Small Business

June 1, 2022 

Employers consistently misclassify workers, which could land them in big trouble with state and federal labor departments, resulting in heavy fines and possibly having to compensate workers for back pay and benefits.

Nellie Akalp

May 29, 2022 

When the pandemic forced restaurants and bars to close the front of the house, New York was the first state to temporarily authorize takeout and delivery sales of alcoholic beverages. Cocktails to go helped many businesses in many states weather the ...

Gail Cole

May 26, 2022 

Through the AOF Coaching Hub, small business owners can schedule coaching sessions via phone or Zoom with just one click. AOF's expert advisors are available to support small business owners on the most pressing challenges like business and startup ...

May 25, 2022 

The growth rate in the cannabis industry is astronomical. Between 2020 and 2021, sales revenue grew 10% year-over-year. Numbers from 2022 are still rolling in, but we can expect to see similar growth.

May 25, 2022  Sponsored

With more accountants adding advisory services to their practices, having workable tools at your fingertips is more important than ever to create workflow solutions for your clients that help them grow.

May 24, 2022 

The tools we use should benefit the firm’s productivity and bottom line. But in our quest for productivity and efficiency, we often inadvertently neglect to weigh our client’s experience of the tools in our tech stack.

May 19, 2022 

Bringing big plans to fruition and keeping the company viable as it grows can be a weighty task. About 20 percent of new businesses fail within one year, and only about a third of new businesses are around after 10 years.

May 19, 2022 

The Neat Company, a provider of small business bookkeeping automation and document management, has added new capabilities to its financial management platform. Neat now gives small business owners even more options with respect to exporting their ...

May 19, 2022  Sponsored

Summer is a great time to assess your firm’s strengths, client base, and marketing efforts. Whether you have your own firm or are part of a team, keeping your QuickBooks Online Certification current is a component of life-long learning, as well as ...

May 17, 2022 

The data suggest that Americans are still spending on merchandise at a rapid clip — potentially fueled by credit-card borrowing — even as prices rise at the fastest pace in decades. That said, economists expect consumer spending to shift away from ...

May 13, 2022 

Half of workers still report their mental health has deteriorated since the start of the pandemic, with 58 percent citing increased work hours or workload as taking the greatest toll. 84 percent of employees report they can’t stop thinking about work.

May 11, 2022 

If you are on the accrual method of accounting, and you recognize income as it is incurred and someone doesn’t pay you, you have a bad debt. However in cannabis you are stymied by Section 280E, which only allows cost of goods sold (COGS) to be deducted.

Craig Smalley