Small Business

May 21, 2017 

Anchoring the bottom as the five worst states for business are California (No. 50), New York (No. 49), Illinois (No. 48), New Jersey (No. 47), and Connecticut (No. 46)—all repeating their ranking from last year. Mississippi was this year’s biggest gainer,

May 17, 2017 

We’ve all heard the expression “innovate or die.” But there are endless examples of companies that made cutting-edge ideas a priority, yet their can’t-miss products – and sometimes the businesses themselves – died untimely deaths anyway.

May 17, 2017 

Optimism and growth in doing business overseas remain strong among small businesses at 57 percent, but that represents a significant dip compared to last year’s report, when it was as high as 96 percent.

May 16, 2017 

Generally, my advice was to form an LLC and then have it taxed as an S-Corporation. But there are many things to examine here. Let’s say that someone is working full time and this is their side business. Wouldn’t it just make sense to form an LLC and ...

Craig Smalley

May 15, 2017 

The study ‘Venture Further: what drives international expansion and investment by US businesses?’ canvassed the views of 250 US-based C-Suite Executives to explore the motivations and challenges of US-headquartered multinationals in taking their ...

May 15, 2017 

Congress is overlooking many opportunities to have the federal government publish more of the data it already gathers, collect more data that can be put to valuable use, and encourage the private sector to make better use of data, according to a new ...

May 12, 2017 

While students prepare for summer break, many workers may be headed to the classroom, recent research suggests. Nearly one-third (31 percent) of CFOs in a Robert Half Management Resources survey report their company's training or professional ...

May 12, 2017 

Much of what we know about the average business credit card holder comes from surveys and government studies. In that sense, the information is limited. But it’s even harder to pin down who the everyday credit card holder is, because there were only about 13.9 million active business cards in 2015, according to CreditCards.com. That’s...…

May 10, 2017 

Sage 50c combines the trust and security of slick desktop software with access to new cloud & mobile services. This delivers freedom, control and automation into the hands of business builders around the world, through better access to their business ...

May 10, 2017 

  Accounting software maker Sage announced at Sage Summit US 2017 new research which shows almost a third of small businesses who commit to technology show demonstrable growth. Nevertheless, more than half (56%) of all small business owners interviewed have yet to adopt digital technologies, preferring to maintain their business with traditional methods, signalling a...…

May 10, 2017 

Millennials are breathing life into retail brands, according to new research from The Harris Poll®. Compared to older generations, millennials award higher brand equity to all retail categories assessed, except hardware and home stores, which is favored by baby boomers. The Harris Poll’s 29th annual EquiTrend Study, which measures brand health over time, reveals the...…

May 8, 2017 

The survey also found that small business owners feel that Trump prioritizing overall job creation, health care reform, and tax reform – in that order – would best support the growth of their business.