March 20, 2015
This is a very difficult question because the best firms often perform well in multiple areas, so it’s impossible to filter out the individual impact of disciplines such as visioning, marketing, developing staff, accountability and management and leadersh
March 19, 2015
The survey found that nearly four out of five (78 percent) retail CFOs anticipate their online sales to grow. Overall, CFOs forecast an impressive 9.9 percent boost to e-commerce sales this year.
March 18, 2015
Recent high-profile data breaches, such as those perpetrated against Target and Home Depot, have thrust credit card security chips and the term “EMV” into the public consciousness as the banking and retail industries ready themselves for the impending ...
March 18, 2015
A majority of Indiana chief financial officers who are CPAs see positive indicators for growth of their company and industry, as well as encouraging signs for the local and state economy. The outlook for the U.S. economy was not quite as bright.
March 17, 2015
The American Institute of CPAs is now accepting applications for its Accounting Scholars Leadership Workshop. The Workshop, which is now in its 21st year, is an invitational program held annually for minority accounting students who plan to pursue the CPA
March 17, 2015
What percentage of your self-employed small business owners are so organized at tax time you look forward to working with them every year? If you said less than 10%, you’re not alone.
March 16, 2015
With the integration, the small business management software will help e-commerce users by automatically updating and transferring invoices, expenses and other financial data to free time for business owners to focus on growing their business...
March 16, 2015
A common thought on how to land a big-time appointment — like a corporate board directorship — is that it’s all about who you know. But new research from Michigan Ross Professor Jim Westphal shows that it’s more about how you think about and interact with
March 16, 2015
The survey asked more than 200 SMB financial decision makers questions related to expense, travel, and invoice and was able to identify employee needs such as greater flexibility, automation, and incentives for compliance. However an array of frustrations
March 13, 2015
The Internal Revenue Service has announced that interest rates will remain the same for the calendar quarter beginning April 1, 2015.
March 13, 2015
Businesses that sell goods, aka retailers, face many unique challenges that professional services businesses do not. One of the most complex can be managing their inventory, which requires learning a new language that includes SKUs, COGs ...
Small Business March 13, 2015
We live in an app-based world that not only affects our business lives, but also many social aspects, such as finding good restaurants, going on road trips and shopping.