Small Business

May 4, 2017 

During the last week of March, Apple reached a record market value of $754 billion, Google tweaked a policy to protect its $22-billion-a-quarter advertising business and Yahoo inched toward closing a $4.83-billion sale. Meanwhile, Judy Pavlick drove around her Sunnyvale, Calif., mobile home park collecting plastic bottles and empty drink cans to save her future....…

May 4, 2017 

Optimism among business owners about the U.S. economy and the outlook for their own businesses has reached levels never-before seen in the 15-year history of the PNC Economic Outlook, a biannual telephone survey of small- and medium-sized business owners.

May 2, 2017 

To survive and thrive, companies need to have a strong grasp of their cash flow. By understanding when, where and how money enters and exits a business, companies can more effectively manage spend, reduce error and plan for the future.

May 1, 2017 

Technology companies especially have a responsibility to do all they can to serve small businesses, a traditionally underserved market. When starting an online business, there are already plenty of decisions to contend with.

May 1, 2017 

It's one of today's most vexing economic puzzles: Why can't employers find workers to fill their positions when approximately 7.5 million1 Americans are unemployed, and millions more are working part-time because they can't find full-time positions or ...

May 1, 2017 

Confidence in the U.S. economy among middle market companies has reached a new high in early 2017, according to the Q1 2017 Middle Market Indicator (MMI) released today by the National Center for the Middle Market (NCMM). With nine in 10 middle market ...

April 26, 2017 

Globally, business optimism is at its highest level on record – 49 percent – heading in to the second quarter of 2017. Neighboring countries feel upbeat, too, as optimism rises in Canada from 33 percent to 59 percent and in Mexico from 8 percent to 32 ...

April 25, 2017 

Technology is reshaping consumer expectations, making it possible and necessary for small businesses to connect with prospects and customers in the ways they demand today. That was a key message from Infusionsoft’s chief operating officer ...

April 24, 2017 

Running a restaurant presents a unique set of accounting challenges for many managers and owners. Issues such as transient staff, high transaction volume and theft are key concerns for restaurant owners, and having a robust system in place to handle these situations can go a long way. From general purpose accounting software to restaurant-specific accounting...…

Taija Sparkman

April 17, 2017 

Because cyber attackers often exploit third-party vulnerabilities to gain access to their eventual targets, any security gaps in manufacturers’ supplier networks could be dangerous. Most manufacturers are cognizant of and actively address third-party ...

April 17, 2017 

Working in professional services means constantly, obsessively, thinking about how to serve clients better. Some decisions are intuitive--talented workers, more resources, quick responses. In comparison, the relative digitalization of a services ...

April 14, 2017 

Online reviews have increasingly developed the past few years and ReportLinker conducted a survey to answer three questions: