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How Small Business Owners Can Boost Growth with Better Speaking Skills
The fastest way to stall business growth is surprisingly simple: unclear entrepreneur communication when it matters most.
March 1, 2022
Target Raises Starting Wage to $15-24 Per Hour
Target employees, from red-shirted store associates to those working at sortation centers and other supply chain facilities, may soon earn as much as $24 an hour when they start work. Depending on job position and market, Target will offer $15 to $24 an hour to workers, the company announced Monday. The Minneapolis-based company’s pay structure...…
March 1, 2022
Russian War Moves Shake World Commodities Markets
As tougher U.S. and European sanctions threaten to partly cut Russia off from the global financial system, disruptions to shipments of raw materials from palladium to wheat mounted. Buyers also paused purchases of Russian liquefied natural gas as they ...
March 1, 2022
Retailers Saw Strong January Sales
The U.S. Census Bureau says overall retail sales in January were up 3.8 percent seasonally adjusted from December and up 13 percent year-over-year. By comparison, December sales were down 2.5 percent from November but up 16.7 percent year-over-year.
February 28, 2022
The Guide to Getting Your Clients Paid Faster in 2022
Thanks to payment technology designed for small businesses, it’s easier than ever for entrepreneurs to manage their business finances, even when they’re on the go. Digital payment app usage accelerated during the pandemic as more small business owners ...
February 23, 2022
CFO Optimism Down in Q4, Citing Inflation, Supply Chain and Labor Issues
A new survey from Grant Thornton LLP, one of the nation’s largest professional-services firms, reveals that many chief financial officers (CFOs) are preparing for a challenging 2022.
February 21, 2022
Avalara Announces 20 Newly Certified Integrations into Business Applications
These integrations enable customers of Avalara partner solutions to benefit from Avalara’s real-time calculation of applicable taxes for billing line items. Avalara software reduces the tedium and complexity of determining taxes for millions of ...
February 14, 2022
Growth of Imported Retail Products Remains High
Imports saw year-over-year growth as high as 65 percent in some months during 2021. That was the result of increased consumer demand, retailers’ efforts to stock up to mitigate supply chain challenges, and comparisons against periods early in 2020 when...
February 8, 2022
Developing Executive Presence Starts Earlier Than You May Think
Executive presence is what a leader projects when they excel in soft skills like communication, empathy and calmness under pressure. Think of it as something similar to the “it” factor we often associate with Hollywood celebrities.
February 7, 2022
Most U.S. Businesses Plan to Maintain or Increase Charitable Giving in 2022
Despite the economic headwinds in the first year of the pandemic, over 60 percent of companies donated more in 2020 than they had budgeted.
February 7, 2022
Tampa Expected to be Hottest Housing Market in 2022
The coolest markets out of the 50 largest U.S. metro areas are expected to be New York, Milwaukee, San Francisco, Chicago and San Jose. But in today's supercharged housing market, buyers shouldn't necessarily expect screaming deals in even these cooler...
February 7, 2022
How Marketplace Facilitators Can Navigate Tax Compliance in 2022
Getting tax wrong can be costly for any business, but particularly for marketplace facilitators with a high volume of sales. Unless a marketplace facilitator can demonstrate that a failure to collect and remit applicable taxes was due to receiving ...
February 2, 2022
State-by-State Sales Tax Holidays for 2022
A sales tax holiday is a limited time period during which some normally taxable products are exempt from sales tax. Approximately 17 states provide one or more sales tax holidays each year; the precise number fluctuates because some states adopt new ...