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Small Biz Software Grows Up	06.15.2007
June 1, 2007) - After several years of accounting software for small to midsize businesses having very similar feature sets, there are signs of growth once again. Accounting software ranges from the bare minimum of bookkeeping functions to full-featured products that border on CRM systems. More ...

Are You Ready For Office 2007?

11.08.2006

Microsoft is expected to release the Vista operating system and Microsoft Office 2007 (2007 Office or Office 12) to large corporate customers before the end of this year and to the general public early next year. As the release date for 2007 Office approaches, businesses which use these productivity tools need to know what to expect. At this writing Office 2007 is only available in Beta release and comments are based on this version as well as published Microsoft documentation. More ...

Congress Fails to Revamp Small Biz Loans	11.08.2006
Proposed legislation that would have boosted the most popular small business loan by 50 percent fell through the cracks last month, but the house chose to extend certain programs through Feb. 2007. More ...

IRS Describes Small Biz Fast Track Settlements	11.08.2006
The Internal Revenue Service released the guidance and application for small business/self-employed (SB/SE) fast track settlements. More ...

SBA Launches Business.gov With Compliance Info	11.08.2006
The Small Business Administration has launched a new site, Business.gov, a free resource for small businesses to sort through a catalog of more than 20,000 compliance-related documents from all major federal agencies. More ...

Holiday Sales Expected to Grow 5 Percent	10.31.2006
Total holiday retail sales are expected to increase 5 percent over last year, bringing holiday spending to $457.4 billion. In comparison, holiday sales in 2005 rose 6.1 percent to $435.6 billion More ...

Small Businesses Get Google With QuickBooks 2007	10.31.2006
Search engine giant Google Inc. and software maker Intuit Inc., announced a pact that packages Google Web tools with the 2007 version of QuickBooks, Intuit\'s small business accounting software More ...

Small Businesses Perplexed Over Financing	09.12.2006
Although growing their enterprises is the top priority for small businesses, a new study says they\'re confused over financial tools used to help drive business growth, such as bank loans, lines of credit and venture capital. More ...

Dealing with Debt: Trying to Get Back into the Black	09.12.2006
Dealing with debt remains a serious problem for U.S. businesses. Spotting the danger signs is the key to start turning around a company\'s fiscal fortunes. More ...

Pessimism Rising Among Small Firms	08.07.2006
Pessimism is on the rise among the nation\'s small-business owners who recently confirmed their views that a slowdown is coming in the second half of the year. Sales-growth expectations declined dramatically More ...

Corporate Governance Costs Drop in \'05, But Small Businesses Still Feel the Pain	08.07.2006
The overall cost of being public in 2005 dropped slightly from the historic levels seen in 2004, but small companies continue to be disproportionately impacted, according to the fourth annual study conducted by Foley & Lardner LLP. More ...

Employees in Small Firms Pay More for Health Insurance	08.07.2006
Employees in the smallest firms pay an average 18 percent more in health insurance premiums than those in the largest firms, when actuarial value is taken into account, according to a new Commonwealth Fund study. More ...

Small Businesses Signal Slowdown	07.27.2006
Small businesses appear to have an increasingly pessimistic view of the economy, but the slowdown is in the cards, according to the National Federation of Independent Business. More ...

IRS Releases Form 944 for Small Biz Taxes	07.27.2006
Nearly 950,000 small businesses are now eligible to file and pay taxes once a year using new Form 944 (Employer\'s Annual Federal Tax Return), rather than the quarterly Form 941. More ...

Why SOX Matters to Small Private Companies	07.27.2006
Recent buzz says small, private companies are implementing Sarbanes-Oxley-like best practices, even though there is no requirement for them to do so. This is an excellent habit for a small business to form, says Peggy Jackson, a risk-management consultant and author of a forthcoming book on small business compliance. More ...