Small Business

February 4, 2020 

The most important issue among respondents varies depending on age. Business owners ages 39-54 and 55+ both ranked the economy as their top “very important” issue at 77 percent and 63 percent, respectfully. However, business owners ages 18-38 ...

February 4, 2020 

Should companies open their books to employees? New research from global staffing firm Robert Half Management Resources shows a majority of workers (82 CFOs were asked, “Does your company provide employees with regular updates on its quarterly and annual financial performance?” Their responses: “Staff feel more invested and engaged when leadership provides updates on company...…

February 3, 2020 

Those celebrating the holiday said they plan to spend an average $196.31, up 21 percent over last year’s previous record of $161.96. Spending is expected to total $27.4 billion, up 32 percent from last year’s record $20.7 billion.

January 29, 2020 

New report charts business worries of the businesses that employ millions of Americans but are often overlooked.

January 29, 2020 

The switch to a pass-through entity, as opposed to a C corporation, where long-term double taxation can be expensive, has other benefits, such as reducing the chances of an audit if the business owners file their taxes as a partnership versus a single own

January 27, 2020 

The USMCA was approved by the House in December and now goes to President Trump for his signature.

January 23, 2020 

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 ...

January 21, 2020 

Built Technologies, a provider of construction finance software, has announced the completion of its agreement to acquire lienwaivers.io, a leading provider of lien waiver management and payment solutions for commercial and residential construction.

January 20, 2020 

The market is entering a new decade on the outer edges of the longest run in M&A history, but even so, dealmakers are largely anticipating stable or increasing levels of activity in the year ahead, according to Deloitte’s “The State of the Deal: M&A ...

January 17, 2020 

The National Retail Federation says it welcomes the signing of a “phase one” trade agreement between the United States and China but said work remains to be done to end the trade war between the two countries.

January 17, 2020 

When home shoppers buy a new construction home from one of Zillow's homebuilder partners, they have the opportunity to sell their existing home directly to Zillow, on their own timeline, through Zillow Offers.

January 16, 2020 

Attempting to refine and contain current nebulous rules for independent contractors, California’s new AB5 requires a new test be used to determine whether workers in California fall under employee or independent contractor status.

Nellie Akalp