March 12, 2013
New online directory connects users with listings of accounting and tax professionals around the world
Looking for a tax professional who knows the tax law in your area?
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.
March 8, 2013
Minnesota to vote on ObamaCare health insurance exchanges
Minnesota Senate to vote Thursday on Health Insurance Exchange
March 6, 2013
Pepperdine University introduces Masters in Accounting degree
The graduate level degree includes the coursework required for becoming a Certified Public Accountant in California.
March 6, 2013
ADP: 198,000 new U.S. jobs in February 2013, 77K in small business
ADP's most recent jobs report shows a gain of nearly 200,000 new jobs in February 2013.
March 6, 2013
Private U.S. companies growing, expanding sales and profits
Private companies in the United States continued to grow sales and expand their net profit margins in the period ending in January 2013, according to financial analysis firm Sageworks.
March 5, 2013
Costco and some business groups back Fair Minimum Wage Act
A collection of business owners applauded today’s introduction of legislation to raise the federal minimum wage for the first time since 2009. U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) and Rep. George Miller (D-CA) introduced the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013, which would gradually raise the federal minimum wage from its current $7.25 an hour to...…
March 4, 2013
Illinois economy showing signs of moderate growth
An indicator of economic growth in Illinois has declined for the month of February.