Small Business Trends

Small Business Trends

Small business is not only the engine of the economy, but also an important component of many accountants’ client base. Find out the latest trends in small business, including cash flow, small business lending, the SBA, contracting, and accounting software aimed at small businesses.

Intuit Sees Small Business Compensation and Revenues Dropping

Small business employment in the U.S. increased in April, according to figures from Intuit, while average compensation and the hours worked decreased. Read more »

ADP Finds Private Sector Added 198,000 Jobs in February

March 6, 2013

Employment in the private sector rose by 198,000 jobs in February, according to payroll giant... Read more »
Intuit Finds Small Businesses Added 15,000 Jobs in February

March 4, 2013

Intuit found that small businesses with fewer than 20 employees added 15,000 jobs in February, a... Read more »

Private Companies See Sales Growing

February 26, 2013

Private companies across the U.S. continued to grow their sales and expand their net profit... Read more »
ParenteBeard Offers Small Business Tax Advice Center

February 21, 2013

Accounting firm ParenteBeard has launched a Small Business Tax Toolkit offering online advice to... Read more »

Cloud Accounting Institute Seeks Software Study Participants

February 21, 2013

Cloud accounting and finance education and advocacy group the Cloud Accounting (CAI), is again... Read more »
Intuit Offers TurboTax CPA Selection Service

February 13, 2013

Intuit has introduced TurboTax CPA Select, an online system geared towards small businesses and... Read more »

Six Ways to Profit from the Succession-Planning Boom

February 12, 2013

Seven in 10 business owners in the United States expect to exit their company in the next 10... Read more »
Small Business Owners Feeling More Optimistic in 2013

February 7, 2013

Small business owners are feeling more optimistic as 2013 begins after the Wells Fargo/Gallup... Read more »

SurePayroll Sees Paychecks Rising at Small Businesses

February 7, 2013

The average paycheck size rose slightly by 0.6 percent in terms of gross pay in January,... Read more »
Small Accounting Practices and Their Clients Face Economic Uncertainty

February 1, 2013

Small and midsize accounting practices, along with their small and midsize business clients, are... Read more »

Small Businesses Favor Tougher Financial Enforcement

January 30, 2013

A new poll of small business owners finds they want to see tougher rules imposed on Wall Street... Read more »
Intuit Finds Small Business Revenue Falling, but Employment Rising

January 30, 2013

U.S. small business employment increased 0.11 percent in January, while overall revenue dropped... Read more »

NASBA and PwC Oppose AICPA Plan for SME Framework

January 30, 2013

The American Institute of CPAs is facing opposition from the National Association of State Boards... Read more »
ADP Sees 192,000 Private Sector Jobs Added in January

January 30, 2013

Employers added 192,000 jobs in the private sector this month, according to payroll giant ADP,... Read more »

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