Port of Oakland

April 2, 2018 

Retail Group Stands Against China Tariffs

“Holding China accountable for refusing to follow global trading rules is important and necessary, but instead, the tariffs proposed by the administration will punish ordinary Americans for China’s violations."

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April 2, 2018 

Rental Rates Up 2.8% Nationally, Growth Highest on West Coast

The fastest appreciating rental markets are along the West Coast in Sacramento, Calif., Riverside, Calif., and Seattle. This is the seventh month in a row that Sacramento has topped the list of markets with the fastest rental growth. Median rent in Sacram

 March 2018 Small Business Channel

March 22, 2018 

March 2018 Small Business Channel

Top Small Business Blogs & Social Media 10 Ways to Stay Inspired and Grow Your Small Business. Small Business Trends.http://bit.ly/2p3ekKG Cosmo’s Guide to Starting a Small Business. Cosmopolitan.http://bit.ly/2FrwUqd How to Budget as a Freelancer. Rieva Lesonsky from Corpnet blog.http://bit.ly/2C2iwU6 Six Lessons to Take a Brand from Startup to Growth. Xero blog.http://bit.ly/2quuKjp 3 Signs a Tech...…

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March 22, 2018 

New QuickBooks Accountant Apps Program Streamlines App Management

QuickBooks Online currently integrates with over 500 third-party apps available through the QuickBooks Apps Store (http://apps.intuit.com). These apps help extend the functionality of QuickBooks Online (QBO) by automating data inputs, streamlining ...

 Why Having a Qualified CPA Can Help Increase Your Bond Capacity

March 21, 2018 

Why Having a Qualified CPA Can Help Increase Your Bond Capacity

As a contracting business grows in capacity to handle projects, an important question that arises is how to also increase your capacity to obtain larger amounts on your bonds required for construction projects. Without increasing your bond line, you ...

 Canopy Feature Update: Centralized, Integrated Document Management

March 14, 2018 

Canopy Feature Update: Centralized, Integrated Document Management

You deal with files all day, every day, and because of that, your experience should be as seamless and hassle-free as possible. So, we’ve upgraded our document management to better fit your workflow needs. Here’s what’s new. Centralized File Access Canopy now includes global files and a global inbox, which means you’ll have a centralized...…

economy boom

March 8, 2018 

79% of Business Execs Optimistic on U.S. Economy

Seventy-nine percent of business executives said they were upbeat about prospects for the economy, eclipsing last quarter’s post-Great Recession high of 74 percent. As a point of reference, optimism levels were as low as 28 percent in early 2016.

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March 6, 2018 

Captive Insurance

A captive insurer is generally defined as an insurance company that is wholly owned and controlled by its insureds; its primary purpose is to insure the risks of its owners, and its insureds benefit from the captive insurer’s underwriting profits.

Craig Smalley