More small-business owners are pointing to this rising cost as their greatest challenge.

After payroll, health insurance is the biggest expense for small businesses, and increases in health-care costs tend to hit smaller companies especially hard. For companies with 10 to 199 workers, the ...

Some small business owners say they are facing their own affordability crisis because of higher tariff, health insurance and energy costs. Shirley Modlin, who owns 3D Design and Manufacturing in ...

BURBANK, Calif., Dec. 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- New national data shows that medical costs and other factors have led to a steep increase in the cost of liability claims. The new average claim cost for ...

Is your business under-insured? New research from the insurance company Hiscox suggests the answer is very likely to be yes. Almost three-quarters of small businesses worldwide are not properly ...