August 15, 2012
The New York Federal Reserve (NY Fed), has released the results of a survey of 544 small businesses that shows that, in its region, nearly two thirds of the small businesses seeking credit in the second quarter of 2012, received some form of financing. That may sound like good news, but it may be tempered...…
August 3, 2012
Hiring remained flat across the nation showed data from the July 2012 SurePayroll Small Business Scorecard.
July 26, 2012
Cloud-based accounting is taking off as small businesses and their public accountants, see the benefits of simplifying workflow, invoicing, payroll and other functions. One of the most rapidly growing companies in the space is Xero, which announced today they now have more than 100,000 paying customers. About 50,000 of those were added just in the...…
July 2, 2012
Small business in the United States are showing noteworthy gains in employment rates, average compensation and hours worked, while revenue figures are down. Employment increased by 0.3 percent in June, for an annualized rate of 4.1 percent – the strongest rate of growth that small businesses have seen in the past three months.
June 29, 2012
Hiring is down 1.6 percent from last year, according to the results of SurePayroll’s latest Small Business Scorecard.
June 28, 2012
Adagio by Softrak Systems Inc.604-736-3741www.softrak.com Related article, from the July 2012 Review of On-Premise SMB Accounting Systems Adagio Accounting was launched in 1999 by Softrak, provider of Windows-based accounting solutions for small and medium businesses. The suite of accounting modules is designed for professional services and distribution companies and offers an extensive range of products...…
June 28, 2012
A-Systems Corporation — A-Systems Visual Bookkeeper800.365.6790www.a-systems.net From the July 2012 Review of On-Premise SMB Accounting Systems Best Fit: Visual Bookkeeper is a small business accounting and management system based on A-System’s powerful construction-focused flagship product JobView. The primary differences between the two is the inclusion of extensive job-costing functions and workflow utilities in JobView, while...…
June 28, 2012
Sage North America — Sage 50–U.S. Edition 877-495-9904na.Sage.com / www.Sage50Accounting.com From the July 2012 Review of On-Premise SMB Accounting Systems Best Fit: Sage 50 Accounting is a good fit for most small businesses, it has an impressive selection of management features, inventory functionality, reporting options, and connected services, to meet the users growing needs. This...…
June 28, 2012
Red Wing Software, Inc. — CenterPoint Accounting Software800-732-9464www.redwingsoftware.com From the July 2012 Review of On-Premise SMB Accounting Systems Best Fit: CenterPoint is a good fit for companies that need multi-company consolidations and other strong reporting capabilities. Companies that have a large amount of data entry will benefit from the import feature and the ability to...…
June 28, 2012
Intuit Inc. — QuickBooks Premier 2012877.683.3280QuickBooks.Intuit.com From the July 2012 Review of On-Premise SMB Accounting Systems Best Fit: This product is targeted at businesses that need one solution that will meet both their accounting and office management needs. QuickBooks Premier has strong accounting functionality, management features, reporting tools, connected services, and document storage. Strengths Improved...…
June 28, 2012
Acclivity—AccountEdge Pro 2012800-322-6962www.accountedge.com From the July 2012 Review of On-Premises SMB Accounting Programs Best Fit: AccountEdge is a good fit for many small companies and especially those companies that require multi-location inventory, multi-currency, or need a program that is designed for a Mac. This program is easy to understand and the uncluttered screens are easy...…
June 27, 2012
Evaluating small business management software is always full of surprises. Some users wonder where to start the process and ask if they really need to change software, upgrade to the current version, or invest in training on the existing application. While there are many ways to evaluate these decisions, I would suggest that you consider...…