Small Business

 Small Business Optimism at New High

October 22, 2018 

Small Business Optimism at New High

Continued growth and a strong economy have small business optimism reaching post-recession highs, particularly among male business owners, according to Capital One's latest Small Business Growth Index, a biannual survey of 500 small business owners ...

 Group Says Tax Reform Hasn’t Helped Small Business Owners

October 19, 2018 

Group Says Tax Reform Hasn’t Helped Small Business Owners

Businesses for Responsible Tax Reform, a nationwide coalition of small business leaders opposed to the tax law, released videos of three business leaders airing their frustration with the law that bypasses the needs of small business owners in favor ...

 September 2018 Retail Sales Up 3 Perecnt Over 2017

October 15, 2018 

September 2018 Retail Sales Up 3 Perecnt Over 2017

Retail sales in September increased 0.4 percent over August on a seasonally adjusted basis and were up 3 percent year-over-year unadjusted, according to calculations by the National Retail Federation. The numbers exclude automobiles, gasoline stations ...

 October 2018 Small Business Channel

October 15, 2018 

October 2018 Small Business Channel

Small Business Optimism Hits New Highs By Isaac M. O’Bannon, Managing Editor Small business optimism is at an all-time high in a new study. The latest quarterly Wells Fargo/Gallup Small Business Index, which measures small business optimism, had an overall Index score of 118, 12 percentage points higher than last quarter and the highest level...…

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October 15, 2018 

6 Types of Services Subject to Sales Tax

Historically, most states exempted services from sales tax – for a good reason: When states first began to levy these taxes around 1930, people spent more of their money on tangible goods. However, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, those ...

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October 8, 2018 

5 Tips to Help Small Businesses Get Paid On Time

Late payments can be catastrophic: In the U.S. more than 100,000 small businesses close down every year because of delayed invoices. For freelancers and microbusinesses, late payments can be even more painful.

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October 1, 2018 

Ten Ways Small and Mid-Sized Companies Can Strengthen Information Security

As cybercrime becomes increasingly sophisticated, security breaches at major corporations around the world are becoming quite commonplace. Just last year, the private information of 143 million Equifax consumers was compromised.[1] And if a major corporation cannot protect its information, how does a small or mid-sized corporation stand a chance? Most modern organizations, whether large or...…