Small Business

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April 23, 2018 

Business Owners Are Against Repeal of Net Neutrality

On April 23, 2018, the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) repeal of net neutrality rules begins. According to a Paychex Small Business Survey conducted by Paychex, Inc., a leading provider of integrated human capital management solutions for ...

 March Retail Sales See 5% Increase Over 2017

April 23, 2018 

March Retail Sales See 5% Increase Over 2017

The three-month moving average was up 4.8 percent over the same period a year ago, and the results come as NRF is forecasting that 2018 retail sales will grow between 3.8 percent and 4.4 percent over 2017.

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April 18, 2018 

April 20 is a Pot Holiday, and Marijuana Spending is High

Marijuana has become relatively mainstream in American society today. And on no day is pot bigger than on April 20, commonly referred to as "4/20." ​For marijuana consumers, 4/20 is akin to Christmas, Thanksgiving, and the Fourth of July all rolled ...

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April 16, 2018 

Supreme Court to Rule on Online Sales Taxes

While online retailers are fighting sales tax collection because the lower total cost makes their products more appealing, states are mounting a relentless assault on the Quill decision. For example, in 2016, South Dakota passed an economic nexus ...

 April 2018 Small Business Channel

April 13, 2018 

April 2018 Small Business Channel

Top Social Media and Blog Posts: How Even the Smallest Startups Can Project a Professional Image. Entrepreneur.http://bit.ly/2puOwHu How to Monetize the Data in a Business. Inc. Magazine.http://on.inc.com/2GbxXe9 4 Steps to Forging a Strong Rapport with Prospects. Thomson Reuters blog.http://tmsnrt.rs/2puYQiR Small Business Insurance 101. Paychex WORX blog.http://bit.ly/2GerEq6 6 Important Lending Terms for Business Owners. Kabbage blog.http://bit.ly/2FYB9GI...…

 Hackers Say Accessing Critical Data is Easy

April 11, 2018 

Hackers Say Accessing Critical Data is Easy

Most professional hackers say they can easily bypass business data security systems, locate critical data, and exfiltrate that data within 15 hours. That's according to a new survey by Nuix (www.nuix.com), a cybersecurity, risk, and compliance ...

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April 11, 2018 

Costly Credit: Gas Credit Cards Average Over 23% Interest

The average gas-station-branded credit card charges an interest rate of 23.61% – nearly 7 percentage points higher than the national average for all credit cards – and comes with rewards that can’t match up to a typical general-purpose credit card, ...

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April 10, 2018 

Importers Worried About Trade War

Imports at the nation’s major retail container ports are expected to grow a healthy 5.8 percent year-over-year this month but could be threatened in the future if the developing trade war between the United States and China continues to escalate, ...