Small Business

July 12, 2019 

Maine will require marketplace facilitators to collect and remit the tax due on all sales made through their platform as of October 1, 2019. Learn more.

Gail Cole

July 12, 2019 

Accountants in the construction industry often approach me and ask for tips and tricks pertaining to working for this challenging industry. TIP 1: Be sure that you are aware of the differences between types of construction companies and the greatly varying compliance and analysis needs that can exist among them. Start by clarifying the type...…

Tonya Schulte

July 10, 2019 

The key selection questions for small business accounting include: which product to use, what are the benefits to my clients, how many third party tools are needed to create a complete solution, who supports the implementation, when should an ...

Randy Johnston

July 8, 2019 

Consumers are embracing the use of retail technology to improve their shopping experience, according to the latest issue of the Consumer View report released today by the National Retail Federation.

July 2, 2019 

States only recently won the right to tax remote sales. They can require a business to collect sales tax only if the business has a significant connection, or nexus, with the state. Until June 21, 2018, sales tax nexus was based exclusively ...

July 2, 2019 

Small businesses that enable Stripe payments in Xero invoices are currently paid up to 15 days faster globally, and up to 16 days faster in North America compared to those without a payment gateway.

July 2, 2019 

Retainers can help streamline invoicing, time-tracking, project management and accounting in one place to reduce time spent on administrative tasks.

June 24, 2019 

As part of monthly consumer surveys conducted by Prosper Insights & Analytics, NRF has been tracking the public’s growing concern over the trade war. The June survey found 81 percent of consumers are “concerned the ongoing trade war will cause prices ...

June 24, 2019 

More than half of contractors (52%) are highly confident about the ability of the market to provide new business opportunities in the next 12 months, an 11% increase over last quarter's findings. The backlog ratio—comparing contractors' average ...

June 24, 2019 

The vast majority of American manufacturing companies are small businesses, and 75.3% of those businesses have fewer than 20 employees, according to new data gathered by SCORE, mentors to America's small businesses.

June 19, 2019 

While it’s difficult to pinpoint a recipe for success, prominent freight brokers do follow certain patterns in order to boost their businesses. In this guide, you will find ten of the most important tips that can help you fuel your brokerage’s ...

June 18, 2019 

Record-breaking rain, floods, and tornados are plaguing the center of the country. The West Coast is preparing for yet another year of ravaging wildfires.

Gail Cole