Inc.com Looks Up Some of Their Past College Startup Alums

Inc.com and some of the other large business owner websites have some pretty neat contests every year. Entrepreneur has the "Build the Best Lemonade Stand" for kids that is always a fun contest to watch. Inc.com has the College Start-up feature that they do quite a bit that has some pretty cool ideas in it as well.

Now they are looking back at a few past alums that were featured to see "Where are they now?". Nope, they aren't all living in the Outer Banks on a permanent vacation yet. They actually plan to keep working, and some have made it a living.

9 of the past alums are featured in this article. Pretty fun read. From SAT prep website makers ready to sell out for a nice paycheck to the founder of CollegeFitness.com who has upped his annual sales to a healthy $3.5 million with just 15 employees

BAsic Employee Benefits, and What You Should Look at as an Owner

Employee benefits are a tricky business. On one side they help draw in better and more experienced employees on various health care job site, or specialized sites for certain positions. That is if that is the kind of employee you need. It also helps you KEEP your most trustworthy and valuable employees by serving as a reward that acts almost as a raise without them seeing it in their paycheck, but many times more beneficial On the other hand they can become quite expensive, and a severe headache for all the red tape involved.

Deciding to offer employee benefits is a start to a long process of deciding what kind of benefits to offer, as well as exactly how much you are willing to foot the bill as the owner. Here is a good primer to get you started in thinking about what is needed, what is good policy, and what is required to get rolling.