May 4, 2015
Small Business Optimism at 5 Year High
Small business optimism is at an all-time high since the Great Recession, according to the 2015 Capital One Small Business Confidence Score.
April 28, 2015
The Most Effective B-to-B Sales Processes for Small Businesses
The small business mentoring organization SCORE has gathered statistics that report on which sources are providing small businesses with the best business-to-business (B2B) sales leads and what percentage of leads convert to each stage of the sales funnel
April 17, 2015
Intuit Realigns QBO Vision with Recent Strategic Partnerships
It’s been more than a year since Intuit first announced it would create an online ecosystem centered on its QuickBooks Online solution. Since then, the financial solutions provider has seen tremendous growth on the QBO platform.
April 15, 2015
60% of Small Businesses Worry About Cash Flow Every Month
Most small businesses can’t track and manage their cash flow because banks don’t provide them with the right financial tools, according to a new report released by Palo Alto Software.
April 6, 2015
SBA Names the Nation’s Top Small Businesses for 2015
National Winner to be formally recognized in Washington, D.C., May 8
March 25, 2015
Survey Shows Small Business Owners Ready to Invest in Their Businesses
More than half of small business owners say they would prefer to invest in their businesses this year, rather than stockpiling cash, an 18-percent swing in preference since 2010.
March 24, 2015
Xero Adds Several New Features, Enhances Integration
Xero has added several new features designed to make small businesses more productive. The new features include Inventory, Online Quotes, Side-by-Side Files and Practice Reports.
March 19, 2015
Small Businesses Planning to Increase Investments and Employee Pay in 2015
Nearly three-in-five (57 percent) business owners plan to invest more in improving business processes and technology, while nearly the same number (55 percent) are setting aside funds for unexpected emergencies.
March 19, 2015
What Are the Biggest Accounting Challenges Small Businesses Face?
Small business owners and managers face daily challenges on many fronts, from customer happiness and inventory, to marketing and technology. One of the biggest, they say, is their accounting functions. According to the latest Small Business Accounting Report survey, only 42 percent of small businesses have a CFO or controller. This drops to 25 percent...…
March 18, 2015
The Top Income Tax Changes for Small Businesses and Self-Employed
With a month until the April 15 deadline when millions of Americans and small businesses must file their 2014 tax returns, the National Association for the Self-Employed (NASE), has released a list of changes and updates to the tax code along with ...
March 16, 2015
QuickBooks Debuts New Integration Options with e-Commerce Systems
With the integration, the small business management software will help e-commerce users by automatically updating and transferring invoices, expenses and other financial data to free time for business owners to focus on growing their business...
March 16, 2015
How to Succeed in Business Without Being a Suck-Up
A common thought on how to land a big-time appointment — like a corporate board directorship — is that it’s all about who you know. But new research from Michigan Ross Professor Jim Westphal shows that it’s more about how you think about and interact with