Small Business

 U.S. Online Poker Market Worth Up To $3.3 Billion

December 17, 2013 

U.S. Online Poker Market Worth Up To $3.3 Billion

According to a new report series by Academicon and PokerScout, the potential size of a regulated U.S. online poker market is $2.2 billion in the first year of operation and up to $3.3 billion by year ten. Before the federal indictment of unregulated poker in April 2011 (Black Friday), the U.S. was by far the…

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December 17, 2013 

How Important is Your Firm’s Website?

It has been a while since this column has covered the importance of your web site and the use of web technologies. Let me be as clear as I can: you must have a clear web strategy, an elegant web site that runs in browsers, smartphones and tablets, has clear branding for your firm, integrates...…

Randy Johnston

 Understanding Long-Term Disability Benefits

December 12, 2013 

Understanding Long-Term Disability Benefits

As a lawyer who has represented businesses and professionals in the claims and litigation process of long-term disability insurance benefits for more than 20 years--and a business owner myself--I have learned the importance of long-term disability insurance, as well as the importance of having the right package of long-term disability insurance benefits.

 Survey: CFOs Expect Expansion in U.S. & Abroad in 2014

December 12, 2013 

Survey: CFOs Expect Expansion in U.S. & Abroad in 2014

By this time next year, more than half (53%) of surveyed CFOs plan to expand their businesses internationally, according to the annual CFO Evolution Benchmark Survey released today by Armanino LLP, which includes a pool of mainly Bay Area CFOs answering questions about their financial expectations over the next several years.

Isaac M. O'Bannon