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Launchways Partners with LifeCare to Provide a Best-in-Class Employee Discount Program
Launchways today announced a partnership with LifeCare to offer clients employee discounts through LifeMart. LifeMart is the premier employee discount platform, offering thousands of discounts on child care, care rentals, hotels, computers, cell phones, event tickets,...
Company Spotlight: Mediafly on How to Get Intentional About Culture
Local fast-growing business Mediafly was recently ranked the 7th Best Place to Work in Chicago by Crain’s Chicago Business. The Launchways team sat down with Mediafly’s Founder and CEO, Carson Conant, to learn more about the strategies he’s used to build an...
How to Hire Top Talent on a Startup Budget
Whether you’re pre or post-funding, hiring top talent on a growing business’ budget is challenging. Larger organizations can offer candidates lucrative salaries, stability, and expensive perks. However, there are several strategies you can use to hire great talent...
Launchways Welcomes New Client Aqueity
CHICAGO, IL (June 28, 2018) Launchways, a leading provider of human resources, employee benefits, and business insurance solutions for growing businesses, today announced it has added Aqueity as a client. Aqueity has selected Launchways as their solution for human...
6 Employee Benefits Millennials Actually Care About
With the unemployment rate at an 18-year low, the competition to attract and retain top talent has become increasingly challenging. Millennials now make up 75% of the workforce, so tailoring your benefits program to their needs is important. Whereas previous...
How to Use Telemedicine to Build a Happier, Healthier Workforce
Healthcare costs are rising with an 8% increase year over year. One innovative method employers are using to control costs while improving healthcare delivery is telemedicine. Telemedicine is an emerging technology field which facilitates two-way digital...
How to Improve Emotional Intelligence and Become a Better Leader
Your management team’s emotional intelligence level can make or break your ability to build a thriving business. Emotional intelligence, a.k.a. “EQ,” is someone’s ability to understand and harness the power of emotion to build strong relationships, foster trust,...
Announcing Our New Brand
Today, after nine years in business, Taylor Group is excited to officially rebrand to Launchways. The rebrand includes the new company name, new logo, and new website. We believe our new brand better represents our core mission: to provide business leaders with the...
How to Build a Strong Employer Brand Without Spending a Dime
With the unemployment rate at 4%, we’re experiencing a candidate-driven job market. It’s become increasingly challenging for growing businesses to attract the attention of top talent. As such, creating an attractive employer brand is more important now than ever...
A Simple Yet Effective Employee Engagement Survey You’ll Actually Use [Template]
Employee engagement is key to your employees’ morale and productivity, which has an important impact on your bottomline. Understanding what employee engagement is and how to leverage effective employee engagement surveys is a great place to get started with creating a...
How to Make Powerful Employee Career Paths that will Retain High-Performers
Creating career paths for employees can be a challenging but worthwhile initiative. In today’s ultra-competitive job market, it’s becoming more and more important to invest in your employees, so you can retain them in the long-term. The problem is, many companies are...
What is an Unlimited PTO Policy and How to Do it Right
In today’s market, it’s becoming more difficult to attract and retain top talent. Offering competitive benefit packages has become increasingly important for organizations looking to add top-performers to their team. Standard benefits packages with medical, 401K, and...