Managing the finance and accounting is important for every money-making individual. And the importance rises further when transactions are larger or business accounting is involved. One has to maintain the pace of the operations along with the accuracy of the...

Technology has shaped really fast in the recent times and has impact on different professions significantly. Accounting, too, experienced its share of impact. To keep up the rising challenges in the field, professionals are going more tech savvy. From paper-based...

As the challenges and opportunities are immense with the startups, they are often a busy place to be at. Another reason why time constraints are stiff is that employee size is usually smaller with startups and the responsibilities that they...

When it comes to business accounting, most SMBs look up to QuickBooks as a resolute solution. The accounting software offers a vast range of benefits for various industry needs, such as – inventory, invoicing, etc. Apart from its feature-rich usability,...

Digitization is gripping different segments of business at an abrupt pace. Accounting, too, is feeling the grip and the result of which is ‘digital CPA’. Digital CPAs refer to the accounting professionals that have adopted the modern technologies such as...

Time is changing for startups. Things seem to be getting easier with the startups. Several support practices, like – funding groups, incubator, accelerator, etc. are available for the startups to fine-tune their journey towards success. Even with all those comforts,...

When it comes to startups and small businesses, the challenges with the funding are immense. They have to be very cautious with almost all the expenditures. In the process of minimizing the expenses, they often have to compromise on the...

The advent of cloud computing in business has simplified and upgraded the standard of numerous processes. Since the basic cloud operations depend on delivering solutions over a network instead of local computers, it has enhanced the outsourcing services in a...

A potential product should earn sales unless the potential lags behind market competitor’s potential – that’s the usual marketing rule. However, with accounting firms, things are a little different. It is no more about the product; it is all about...

QuickBooks is one of the best accounting software that accountants or even business owners can use to get a complete solution for all their accounting needs in one place. It offers various features customized to fit the varying types of...

Millennials are the most prolific generation yet. As such they are willing to sweat it and risk it, if the results mean success. They have changed how the world looks and how the world behaves. However, with this entrepreneurial mindset of...

Investment is a very tricky game. The odds are very inconsistent and more often than not, an investor ends up losing a lot of money instead of gaining any. A keen eye for opportunities and a good insight for market...

Cloud technology is allowing for easy accessibility, simple scalability and cost-effective infrastructure to the businesses. Accounting professionals too, are slowly drifting to the much-needed cloud technology in their accounting works. Tax and accounting professionals can avail secure storing and increased...

Mobile phones are now almost an extension to the human body and are slowly taking over all other platforms as the medium for connecting to the world. As the eyeballs of today’s world are fixated on mobile screens, it is...

Small Businesses and startups can procure extraordinary prizes for the owner in a very short period of time. Small Businesses run on the fuel of their peculiarity and steering them requires a core dedication on the plans, their execution, management,...

SMB Group recently conducted a study on U.S. Small and Medium Businesses’ perspective on Online File Sharing and Collaboration (OFSC) solutions. Most SMBs are interested in OFSC solutions which include a cloud based software platform that enables them to store,...

As a part of business, accountants and CPAs take on every new client that comes along. New client meetings are a great way of building trust and healthy relationship for long term. When done well, this meeting can be a...

Cloud technology over the last decade has opened up many new dimensions for small and medium businesses. Cloud could benefit all sectors in one way or the other; it would be most beneficial to the SMBs, education sectors, government and...

Data center industry is continuously growing all over the world and has helped SMBs to get their business processes on cloud successfully. With many new developing markets opening up, data center industry definitely has a strong future. Improved hybrid cloud...

Over the years, Salesforce has been a major cloud computing company, famous for its Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software for services like customer service and marketing. It helps small businesses to manage their business process in an efficient way. It...

As tax season for 2015 comes to reality, there are lots of speculations among CPAs and accountants. Last year, IRS made some huge changes in their tax rules and policies, which changed the business dynamics of SMEs. The major talking...

The accounting world has been rapidly changing over the few years with the involvement of cloud. Accounting on cloud has reduced the redundant and time-consuming tasks with greater access to real-time data and better engagement. QuickBooks is one of the...

Big Data is becoming an indispensable part of our daily lives. It can be used in sports to capture and collect the increasing volume of information being generated. These statistics provide huge insights and intelligence for coaches, players, administrators and...

Cloud computing has transformed in the last decade or so. With the advancement of technology, cloud computing is easily accessible by SMBs. There are some great benefits that cloud computing can offer to SMBs for example top notch security, better...

Green accounting is an emerging trend that incorporates the environmental assets and resources into the corporate accounts. It measures social, environmental and economic impact of business. Natural resource depletion and environmental issues are getting unprecedented response from the businesses and...

Green computing is a hot topic these days and has an impact on how we think about data centers. Businesses need to get real about Green data centers and how they can save environmental and financial cost to everything they...

Here are SMB Group’s top 10 small and medium business technology trends for 2014! Before making strategies for 2015, assess how you did in 2014 according to the SMB technology trends. We summarized these trends to this infographic below:   Embed...

Bitcoin – a new currency is increasingly being adopted by businesses and individuals to make payments easy and secure. This infographic explores the basics of Bitcoin and what businesses need to know for making payments.   Embed This Image On...

Cloud accounting has been becoming popular these days for some or all of business accounting since more and more accountants, CPAs and small businesses are making a switch to the cloud. We’ve created an infographic to explain what cloud accounting...

Do you know most small businesses in the United States start with $10,000 or less? To understand what made them successful, Intuit conducted a survey on small business owners. Some questions asked: 1. What do small business owners wish they’d done...

CRM software, used to keep track of customers, helps to make the information available to all aspects of the company. With 24*7 nature of business, the information available in CRM should be accessible by all at all times. Here comes...

Cloud computing industry segment is growing and is substantial. It has become an integrated part of modern businesses and entrepreneurs. The momentum behind cloud technology continues to gain strength, owing to the number of benefits it offers for any business....