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Report Shows a Fundamental Shift in Ecommerce Fraud
Account takeover attacks rose 78% and card-testing attacks surged 175%, highlighting how AI is accelerating credential theft and identity-based fraud
October 25, 2018
Small Businesses Feel Unappreciated by Their Banks
Despite widespread economic and business optimism among small business owners, many are feeling underappreciated by their banks. According to the J.D. Power 2018 U.S. Small Business Banking Satisfaction Study, just 37% of small business banking ...
October 24, 2018
Economy, Taxes, and Healthcare Top Voting Issues for Business Owners in 2018
Rounding out the list, when ranked by percentage among respondents’ top three choices, government regulation and complexity (43 percent), wage legislation (i.e., minimum wage laws, overtime rules, and pay equity) (26 percent), immigration ...
October 24, 2018
Sage Showcases New Product Innovations at Sage Intacct Advantage 2018
Introduced in limited release in September, Sage Intacct Budgeting and Planning is a powerful, yet easy to use, cloud-based financial budgeting and planning solution that streamlines and improves the budget planning process. It is designed for small ...
October 22, 2018
Small Business Optimism at New High
Continued growth and a strong economy have small business optimism reaching post-recession highs, particularly among male business owners, according to Capital One's latest Small Business Growth Index, a biannual survey of 500 small business owners ...
October 19, 2018
Group Says Tax Reform Hasn’t Helped Small Business Owners
Businesses for Responsible Tax Reform, a nationwide coalition of small business leaders opposed to the tax law, released videos of three business leaders airing their frustration with the law that bypasses the needs of small business owners in favor ...
October 17, 2018
4 Ways Marijuana Businesses Could Benefit From Banking Law Changes
The old adage “money talks” could be revised to “money screams” when it comes to money and the legalized marijuana business.
October 15, 2018
September 2018 Retail Sales Up 3 Perecnt Over 2017
Retail sales in September increased 0.4 percent over August on a seasonally adjusted basis and were up 3 percent year-over-year unadjusted, according to calculations by the National Retail Federation. The numbers exclude automobiles, gasoline stations ...
October 15, 2018
Most Americans Would Rather “Love It,” Not “List It”
Across the country, people are largely happy with their current homes, and would rather stay in them and make updates than move.
October 15, 2018
October 2018 Small Business Channel
Small Business Optimism Hits New Highs By Isaac M. O’Bannon, Managing Editor Small business optimism is at an all-time high in a new study. The latest quarterly Wells Fargo/Gallup Small Business Index, which measures small business optimism, had an overall Index score of 118, 12 percentage points higher than last quarter and the highest level...…
October 15, 2018
6 Types of Services Subject to Sales Tax
Historically, most states exempted services from sales tax – for a good reason: When states first began to levy these taxes around 1930, people spent more of their money on tangible goods. However, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, those ...
October 15, 2018
The Supremes, Wayfair, and Taxes: What Startups Need to Know
Many states are likely to move quickly to impose taxes (some already have). But it could take time for things to play out. For the moment, the Supreme Court’s decision applies only to South Dakota’s tax on internet retailers.
October 8, 2018
5 Tips to Help Small Businesses Get Paid On Time
Late payments can be catastrophic: In the U.S. more than 100,000 small businesses close down every year because of delayed invoices. For freelancers and microbusinesses, late payments can be even more painful.