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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.
February 3, 2014
Los Angeles Reconsidering Earthquake Retrofits for Apartments
Sixteen years ago, the Los Angeles City Council adopted tough new guidelines on seismic retrofits for apartment buildings with soft stories built over garages.
February 3, 2014
GoldieBlox Wins TV Commercial During Super Bowl
Toy maker GoldieBlox was the winner of this year's "Small Business Big Game" contest, an annual program sponsored by Intuit, the maker of QuickBooks.Winning the contest earned the Oakland-based developer of STEM-focused toys for girls a 30-second commercial during the Super Bowl. STEM stands for the core areas of science, technology, engineering and math, and…
February 2, 2014
GoldieBlox Wins Super Bowl Commercial From Intuit
Whether you were rooting for the Seahawks or the Broncos, or just watching for the commercials, you still probably didn't enjoy watching it as much as the owners and employees of one small California-based business.
January 31, 2014
3 Tips for Handling Interruptions at Work
The privilege of teaching leadership skills to firm leaders allows me the opportunity to identify various issues that are frustrating and sometimes difficult to negotiate. One of the issues that have risen to the top of the list recently is the age old issue of “Interruptions.”
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.