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Report Shows a Fundamental Shift in Ecommerce Fraud
Account takeover attacks rose 78% and card-testing attacks surged 175%, highlighting how AI is accelerating credential theft and identity-based fraud
March 24, 2015
Xero Adds Several New Features, Enhances Integration
Xero has added several new features designed to make small businesses more productive. The new features include Inventory, Online Quotes, Side-by-Side Files and Practice Reports.
March 19, 2015
Retail Executives Expect Online Sales to Grow 10 Percent in 2015
The survey found that nearly four out of five (78 percent) retail CFOs anticipate their online sales to grow. Overall, CFOs forecast an impressive 9.9 percent boost to e-commerce sales this year.
March 19, 2015
Small Businesses Planning to Increase Investments and Employee Pay in 2015
Nearly three-in-five (57 percent) business owners plan to invest more in improving business processes and technology, while nearly the same number (55 percent) are setting aside funds for unexpected emergencies.
March 19, 2015
What Are the Biggest Accounting Challenges Small Businesses Face?
Small business owners and managers face daily challenges on many fronts, from customer happiness and inventory, to marketing and technology. One of the biggest, they say, is their accounting functions. According to the latest Small Business Accounting Report survey, only 42 percent of small businesses have a CFO or controller. This drops to 25 percent...…
March 18, 2015
The Top Income Tax Changes for Small Businesses and Self-Employed
With a month until the April 15 deadline when millions of Americans and small businesses must file their 2014 tax returns, the National Association for the Self-Employed (NASE), has released a list of changes and updates to the tax code along with ...
March 18, 2015
Are Banks and Retailers Ready for Smart Chip Credit and Debit Cards?
Recent high-profile data breaches, such as those perpetrated against Target and Home Depot, have thrust credit card security chips and the term “EMV” into the public consciousness as the banking and retail industries ready themselves for the impending ...
March 18, 2015
BillQuick 2015 Offers Improved Project Management Functions, Faster Performance
In addition to performance improvements, the 2015 version includes over 75 new features that give users increased project visibility, powerful project-based accounting and management functionality.
March 17, 2015
A New Way for Small Businesses to “Manage” Their Books
What percentage of your self-employed small business owners are so organized at tax time you look forward to working with them every year? If you said less than 10%, you’re not alone.
March 16, 2015
QuickBooks Debuts New Integration Options with e-Commerce Systems
With the integration, the small business management software will help e-commerce users by automatically updating and transferring invoices, expenses and other financial data to free time for business owners to focus on growing their business...
March 16, 2015
St. Patrick’s Day by the Numbers: Some Retailers See the Green
St. Patrick's Day is definitely about the green and not just for the partiers who may go a little overboard on the 4th most popular drinking day in the U.S. (New Years Eve, Christmas and the 4th of July rank ahead.)
March 16, 2015
How to Succeed in Business Without Being a Suck-Up
A common thought on how to land a big-time appointment — like a corporate board directorship — is that it’s all about who you know. But new research from Michigan Ross Professor Jim Westphal shows that it’s more about how you think about and interact with
March 16, 2015
SMBs Lose Money by Relying on Outdated Expense Management Tools
The survey asked more than 200 SMB financial decision makers questions related to expense, travel, and invoice and was able to identify employee needs such as greater flexibility, automation, and incentives for compliance. However an array of frustrations