Technology helps level the playing field. Whether it's with hand tools, power tools, or digital tools, technology makes it possible to do more than we could otherwise. In this vein, SmallBizDaily.com has made it their business to help SMEs accomplish more with limited resources. The blog post... Learn More
Sales tax obligations are often complex and can cause headaches for small and mid-sized businesses, especially when marketplace fulfillment arrangements are involved. So while an offer of amnesty for uncollected sales tax sounds like a nice gesture, it's not surprising that the details are complex.... Learn More
In an unusual collaboration, Barclays, Oxford, and Cambridge prepared a report last year on how small businesses can best prepare to scale up. Barclays is one of the most prestigious banks in Great Britain. This reputation may have been helpful in getting the two rival universities to work... Learn More
Growing your business is exciting, even though it demands new efforts and tough decisions. One of the most precarious business processes to build out is shipping. If you coast by just doing what you have always done while your customer base increases, it can create problems. When the demand for... Learn More
To set the stage, Panorama Consulting is an outstanding resource for research, education, and guidance about enterprise resource planning software. Deploying an ERP solution is a major decision and the people at Panorama are smart and talented. The best example of their caliber might be Eric... Learn More
You may have heard the saying: Smart people learn from their mistakes, but wise people learn from the mistakes of others. A tax audit might not exactly fall into the category of 'a mistake,' but we can definitely learn from audits that others have gone through. In fact, Avalara has prepared a... Learn More
Does fraud make you worry about how your business handles mobile payments? It probably should. Especially according to the insightful article written by Benton Alexander Smith for IdahoBusinessReview.com. The article provides several enlightening quotations and facts from Kount — a leading... Learn More
Would it surprise you to learn that businesses and their marketing consultants have a different view of how well the customer experience is being handled?This is one of the noteworthy findings gathered in eConsultancy's report: Implementing a Customer Experience (CX) Strategy Best Practice... Learn More
Sales tax rules are complicated enough when handling transactions between you and your customers, and adding a third party can seem to triple the confusion. You know that when a customer buys an item you have in stock, you're responsible for collecting any sales tax they owe on the purchase. But... Learn More
