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Insurance and PEOs: Playing Nice Together
What Startups Need to Know When It Comes to PEOs It takes some awareness to not get hurt on the playground. In this months blog, the PEO (Professional Employer Organization) model is explained as well as why startups like the PEO model. From an insurance perspective,...
Lowering Manufacturing Costs with Custom Enclosures
As engineers, our thoughts are consumed with finding solutions to problems we see in the world. However, finding a solution to a problem is only one small part in a much larger process of bringing a product to market. Another part of this process is packaging your...
ATC Members Making a Difference – Healthier People, More Connected Communities
On the morning of April 1st Austin Mayor Steve Adler, Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt, ATC’s CEO Amber Gunst, Humana’s Texas VP Brock Purslow, Amy Foster Texas Beef Council's Nutrition Coordinator, and HealthCode's ED Steve Amos; gathered at City Hall to kick off...
Tips for a Better Employee Onboarding Process
Only four percent of working Americans qualified for unemployment in 2018. While this was great for the economy, the record-low unemployment rate can be a serious threat to your retention rate because other companies are more willing to pay up to get top talent – and...
Dude, Where’s My Rent?
Austin. The Live Music Capital of the World. A city known for its slogan, “Keep Austin Weird.” Soon, the slogan will have to change to, “Keep Austin Wired.” It was announced in April that the United States Census Bureau declared that Austin is the nation’s fastest...
New Member Highlight – KUNGFU.AI: Why Many Businesses Are Not Ready For AI
Pillars of Readiness By now, the story is well told on how artificial intelligence is changing businesses, all the way down to impacting core business models. In 2017, Amazon bought Whole Foods then later opened their Amazon Go automated store. Since then, they’ve...
Internal threats, Email threats, Website threats, Oh My!
In the new series MIDMRKT Local, Symantec and MIDMRKT Suite partner to bring together local IT executives for interactive discussions on cybersecurity. Thus far, we’ve met with nearly 100 executives in the following cities: Alexandria, Virginia Salt Lake City, UT...
Advantages of Employee Involvement
Let’s face it, the people that work for you are your company’s backbone. The hiring, recruiting, and vetting that goes on before your employees even start the job, already showcase their level of talent. These employees represent what you stand for and your company’s...
New Member Highlight – Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jackson Lewis P.C.’s Technology Industry Team brings together attorneys with vast experience representing technology employers, ranging from multinational enterprises to start-ups and emerging companies, with respect to every aspect of labor and employment law,...
New Member Highlight – Icalia Labs: Choosing the Right Software Partner for your Company
Some time ago I made a presentation for the WeWork South Lake Union community located in Seattle, WA. It was a lunch-and-learn conversation on a casual topic: choosing the right software partner for your company. It was important for me to share these best practices...