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What are the major trends that are likely to impact your small business in 2018?
If you already knew the answer to this question, you’d be well on your way to a profitable year. But if you don’t have a crystal ball to see into the future, you might need to listen to insights from experts.
One opp Read More

Google (NASDAQ: GOOGL) announced recently it is merging all the different payments services it offers, including Android Pay and Google Wallet, into a single brand: Google Pay. Small businesses that accept payments on its ecosystem will now reportedly have simpler, safer, and more consistent experi Read More

Yelp (NYSE: YELP) is yet again facing accusations that it’s creating a pay-to-play scheme to get more businesses to buy advertisements on the popular review platform.
This time, Dallas area businesses are accusing Yelp of hiding five-star reviews when they refused to pay for advertising, according Read More

When HP (NYSE: HPQ) introduced the ElitePOS in August of 2017, it reimagined what a point-of-sale system could be. Now the company has expanded the system with more personalization and choice for retailers. Read More

But many businesses, especially the ones in Tennessee, miss this simple thing. That’s according to new research from cloud-based accounting solutions provider FreshBooks.
The company analyzed customer data and based on the use of “please” and “thank you” on invoices found businesses in Tennessee t Read More

Chargebee has enhanced its transactional email notifications to improve customer experience when interacting with recurring billing and subscription management services. These services are also provided by Chargebee.
With the new improvements, subscription businesses can use transactional emails f Read More

Just over a week into 2018, Paychex has released its annual list of top regulatory issues small businesses should be watching out for. Not surprisingly, the top two spots are related to taxes, they are Tax Reform and how States React to Federal Tax Reform.
This year Paychex’s list is even more rel Read More

A California law that prohibited businesses from passing along credit card fees to customers has just been overturned.

The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco just released its ruling, overturning the original law passed back in 1985. Credit card companies impose fees on busines Read More

Stride, a software provider for the self-employed, has teamed up with H&R Block (NYSE: HRB) to launch a self-employed online tax filing offering designed to help freelancers, independent contractors and other self-employed tax payers efficiently manage their taxes. The new tool integrates the Strid Read More

It used to be that you mentioned a “home-based business” and people thought about little old ladies going door to door selling Tupperware. Today, the idea of what home-based businesses can be has expanded and the power of the internet, cloud computing and changing business cultures means almost any Read More