Casting Networks, Inc.

Business Strategy

Comcast | November 24, 2022

Comcast Corporation announced today that Comcast RISE, an initiative created in 2020 to help strengthen and empower small businesses hard hit by COVID-19, has met its goal of supporting 13,000 small businesses nationwide by the program’s close at the end of 2022. Comcast RISE is one of several programs that Comcast has overseen as part of Project UP that is aimed at closing the digital divide and achieving digital equity. With the program’s commitment now fulfilled, Comcast looks for...

Healthcare Dive | January 14, 2020

Cigna is partnering with tech-savvy payer startup Oscar Health to jointly sell commercial health plans to small businesses as the Bloomfield, Connecticut-based payer looks to capitalize on Oscar's simplified strategy to expand its footprint in the small group market. The partnership, branded as "Cigna + Oscar," includes integrated medical, behavioral and pharmacy services along with access to a high-performing network of providers. The two payers will share risk under a reinsurance...

Management

PrimePay | December 09, 2022

PrimePay, a national human capital management (HCM) technology and services leader, today announced the integration of its flagship payroll product to SyncHR in the first major enhancement since the company acquired SyncHR. The integration is designed to help small businesses who start with its payroll solution and then expand to HR management. Available through their payroll application or managed service, customers can quickly access modern HR capabilities with an additional fee to their subsc...

Small Business Trends | February 13, 2020

Most small businesses (90%) have taken steps to prepare their businesses for an economic downturn. Despite this, many believe the climate remains predominantly favorable. And more than half (57%) admit to feeling better about the state of the US economy compared to a year ago. The statistics come from the 2020 Hiscox Small Business Owner Risk Outlook. The report reflects data compiled by the leading small business insurer, Hiscox. The research surveyed 1,000 small business owners in the United S...