Dining out is certainly going to look different. Safety, hygiene and trust will be the key factors to lure in customers after the ongoing lockdown is lifted on May 3. To this end, food technology startups Dineout, Zomato and Devourin have recommended that restaurants adopt contactless dining products. This is meant to eliminate the need […]
Archives for April 2020
Trump to use Defense Production Act to increase swab production amid coronavirus testing shortage
U.S. President Donald Trump attends the daily coronavirus disease task force briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 19, 2020. Alexander Drago | Reuters President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that he plans to use the Defense Production Act to increase the nation’s swab production by at least 20 million per month for […]
Converting Credit Card Bill to EMI – Good or Bad?
Converting Credit Card Bill to EMI– Credit Card EMI is one of the most popular methods used nowadays for shopping. You might have seen an option on shopping site to convert your credit card payment to EMI. Converting a credit card bill to EMI means clearing credit card dues by EMI (Loan). You must be […]
QuickBooks is still the gold standard for small business accounting. Learn how it’s done now. – The Next Web
TLDR: The QuickBooks 2020 Essentials Bundle: Beginner to Bookkeeper training offers full accounting training for novice and expert QuickBooks users alike. Basic accounting seldom turns out to be quite so basic. If you’re handling the books for a tiny operation, then maybe all you need is a pen and a few simple balance sheets. But […]
Is Automation Coming to Your Industry?
In my past blogs, I’ve talked about why I strongly believe that bookkeeping will become a dinosaur unless we adapt to the implications of cloud-based tech and AI. I’ve also talked about how we’ve integrated this technology into our company, and why we recommend more programs like it for our clients. You may be thinking, […]
North Dakota coronavirus cases spike with outbreak at GE wind power plant
(Reuters) – North Dakota reported a spike in novel coronavirus cases on Saturday after more people tested positive at a wind power factory run by a unit of General Electric, posing a challenge to the state’s plan to re-open as early as May 1. A total of 110 people associated with the LM Wind Power […]
Microsoft is launching a ‘plasmabot’ to encourage people who recovered from the virus to donate their plasma as a possible treatment
Dr. Kong Yuefeng, a recovered COVID-19 patient who has passed his 14-day quarantine, donates plasma in the city’s blood center in Wuhan in central China’s Hubei province Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020. Barcroft Media | Getty Images Microsoft is working with a consortium of pharmaceutical companies to recruit people who have recovered from Covid-19 to donate […]
CARES Act vs TARP vs New Deal (Chart)
Check this chart out, from Mary Meeker’s new presentation about coronavirus and its impact on business, technology and society – she compares the new $2 trillion stimulus plan with what the government did in the 30’s and 2008: One thing you gotta admit – it’s gigantic and it happened really fast. Was it enough? Perhaps […]
Balance Transfer Credit Card Facility – Usage & Benefits
Balance Transfer Credit Card facility is widely used to handle credit card dues. If you are worried about your credit card dues and looking for the method to address it, you should use this facility. A balance transfer facility helps you to reduce your credit burden. As the name indicates, balance transfer credit card facility […]
Amazon, Microsoft offer little relief to small cloud clients
By Mark Bergen and Matt Day By mid-March, John Lyotier’s travel software business Left was cratering with the spread of the pandemic. Seeking to cut costs, he reached out to his office landlord, who offered rent relief. Then he contacted Amazon, asking to “explore creative financing opportunities” for his monthly cloud-computing bill. The response was […]