Small Business

January 26, 2018 

A B-Corporation, is short for a Benefit Corporation. These B Corps, are for-profit companies that have been certified by the non-profit B Lab. Some big companies like Ben & Jerry’s, Patagonia, Etsy, and others, have taken the plunge and become B-Corps.

Craig Smalley

January 24, 2018 

The guessing game may be over, thanks to a new feature in the popular travel app TripIt Pro. The new feature works similar to traffic apps, letting users how long it they can expect the wait to be at their airport's security lines.

January 23, 2018 

The Internet of Things market is expected to grow from USD 170.57 Billion in 2017 to USD 561.04 Billion by 2022, at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 26.9%, according to a report by Research and Markets.

January 23, 2018 

Optimism is growing among small-to-medium sized businesses in 2018 in light of new tax reform legislation, according to a new survey of accounting professionals released today by Right Networks.

January 22, 2018 

Finishing with a strong fiscal 2017 encouraged many small businesses to reinvest in their businesses in several ways. This includes hiring, as nearly a quarter (23%) have plans to hire in the next six months. The top three hiring categories SMBs are ...

January 16, 2018 

The survey of more than 500 ITDMs found that many businesses are potentially ill-prepared for the growing number of malicious and accidental events as well as natural disasters that lead to data access failure and business outages. The data also ...

January 16, 2018 

Half of all US consumers report that they understand the issue of net neutrality – regardless of whether they are following the neutrality debate closely. Among those who say they do understand net neutrality, 72% favor it – 8 points higher than the...

January 16, 2018 

Online fraud attempts and general retail transaction volumes increased substantially during the 2017 holiday season, according to new benchmark data from ACI Worldwide. Fraud attempts in the period from Thanksgiving Day to December 31 increased by 22 ...

January 16, 2018 

42 percent of affluent shoppers now frequently shop at discount retailers versus only 27 percent at full price retailers, with 36 percent saying their discount shopping has increased. Twenty-one percent of affluent respondents also reported they were ...

January 15, 2018 

From the spread ransomware attacks to targeted data breaches, no business is safe from the hands of a hacker. We take a look back at 2017 to uncover some of the biggest and most shocking cyber attacks on some of the world’s largest companies. More than any other, 2017 has been the year of the...…

January 15, 2018 

While 48% of small business owners say they would support legislation requiring paid family leave, larger businesses are much more likely to do so with 78% of those respondents with 20-500 employees indicating they would support such legislation.

January 11, 2018 

The new year has always been a time to reflect on the progress, challenges and goals of the past twelve months. And, while many are focused on personal health and growth, it is equally as important for business owners to focus on their company’s ...

Andrea Raj