Small Business

January 18, 2016 

Reports anticipate that 2016 will be a healthy year for the real estate market, so if you or your clients are considering buying or selling a house this year, here are some tips from professional realtors. The tips can help guide everyone from ...

January 16, 2016 

Under the agreement, SmartVault will continue operating as a separate business unit with the same brand, employee base and Houston offices, and will retain its U.S. management team, led by founder Eric Pulaski. Financial details of the acquisition were...

January 15, 2016 

A new partnership between accounting and business management software provider Sage and small business cloud computing hosting provider Cloud9 Real Time lets accountants connect with their clients’ data in QuickBooks desktop in a hosted environment. Sage View empowers accountants to track client performance, accessing key client data from multiple accounting solutions in one place. Sage View...…

January 12, 2016 

Small business owners face numerous everyday challenges, and they usually conquer them with their entrepreneurial strength. Unfortunately, keeping the books on their growing business is not a skill someone can simply persevere through and get it right.

January 11, 2016 

A majority of small businesses owners are both bullish and skeptical of what's ahead for 2016. They state they anticipate business growth, while they are also worried about government regulation on businesses, according to a new survey that comes just ...

January 7, 2016 

The difficulty of trying to manage a dual relationship is something common with those who work in family businesses. It’s easy to allow the personal to seep into the business and to allow business issues to creep into what should be private time.

January 7, 2016 

They’re just old habits. You likely do them without even thinking. But these 10 habits could be making your company vulnerable to hacks and other cyberattacks.

Matt Peterson

January 6, 2016 

Several state health groups have praised the move, saying it will help to reduce the number of people who smoke. Danielle Patterson, the Indiana government relations director for the American Heart Association, called it a "win-win" situation in that ...

January 6, 2016 

The Royalty Program is offered in two distinct tracks: Advisors and Certified Advisors. The Advisor program is geared towards CPAs, bookkeepers and accountants. Advisor Royalty Program members must add a Patriot Software Advisor “badge” to their website.

January 6, 2016 

Whether you incorporate or form an LLC, creating a formal business structure is a huge milestone for any small business. However, legal obligations aren’t done once you file the incorporation/LLC paperwork.

Nellie Akalp

January 4, 2016 

The Smart Home Marketplace Survey also found that more than half of homeowners (54 percent) would purchase or install smart home products if they were selling their home and knew that doing so would make it sell faster. Of that group, 65 percent would ...

December 26, 2015 

Nine in 10 retailers surveyed (91.9%) said they have experienced the return of stolen merchandise, similar to last year’s 92.7 percent. Wardrobing, or the return of used, non-defective merchandise , also presents a unique challenge year after year for ...