Accounting
Hiring predicted to remain steady for financial professionals
New survey finds that 84 percent of financial services employers planning to hire are looking to fill positions in big cities, while one-third of hiring employers will employ workers in rural areas.
New identity verification system seeks to better secure e-commerce
E-commerce security startup Payfont, led by credit card and banking industry expert Dr. David Lanc, has released a beta version of its comprehensive patented system for securing personal and financial identity, available now to banks, e-commerce processors, credit card companies, and their consumers and merchants.
Survey says healthcare law will make hiring less likely at small businesses
The Affordable Care Act, aka ObamaCare, is decreasing the likelihood that businesses will hire new employees, according to a new survey by Sageworks, a financial information company.
Sage Summit 2013 Brings the Cloud to Small Businesses and Accountants
Sage North America formally kicked off its annual Sage Summit conference this morning. The convention, which brings thousands of Sage customers and business partners together every year, is being held at the Gaylord National Resort just outside Washington, D.C. from July 21-26.
Prestigious New York accounting firms announce merger
Effective August 1, 2013, the long established highly regarded firm of Schoenfeld Mendelsohn Goldfarb LLP (“SMG”) has merged into the firm of Janover LLC with offices in Garden City and Manhattan, New York.
Sage Summit 2013: New Mobile Apps & Intelligence Tools for Small Businesses
At its annual Insights conference in Washington, D.C., Sage North America announced the launch of two new business intelligence (BI) tools, providing Sage ERP users with integrated solutions that are intuitive and simple to use.
Business travel spending higher at small and mid-market corporations than enterprises
The Concur Expense IQ Report uncovers differences between SMB and large companies, including the fact that SMB travelers spent more on average per quarter in 2012 for T&E expenses in every major category.
Selling surplus buildings poses challenge for federal government
Two years after the Obama administration relaunched an effort to get rid of surplus federal buildings, almost all of the excess property identified in Maryland remains in government hands, a review by The Baltimore Sun has found.