Small Business October 23, 2026
The Chapter 11 Pre-Filing Data Package: What the Accountant Must Provide
For a small company, Chapter 11 is a last chance to reorganize rather than liquidate, and the first weeks set the course.
January 2, 2017
Beverage Industry Trends for 2017 are Changing What Consumers Buy
Many brands have already taken out preservatives and removed artificial ingredients - the next challenge is to leverage packaging to convey and deliver freshness without the chemicals that consumers view as undesirable for their health. Brands need to ...
January 2, 2017
New Rules Affect Fishing and Seafood Industry
The new protections are called the Seafood Import Monitoring Program, and they are designed to stop illegally fished and intentionally misidentified seafood from getting into stores and restaurants by way of imported fish.
December 27, 2016
Inauguration Day Hotel Rates Hit $1,500 Per Night
Most hotels are already completely booked, or have blocked their remaining rooms from booking by websites. According to the survey, about 10 percent of hotels in central Washington are still offering available rooms for January 20, 2017, the day ...
December 21, 2016
Illinois Population Shrunk By Most in 2016
For the third consecutive year, Illinois has lost more residents than any other state, losing 37,508 people in 2016, which puts its population at the lowest it has been in nearly a decade, according to U.S. census data released Tuesday.
December 20, 2016
Report Shows New Opportunities for Businesses to Use Technology to Connect With Customers
Today's small business owners have limited time and resources and wear many hats, from founder, to sales lead, to head of IT. Because of this, they often get stuck in day-to-day activities and fail to look at how to strategically apply technology to ...
December 19, 2016
For a Definition of Value, Just Ask Your Employees
The first step is specifying value from the standpoint of the customer. Accounting firms have multiple customers. The easiest to identify are, of course, the clients who pay you. But as you begin to understand the core of Lean, you need to identify ...
December 19, 2016
Bill.com and QuickBooks Online Make Bill Payment Painless
Companies partner for a deeper integration to offer seamless online bill pay
December 18, 2016
Job Costing in QuickBooks Online — QB Power Hour
In this QB Power Hour webinar with Michelle Long, she discusses job costing in QuickBooks Online (QBO) Plus. She also talks about some of the limitations of Job costing in QuickBooks Online at this time and 3rd party apps to consider.
December 16, 2016
Demand Grows for Small Business Capital
Demand for capital jumped four percent from last quarter and 13 percent from a year ago (Q4 2015). However, access to capital for small businesses has not kept pace with the growth of demand: year-over-year access is up nearly seven percent, while ...
December 15, 2016
Gift-Giving Tips for Managers
The holiday season is the perfect time for managers to express their appreciation for the hard work their employees have done over the past year. If you don't have a policy on managers handing out holiday gifts, follow these guidelines to keep morale inta
December 15, 2016
Businesses Turn to Cyber Insurance After Recent Breaches
U.S. insurers are becoming more skilled at underwriting and pricing stand-alone cyber insurance policies as businesses show a greater interest in protecting themselves from data breaches and attacks, according to the Insurance Information Institute.
December 15, 2016
Most Small Businesses Expect Growth in 2017
Despite overall positive findings, the survey did uncover a disparity in plans for growth between men- and women-owned businesses. Among women owners, a quarter have no growth plans. At men-owned businesses, the figure is just 11 percent.