new law will be implemented by April – and it promises to add time and expense to your operations.

2008 Cape home sales down 10.5 percent; home values drop 11.9 percent

To view or download a PDF listing a variety of Barnstable County wages and salaries, click here.
Published in Cape Business Jan/Feb 2009

To view or download a PDF listing newly incorporated businesses in Barnstable County for the period January 2008 to October 2008, click here.
Published in Cape Business Jan/Feb 2009

Permits issued from April to October 2008
Published in Cape Business Jan/Feb 2009

The Cape Business Marketing Toolbox: A continuing series of articles by the editor of Cape Business on how to market your company in 2009

What can you learn from this case study?

The big surprise is mandatory drug coverage – some at steep costs

This area businesswoman is doing more than cutting expenses – she is building value for her customers and thinking way ahead

As the New Year was ushered in, the Cape Cod community lost one of its great citizens. Patrick Butler, Esq., managing partner of Nutter McClennen and Fish, died January 1 from complications following surgery.

Credit is available to small business throughout the region, but standards are tightening and many borrowers are reducing rather than increasing debt.

In the midst of a challenging economy, Q&A will be interviewing local lenders in the magazine and at capebusiness.net to give you the best advice to weather the storm.

A conversation with Rob Byers, COO of MyPayrollHR.com