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November 16, 2016 

Understanding Millennial Small Business Owners

Millennials are now the largest living generation in the U.S.. An acute understanding of the entrepreneurial individuals in this group is growing to be a necessity for accountants and bookkeepers in order to provide services that will meet their needs ...

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November 8, 2016 

Housing Market Drives Franchise Expansion

When the average housing wealth of homeowners in a particular area falls as much as it did during the Great Recession, a chain's entry into franchising could be delayed by roughly four months and its employment growth reduced by 9 percent, say ...

 Three Small Businesses Win $10,000 in Avalara Makeover Contest

October 31, 2016 

Three Small Businesses Win $10,000 in Avalara Makeover Contest

Three businesses were recognized this month at Intuit’s QuickBooks Connect conference in San Jose, California, and each will receive a $10,000 small business marketing makeover, one free year of Avalara’s sales tax automation service, and a customer ...

 The Importance of Cybersecurity for Small Businesses

October 31, 2016 

The Importance of Cybersecurity for Small Businesses

America’s 28 million small businesses are especially at risk. According to a report published earlier this year, almost half of cyber-attacks worldwide are against businesses with less than 250 workers. Every time a small business owner connects to ...

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October 25, 2016 

BlueVine and Intuit Partner for Small Business Credit

The new partnership will let qualified businesses use their QuickBooks data to get fast approval for a revolving business line of credit from BlueVine between $5,000 and $100,000. Thousands of small businesses have used BlueVine’s Flex Credit since it ...