Eric Jans Insurance

The 2011 East Nashvillians of the Year: Eric Jans and The Green Wagon

Eric Jans — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:21:11 +0000

This is reprinted from The East Nashvillian magazine. Story and photo by Melanie Meadows. It’s that time of year, and once again, the Historic East Nashville Merchants Association (HENMA) has chosen both a citizen and a business for the annual East Nashvillian of the Year award. Launched in 2008, this award honors both a business [...]

Developing your own board of directors

Eric Jans — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:34:51 +0000

This is an article I wrote for the Nashville Chamber’s Small Business Wire newsletter: Big companies and nonprofits have a board of directors, a group of leaders who act as advisors on the big decisions that need to be made. They keep things in check and make sure the company is moving forward and living [...]

Your Top New Year’s Resolution

Eric Jans — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 06:41:51 +0000

When New Year’s resolution lists are made, we all feel the need to maintain our physical health and get organized. We set up lists of goals, get started, and by February we are back to the same old routine. What if I told you that getting your life insurance in order should be number one on [...]

Don’t Procrastinate Your Open Enrollment

Eric Jans — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 15:34:56 +0000

This is an article I wrote for the Nashville Chamber‘s newsletter “HR Notes” It’s open enrollment time, and for some HR managers it’s about as fun to look forward to as a root canal. But putting it off won’t help. In fact, it can make the whole process even worse if there is a lot [...]

Mike Jameson – Man of the People

Eric Jans — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 16:24:27 +0000

This is an article I wrote for The East Nashvillian magazine. After serving eight years on the Metro council from East Nashville’s District 6, Mike Jameson has done his time and has passed the torch to Peter Westerholm. He hands over the responsibility to serve a vibrant community he helped build, a community filled with [...]

Self-employed and need health insurance?

Eric Jans — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 21:57:55 +0000

An individual health insurance policy makes sense if you are self-employed, you work for a company that doesn’t offer health insurance, you work for a company where the insurance benefits are way too expensive. It’s not as difficult to find a solution as you might think. Here’s How I Do It. I am an independent [...]

It’s Open Enrollment Time!

Eric Jans — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 19:42:54 +0000

If you are looking for benefits for your company, don’t look anywhere else. I will help you put together a group health insurance plan that best fits your needs. You might be looking to set something up for the first time or fix the plan you already have. Either way I can help. Since I am independent, [...]

4 things having a new baby has taught me about work

Eric Jans — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 20:06:00 +0000

Miranda is three weeks old and has already changed my world immensely. I am loving every minute of being a new dad and planned from the beginning on being as hands-on as possible with raising her. Of course Miranda’s mom is doing the lion’s share of the parenting, but I am trying the best dad [...]

We Are All in Sales

Eric Jans — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 13:53:55 +0000

This is an article I wrote for the YP Nashville newsletter. When I left my previous job and began my own business, I started hearing: “I could never do what you do; I am just not cut out for sales.” It threw me off a bit, because I never truly considered myself a “salesman.” In [...]

6 Reasons Why I Didn’t Hire You

Eric Jans — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 12:36:23 +0000

In preparation for our first child, my wife and I finally decided to bite the bullet and tackle a major home improvement – reroofing the house. I see yard signs and local ads for roofers everywhere and I have many contacts I can ask for recommendations, so I figured that finding a great roofer would [...]