Small Business June 11, 2026
States are Getting Creative as Tax Policy Shifts at Record Speed, Says Avalara Report
Lawmakers are increasingly expanding the sales tax base to encompass new categories of goods and services.
June 21, 2013
HispanicBusiness releases top 500 rankings; Florida businesses take spotlight
Miami's BrightStar Corp. tops HispanicBusiness.com's annual rankings for the third straight year
June 21, 2013
23% of Americans worked from home at least partially in 2012
With rising gas prices and long commutes, more and more American workers are finding a way to beat the hassle of the daily trek to work: working from a home office.
June 20, 2013
Ex-McDonald’s worker sues franchise that required fee-based payroll debit cards
She spent her days serving up Happy Meals, but when it came time to get paid, Natalie Gunshannon says a local McDonald's franchisee gave her an unhappy deal.
June 19, 2013
Wisconsin legislature approves $25 million funding for startups
The Wisconsin State Legislature voted overwhelmingly this week to provide $25 million in taxpayer money to start-up companies, sending Gov. Scott Walker a measure that he has long sought.
June 19, 2013
To avoid sales taxes, Amazon.com cuts ties with Minnesota bloggers
Amazon and other e-commerce firms are responding to a change in Minnesota tax law by cutting ties with bloggers in the state who earn money by posting links that refer shoppers to online stores.
June 19, 2013
Google says No to NSA and FISA gag order, asks for exception
Google on Tuesday sharply challenged the federal government's gag order on its Internet surveillance program, citing what it described as a First Amendment right to divulge how many requests it receives from the government for data about its customers in the name of national security.
June 18, 2013
Major app update for web-based paperless management system
Neat’s mobile app creates expense reports and offers other time saving features
June 18, 2013
Online-only retailers branching out into physical stores
Across the country, retailers that existed only in cyberspace are now opening -- or thinking of opening -- traditional stores at a time when e-commerce's explosive growth has spawned a slew of dire predictions that brick-and-mortar retailing will become irrelevant or even extinct.
June 18, 2013
Survey: Oil and gas jobs to increase in 2013
Survey reveals nearly half of hiring managers plan to increase hiring in the next six months.
June 17, 2013
New online payroll service automatically maintains state and federal payments
Wave has announced the addition of Payroll Tax Service in 10 U.S. states.
June 17, 2013
State may end its sales tax holidays
Introduced in 2002, the back-to-school tax holiday was promoted as an opportunity for lower income families affected by tax hikes to buy school supplies and clothing for their children. It is held from 12:01 a.m. on Friday until 11:59 p.m. on Sunday on the first weekend of August.
June 17, 2013
Housing market showing “real progress”
Soon after the freefall started in 2008, building companies folded, real estate agents found different careers and buyers learned they could make offers as low as they wanted. Builders, agents, buyers and sellers scrambled to alter their strategies and business plans to find success or keep businesses open.