Small Business

May 1, 2012 

Optimism among small business owners remains positive, according to the monthly survey by SurePayroll Inc., provider of online payroll services.

Taija Sparkman

April 27, 2012 

Intuit to acquire Demandforce for $423.5 million, adding to Intuit's SaaS offerings for small businesses. Demandforce makes tools that SMBs use for client communication, such as email, mobile and social interaction functions.

Isaac M. O'Bannon

April 4, 2012 

Xero, Inc. www.Xero.com 800-411-9376   Best Fit: Xero is best suited for small companies who need cloud-based collaboration with banking integration and support for multiple currencies. The rules-based transaction classification engine is a possible game changer for entry level accounting software.   Strengths: Bank integration with Yodlee supports many, but not all deposit and credit...…

April 4, 2012 

Even with the increase of electronic payments, checking account fraud is on the rise. Perhaps it’s due to people struggling in a down economy or “moral decay,” but more likely it’s because the latest computers and printers make it is easy to duplicate checks that appear acceptable to cash at a bank or retail establishment....…

Charles W. Gebhardt

March 30, 2012 

SurePayroll Inc., provider of online payroll to small businesses nationwide, announced its March results for its SurePayroll Small Business Scorecard.

Isaac M. O'Bannon, Taija Sparkman

March 29, 2012 

Intuit – QuickBooks Onlinewww.QuickBooksOnline.Intuit.com800-286-6800 From the May 2012 review of SaaS Small Business Accounting Systems. Strengths: Friendly user interface and simple navigation Automated deposit and credit card account data imports from most banks No contracts or long-term commitments. Product supports most major internet browsers. Potential Limitations: Limited inventory and project/job costing functionality Does not support...…

March 29, 2012 

Intacct – Intacct Corporationwww.intacct.com877-437-7765 Strengths: Has a strong ecosystem of third party solutions to meet most industry requirements. Customizable dashboards are very impressive, and provide an alternative to standard reports. Full integration between customer relationship management and payroll Supports any number of users, with strong user access control tools Relationship with AICPA/CPA2Biz has yielded integrations...…

March 29, 2012 

Online accounting products are a small but rapidly growing segment of business management tools. Real-time collaboration between client and accountant, as well as better importing tools have made these solutions a compelling alternative to traditional, locally-installed applications. We have noticed a large number of new offerings in this space over the last couple of years,...…

Brian Tankersley

March 28, 2012 

BizAutomation – BizAutomation.comwww.BizAutomation.com 408-786-5116 Best Fit: Small organizations who need a process-oriented business management tool with strong CRM and fundamental accounting processes in a single, integrated platform. Strengths: Integration with Google Apps allows users to access familiar tools from within the application. Solid Customer Relationship Management (CRM) functionality, tightly integrated into the product. Built on...…

March 26, 2012 

Zoho Corp., provider of productivity, collaboration and business applications, recently enhanced its online accounting software to support the automatic retrieval of bank and credit card transactions.

Taija Sparkman

March 7, 2012 

SU Tax Intro – April 2012  I’ve written about the volatility and challenges of sales and use tax compliance for more than 10 years and, despite movements like the Streamlined Sales Tax Initiative and increased efforts from states to recoup lost tax revenues for their battered budgets, I’ll probably be writing about sales taxes for...…

October 10, 2011 

The Sleeter Group awards the Awesome Add-Ons each year to products that aid small businesses and their accounting firms by providing enhanced capabilities that integrate with small business accounting systems.

Doug Sleeter