Small Business

June 22, 2021 

Trade treaties are formal agreements between two or more countries that make it easier to trade between each other by reducing tariffs, quotas, and other trade restrictions. For businesses, assembling and maintaining content related to treaties ...

June 18, 2021 

Shopping online from the comfort of your home can be easy and convenient, but it also leads to increased spending if you’re not careful. Two in 5 Americans (41 percent) say the ability to shop online has made it harder for them to stick to a monthly ...

June 18, 2021 

The seed round is the first official stage of equity funding. That means that you can expect to give up some ownership, typically in equity or a convertible note, in exchange for capital. (Earlier pre-traction rounds are sometimes called “pre-seed” ...

June 18, 2021 

It’s been three years since the Supreme Court of the United States issued the game-changing decision on South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc. Businesses are still learning how to manage the aftereffects of this groundbreaking event, even as they navigate the ...

June 15, 2021  Sponsored

While you’ve been busy taking care of your clients and possibly getting ready to return to your office, Intuit has been hard at work developing new product features to help make your life and your clients’ lives easier. Here, we’ve included highlights...

June 11, 2021 

A clearer picture of the post-pandemic U.S. sales tax environment is emerging, and things are looking (surprisingly) brighter, yet (predictably) more complex.

June 9, 2021 

U.S. home values measured by Zillow's Home Value Index (ZHVI) reached $281,370 in April. Monthly appreciation has been growing since May, and April's 1.3% increase over March is the largest jump in Zillow data reaching back to 1996.

June 3, 2021 

Despite expedited COVID vaccinations, eased restrictions in many states, and accelerated re-openings of several different industries across the U.S., Alignable’s June Revenue Poll shows that 35% of all small business owners are still at risk of closing...

June 3, 2021 

Seventy percent of business executives expressed optimism about the U.S. economy over the next 12 months, up from 47 percent last quarter, as government relief funds, vaccine rollouts and relaxed workplace restrictions have improved business conditions.

May 27, 2021 

The new product and service offerings give accountants access to the same Avalara cloud technology used to process millions of sales tax returns and remit billions of dollars each year. This focus underscores Avalara’s commitment to providing ...

May 24, 2021 

Aside from COVID-19, small business owners faced an additional set of challenges, with lack of capital (23%), employee recruitment and retention (19%, and marketing and advertising challenges (15%) topping the list.

Mary Girsch-Bock

May 20, 2021 

Now that new U.S. coronavirus cases are dropping and travel restrictions are being lifted, the country's airlines are starting to act like, well, airlines again.