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When No One Has the Full Picture, the Gaps Fill Themselves
The way most SMBs manage travel expenses looks almost exactly the way it did when they had ten employees instead of thirty.
January 31, 2014
CEOs More Confident in 2014 Business & Economic Growth
The Conference Board and PwC Measure of CEO Confidence , which had pulled back in the third quarter, increased in the fourth quarter of 2013. The Measure now stands at 60, up from 54 in the previous quarter (a reading of more than 50 points reflects more positive than negative responses).
January 29, 2014
Tax Expert Speaks on Impact of Health Care Reform
The new health insurance laws still have many individuals and small business owners scratching their heads. In an effort to help those in North Carolina, Tim Robinson, CPA, tax director at the CPA Firm of Hughes Pittman & Gupton, LLP, in the Raleigh-Durham area, recently spoke to financial executives on compliance with the Affordable Care…
January 27, 2014
Car Dealers Expect Strong Sales Year
Dealers predict increases in sales, F&I products and use of social media to reach customers
January 27, 2014
Consumers Want More Mobile Content from Retailers
Most mobile shoppers redeemed a coupon directly from their mobile device last year, according to a recent study.
January 27, 2014
SBA Loans Can Help Small Businesses Who Employ Reserve Soldiers, National Guard Members
Small businesses that suffered economic losses when the owner or a key employee was called up to active duty are eligible to apply for a low interest loan of up to $2 million from the U.S. Small Business Administration.
January 24, 2014
Rethinking The Social Media Strategy
It is popular among my learned accounting colleagues to portray the elders of the profession who have not signed on to the concept of a Social Media Strategy as some kinds of latter day Luddites.
January 23, 2014
Indiana and Illinois See Jobs Growth
Small businesses are hiring, and employment at smaller firms grew in Illinois and Indiana last month.
January 22, 2014
Tips for Tackling Small Business Finances in 2014
Online accounting software maker Xero has released a new collection of critical tips and advice from accountants that is designed to help small businesses improve operations in 2014.
January 21, 2014
Amazon to Start Collecting Sales Tax in N.C.
Amazon.com will begin collecting sales tax in North Carolina beginning Feb. 1, a company official confirmed Monday.
January 21, 2014
Payroll: The Difference Between Exempt & Non-Exempt Employees
You probably know that non-exempt employees are covered under FLSA, which imposes requirements for overtime and other aspects of employment. Exempt employees, on the other hand, are not subject to FLSA.
January 21, 2014
Equality In Employer Health Insurance Plans Delayed
Unless you’ve been living under a rock the last few years, you’re well-aware that the massive health care legislation known informally as “Obamacare” by both its detractors and proponents remains the law of the land.
January 20, 2014
What Small Businesses Need to Know About Health Care Tax Credit
Starting this year, the credit goes up to 50 percent for for-profit entities, and 35 percent for tax-exempt ones.