Outsourced bookkeeping, and other professional services, has been gaining a substantial foothold among today’s small business owners. But whether you have been thinking about outsourcing for a while now or are considering it for the very first time, you may find you’re reluctant to take the step, especially where your finances are concerned. Often regarded with indifference, […]
Treasury yields turn lower as investors await interim US-China trade deal
U.S. government debt prices turned higher Tuesday morning, as investors await the planned signing of an interim trade deal between the world’s two largest economies. At 3:45 a.m. ET, the benchmark 10-year Treasury note, which moves inversely to price, was lower at around 1.8354%, while the yield on the 30-year Treasury bond was also lower […]
Xero Tips for More Efficiency
Have you seen the Xero adverts on TV or heard them on the radio? Xero accounting software has become extremely popular and now has more than 2 million subscribers around the world. Perhaps you are already a Xero user but feel that you are not using it as well as you might? I have been […]
Encourage “Paycheck Checkups”
It happened this past April 2019. Many Americans experienced an unpleasant surprise after filing their 2018 federal income taxes. Expecting a refund just as they had for years, many were upset to learn that they owed the IRS. The cause? The impact of the new paycheck withholding formulas created by the 2017 Tax Cuts and […]
How much is your franchise actually worth: Balance sheet versus income statement
To understand how well your small business is doing, you need to know both how it’s doing on a particular time frame (e.g., every month and quarter) as well as how it’s doing overall (how much it is actually worth). If you’ve ever thought of selling your franchise, this really matters. Getting a holistic picture […]
Tech firm helping Bloomberg campaign lands former Goldman Sachs executive, ex-Facebook employees in hiring blitz
2020 Democratic presidential hopeful and former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg speaks during an event to open a campaign office at Eastern Market in Detroit, Michigan, on December 21, 2019. Jeff Kowalsky | AFP | Getty Images Mike Bloomberg’s tech company is bolstering its ranks as it starts to assist the billionaire’s campaign for president. […]
Planning Ahead, Looking Back
A New Year is about looking forward and planning what you are going to achieve in the next six months, the next year or perhaps the next five years. But a New Year is also about looking back to what you have achieved in the previous year or years. If you don’t look back sometimes […]
Samsung is getting ready to show lifelike ‘artificial human’ project
Samsung logo at store in Shanghai. A South Korean multinational conglomerate. Alex Tai | SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images Samsung is expected to unveil its futuristic “artificial human” project at the Consumer Electronics Show on Monday. Social media accounts for Samsung’s Neon have teased the mysterious technology ahead of a keynote by Samsung […]
The Fast Facts about Slow Seasons Anticipating and managing those business slow downs
Every business can experience one or more slow seasons, but experiencing them doesn’t have to have negative consequences. If you can anticipate any down cycles, you can adjust costs and make changes to level out your revenue stream. As you create a business plan for 2020, let’s review a few ways you can anticipate and […]
‘It crushes me’: Dairy farmers struggle to survive Trump’s trade wars and declining milk demand
Nathan Chittenden carries a newborn calf at Dutch Hollow Farm in Schodack Landing, New York. “The last five years have been extremely rough for us dairy farmers,” he told CNBC. Emma Newburger / CNBC SCHODACK, N.Y. — Nathan Chittenden carefully slung a newborn calf over his shoulders and marched her over to his dairy barn […]