Small Business June 11, 2026
States are Getting Creative as Tax Policy Shifts at Record Speed, Says Avalara Report
Lawmakers are increasingly expanding the sales tax base to encompass new categories of goods and services.
June 4, 2020
Covid Recession: Business Execs Have Dim Outlook for Next 12 Months
Companies have cut their profit and sales outlooks significantly in response to stay-at-home restrictions and other pandemic-related impacts. Business executives now expect revenue to shrink five percent over the next 12 months, a swing from ...
June 2, 2020
How Businesses Can Adjust Their Payment Strategies Around Coronavirus
Companies have to find ways to keep people safe while executing paper-based processes that keep their teams office-bound. For example, many companies still have to go into the office to pick up mail, circulate invoices for approval, and ...
June 2, 2020
Coronavirus Results in Increase in First-Time Online Shoppers
Acquiring new customers is an ongoing goal for merchants. However, Lourenco cautions that unless sellers and fraud-prevention professionals adjust their rules and algorithms, they risk turning away these new shoppers by mistake.
June 2, 2020
How Tech-Oriented Investments Can Benefit Your Small Business Clients
When it comes to advising your clients on where money is best spent to advance their company, point them toward the right tools. Technology can provide small businesses with a competitive edge. Whether it’s time to invest in a website, dip into ...
June 1, 2020
Covid-Normal: Worker Stress, Work/Life Balance and Productivity Start to Stabilize
As with all aspects of day-to-day life during the pandemic, employees indicated a substantial amount of uncertainty — as well as a bit of optimism — regarding their overall outlook. Following an initial decline in employee job confidence, the research ...
May 28, 2020
Five Ways Businesses Can Pivot in Response to COVID-19
History has proven that the companies most likely to emerge from a volatile market are those that embrace a willingness to adapt. For business owners, this means first coming to terms with the situation, and then examining how to pivot what ...
May 28, 2020
5 Financial Steps to Take Now During Coronavirus
Now’s a time when your goal may well be simply to ride out the next few months. That’s fine. Yet riding out the next few months isn’t the same as doing nothing. By being proactive, you can not only make the most of a bad time, but position yourself ...
May 21, 2020
Largest U.S. Shopping Mall Delinquent on $1.4 Billion Loan
The Mall of America, the largest U.S. shopping center, missed two months of payments for a $1.4 billion commercial mortgage-backed security, the latest sign of the devastating impact of pandemic-related shutdowns on the retail industry.
May 21, 2020
Xero Launches Suite of New Cash Flow Management Tools
With the COVID-19 pandemic impacting small businesses around the world, Xero has accelerated the rollout of the expanded reporting pilots and introduced new features so businesses and their advisors can quickly see crucial financial metrics and manage ...
May 21, 2020
PPP Loan Forgiveness: Popular but Complicated
While the intent of the PPP was to create simplicity and security in uncertain times, an unintended effect of the statute and forgiveness application has been to complicate borrowers’ processes and create further questions.
May 19, 2020
Bicycle Sales See Surge Amid Coronavirus
Bike shops across the nation are seeing a spike in demand. With gyms closed, some consumers switched to bikes for exercise and stress relief. Parents were hoping their kids — staying home from school — would burn up their pent-up energy. As America slowly
May 16, 2020
House Passes $3 Trillion Stimulus Plan, Includes Additional $1,200 Checks
The measure, passed 208-199, would give cash-strapped states and local governments more than $1 trillion while providing most Americans with a new round of $1,200 checks.