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.
January 21, 2014
Amazon to Start Collecting Sales Tax in N.C.
Amazon.com will begin collecting sales tax in North Carolina beginning Feb. 1, a company official confirmed Monday.
January 20, 2014
What Small Businesses Need to Know About Health Care Tax Credit
Starting this year, the credit goes up to 50 percent for for-profit entities, and 35 percent for tax-exempt ones.
January 17, 2014
Why Business Credit Cards Can Turn Company Accounting Into a Nightmare
With one-man firms comprising roughly 40% of the accounting services industry, according to IBISWorld, and around one-third of all CPAs admitting to a bit of moonlighting in a 2008 Bay Street Group survey, it’s clear that a large segment of the industry has more than just its clients’ small business needs to deal with.
January 15, 2014
Xero Accounting
With Xero, financial data and documents are stored in the cloud. Instead of transferring datafiles, you and your clients just login to see the same set of data. We call this the single ledger. Log in online anytime, anywhere on your Mac, PC, tablet or phone and see up-to-date financials. It’s small business accounting software...…
January 15, 2014
How Small Businesses Can Increase Customer Loyalty & Branding
Online Survey Reveals 74 Percent of Consumers Think More Positively About Sending Company and 87 Percent Report Increased Brand Loyalty
January 15, 2014
New “Innovation Loft” Helps Launch Startups
There's a new contest to help small business owners solve problems and find mentors for their startups.
January 14, 2014
Small Retailers Lagging on Data Security, IT Compliance
Small- and mid-sized retailers aren't keeping up with the technologies they need to ensure customer data security and compliance, according to a new survey.
January 14, 2014
Intuit Acquires Workers’ Comp Provider
Intuit Inc. announced on Monday that it will acquire privately-held Prestwick Services, a subsidiary of Prestwick Holdings. The Massachusetts-based company is a provider of payroll-based billing and payment solutions for the workers’ compensation industry.
January 14, 2014
SBA Taking Nominations for its Small Business Week Awards
Do you know of a small business owner who has an amazing success story? You can help them achieve recognition if you submit them for the 2014 National Small Business Week Awards.