Small Business

CPA Practice Advisor's Editor-inChief spoke with Scott Zandbergen, the V.P. of cloud accounting vendor Wave, about how the company views the evolution of the small business accounting space.

CPA Practice Advisor's Editor-inChief spoke with Mike McDerment, the CEO and Co-Founder of FreshBooks, about how the company views the evolution of the small business accounting space.

Two prominent accounting firms on New York's Long Island will join together beginning June 2, 2014. Combined, the two have more than fifty years of experience and the newly formed firm of CondeBoyce, LLP will unite the small business startup expertise of Mario Conde, CPA, formerly partner in the accounting firm of Ambrico Conde CPA, LLC, with Joseph Boyce, CPA, whose consulting practice specialized in outsourced CFO services for hedge funds. CondeBoyce, LLP is slated to become one of the leading full-service accounting firms in the New York metropolitan area. The company offices are located in Jericho, Long Island and New York City.

Only half of employees believe their workplaces are prepared for a severe emergency, according to the third annual workplace safety survey by Staples, Inc.. Nearly two-thirds of those polled said recent natural disasters have not led to their employers reassessing company safety plans. The survey, in honor of National Safety Month, also reveals that in the past six months nearly half of businesses have closed due to severe weather, costing the economy nearly $50 billion in lost productivity.

The Michigan chapter of the National Federation of Independent Business today has come out against a proposed gas tax hike that would increase the price of regular unleaded fuel by about 25 cents by 2018.

Tallie, which makes online expense management systems, has released what it says is the first complete cloud-based expense management solution, providing the quickest path from receipt to balance sheet. Tallie was honored this week with a Tax and Accounting Innovation Award.

CPA Practice Advisor’s 11th annual Tax and Accounting Technology Innovation Awards were presented on Monday evening during a reception at the California Accounting and Business Show in Los Angeles. The big winners: Web-based and mobile tools that help firms and their small business clients streamline financial management and compliance tasks.

Technology is rapidly advancing in our everyday lives as well as in our professional careers, but finding the solutions that have the greatest impact on productivity and, ultimately, profitability can help a firm thrive.