12Nov 2014 by Nancy Smyth
Business Apps Shouldn’t Be THAT Hard to Use – Free Webinar

Business Apps Shouldn’t Be THAT Hard to Use – Free Webinar

Webinars & Training
New software and apps are introduced weekly, designed to make life easier for the small business owner. Most are very powerful, but many find they don’t always do everything their business needs--or don’t do it well. Instead of working faster and more efficiently, some business owners spend more time re-entering data or sitting in a help desk chat room. They will identify some of the more efficient and effective apps and software that can help small businesses with fine-tuning strategy to automating aspects of inventory management to paying the vendor on-time, and more. Most are either free or reasonably priced. During this webinar we will be discussing: Bill.com - Shoeboxed FreshBooks TSheets Qbox QXpress This webinar is presented by Kimberly Shannon, President, Off-Site Business Services, Nancy Smyth, President, Sunburst Software…
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28May 2014 by Nancy Smyth
Business Susceptibility to Theft and White Collar Crime – Are You a Target?

Business Susceptibility to Theft and White Collar Crime – Are You a Target?

News You Can Use
Small businesses are very susceptible to theft and white collar crime, as a matter of fact, a staggering number of businesses falter and even fail because someone on the inside - an employee, vendor or even a partner - steals money, goods, data or intellectual property from an organization.  Our first article in this series discussed the Early Warning Signs or "Red Flags" of Fraud. For small businesses, the median loss due to theft and white collar crimes is greater than what has occurred in Fortune 500 companies.  In fact, one third of all business bankruptcies are due to employee theft and American businesses lose 7% of their annual revenues to fraud. According to a 2012 study by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, a vast majority of fraud is…
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25Jun 2013 by Kimberly Shannon
Employees and Company Credit Cards – What’s the Charge?

Employees and Company Credit Cards – What’s the Charge?

Be A Better Bookkeeper, From Our Guest Bloggers, Vendors & Accounts Payable
If you provide your employees with a company credit card, eventually someone is going to use it for a personal expense. In many cases, the employee is not attempting to defraud the company. But in other cases, it can be intentional. Either way it can create potential problems for your business. Several years ago, one of my clients issued her bookkeeper a company credit card. After a period of time, the bookkeeper regularly used the company credit card for personal purchases and did not notify the employer or reimburse the company. As the balance on the credit card increased, the bookkeeper began making partial payments on the increasing balance. My client completely trusted her bookkeeper, and never reviewed the credit card statements prior to payment, and the balance became quite…
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08Nov 2010 by Nancy Smyth

SBA to begin contracting program for women

Construction News, IRS Information
News from the National Association of Government Contractors SBA officials announced on Oct. 4 that the agency is setting up procedures to help woman-owned small businesses gain more access to the federal contracting marketplace. A final rule is forthcoming in the Federal Register. Working with the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council, SBA officials will begin a four-month implementation of the Women-Owned Small Business program. They will be building infrastructure to support the certification process and allowing for ongoing oversight. Officials say that by early 2011 contracts will begin to become available to small businesses owned by women under the program. Such an initiative has been promised for years to bolster access to women-owned businesses who have been an historically under-represented segment of the government contracting community. The proposed rule states that…
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29Jan 2009 by Nancy Smyth

Intuit Launches “Small Business United” program

QuickBooks Corner
Intuit has launched a "Small Business Untied" program which provides Small Business Solutions to Help Entrepreneurs Thrive. On the heels of announcements by other companies of massive layoffs, Intuit is doing it's part to help stimulate the economy be offering over $350,000.00 in small business grants and free software. Intuit's Small Business United program is a multi-phase initiative that will bring a much needed stimulus package to more than 27 million small businesses in the country. This stimulus package includes more than $350,000.00 in small business grants and donations, plus free business tolls and products from Intuit. For additional information about the Small Business United program, visit https://smallbusiness.intuit.com/
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