March 18, 2013
Rebound in construction jobs helping employment numbers
Small businesses created 15,000 new jobs in February, totaling 75,000 new jobs added since February 2012.
March 16, 2013
New Mexico passes minimum wage increase, Governor vows to veto
Legislation to increase the state minimum wage to $8.50 is on its way to Gov. Susana Martinez, where it's expected to be vetoed.
March 14, 2013
Texas legislator, a CPA, seeks changes to state peer review system
Texas Representative Phil Stephenson, a CPA, recently filed two bills affecting CPAs and small businesses in Texas.
March 14, 2013
70 Texas employers recruiting 5,000 U.S. Veterans at hiring event in Dallas
JPMorgan Chase and the 100,000 Jobs Mission will host a major hiring event in Dallas for U.S. military veterans, transitioning service members, Guard and Reserve members and military spouses on April 11 from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Dallas Convention Center.
March 13, 2013
Largest charter school company in Ohio ordered to open books
An Ohio county appeals court has upheld an order requiring the state's largest for-profit manager of charter schools to share detailed financial records.
March 13, 2013
Beer is big business in California: Creates 11,725 jobs, $5.3B economic impact
A new economic impact report released by the National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA) – America’s Beer Distributors: Fueling Jobs, Generating Economic Growth & Delivering Value to Local Communities – provides the first-ever comprehensive report on beer distribution companies’ total impact on national and state economies. The report, produced by Dr. Bill Latham and Dr. Ken...…
March 12, 2013
New online directory connects users with listings of accounting and tax professionals around the world
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March 12, 2013
Survey shows that small businesses need to worry about data breaches
Although more than half the U.S. small businesses surveyed by the Ponemon Institute experienced at least one data breach, only a third notified individuals that their personal information had been exposed.
March 9, 2013
Report: Better small business financing and mortgage lending helping economy
Investors Alliance has released a collection of new research reports highlighting JPMorgan Chase & Co., Wells Fargo & Company, PNC Financial Services Group Inc., KeyCorp and Credicorp Ltd.
March 9, 2013
Hiring picks up as housing market also recovers
The pace of job growth has begun gathering steam as the last missing piece in the recovery - the housing market - comes back to life nationwide and employers start to look past government budget battles and add to their thinned ranks.
March 9, 2013
Small Business Employment Index: Slight growth remains consistent with past years
The CBIZ Small Business Employment Index (SBEI), a barometer for hiring trends for more than 3,500 companies with 300 or fewer employees, increased by 0.20 percent during February, following a decrease of 2.37 percent in January.
March 8, 2013
President of national small business association urges politicians to act on federal deficit
The president and CEO of the National Small Business Association, NSBA President, Todd McCracken, wants Congress to set aside partisan differences and get back to the work they were elected to do: Addressing the national debt.