Ed Lieber
Small Business Trends
New York, United States
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Switching to QuickBooks Online From Desktop? Be Prepared for Conversion Headaches
Intuit says it's going to slowly transition its QuickBooks offline users to the company's online version of the popular accounting app. The change won't happen fast but small businesses using the older version should prepare. → Read More
Benefits Startup Zenefits Under Scrutiny Over Insurance Regs
Zenefits is under heavy fire after an investigation revealed that the company pushed insurance benefits sales by using unlicensed agents. → Read More
Business Owners, Legislators Fight Back Against Joint Employer Labor Ruling
Some 40,000 small business franchises operating in more than 75,000 locations across the U.S. ar... → Read More
Quick List of US Post Office Deadlines for Christmas 2015
The holiday season is upon us and that means tighter deadlines and shorter hours. Here are the post office deadlines for Christmas 2015. → Read More
Citrix Touts Solutions for Remote Marketing and Sales Teams
Small businesses and startups that rely on remote marketing and sales teams face a variety of obstacles. Here you'll find solutions. → Read More
Yet Another Business Use for Drones: WalMart Considers Inventory Option
Will the future include WalMart drones? Walmart is requesting permission from the FAA to explore delivering products to customers via drone. → Read More
Have 50 to 99 Uninsured Employees? Better Read This
Small businesses with between 50 and 99 employees have until the New Year to offer affordable health insurance to workers. → Read More
Chase Pay: There’s A New Digital Payment Option in Town
With digital payment options all the rage, J.P. Morgan Chase will toss its hat into the digital wallet ring. J.P. Morgan Chase’s consumer banking arm is launching Chase Pay, a digital → Read More
Would You Give Up 1/3 of Your Business Interests Like Twitter’s Jack Dorsey?
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey announced he's giving one percent of the company to its employees. He'll give up one-third of his share of company stock to do so. → Read More
Mobile Marketing Exec Assaults Uber Driver While — Mobile
A mobile marketing executive at Taco Bell was caught on video violently assaulting a freelance Uber driver in California. The now-fired marketing executive was too intoxicated to provide the → Read More
Small Biz Lending Up 11 Percent Over Last Year, PayNet Says
U.S.-based small businesses experienced an increase in borrowing in September compared to a downwardly modified reading of 135.6 in August, and rose by 11 percent over last year, Reuters → Read More
Karhoo Raises $250 Million to Challenge Uber, Partner with Cab Companies
Karhoo thinks it can make taxi drivers more competitive. A 10-month-old startup that won't formally launch until January 2016, the company has raised $250 million and plans to raise an → Read More
More Than 100 Minnesota Businesses Sued Over ADA Violations
Small business owners in Minnesota -- and maybe beyond -- need to take another look at handicapped accessibility. Otherwise, they just may find themselves slapped with a lawsuit. The → Read More
Dell Works to Benefit Entrepreneurs, Kidpreneurs Included
At Dell World this week, the company highlighted its ongoing efforts to empower entrepreneurs through use of a two-pronged campaign that involves products and policy. And Dell hasn't forgotten → Read More
10 Reasons You Should Offer Online Appointment Scheduling
Doctors and other small medical providers may be missing out on visits from existing patients or new ones by not allowing them online appointment scheduling via mobile device or computer. The → Read More
Dell and Microsoft Partnership Creates Onramp to the Cloud for Small Businesses
At Dell World 2015, the annual Dell customer convention this week in Austin, the big buzz was about Dell’s acquisition of cloud computing provider EMC, and the announcement of the Dell Hybrid → Read More
Get Customer Feedback Fast with New Twitter Polls
Twitter has unveiled Twitter Polls, a new feature that allows for the collection of feedback in a more straightforward way than previously possible on the service. Coming soon! We're rolling → Read More
Relaunch of Wix Music Platform Adds Distribution, Concert Promotion
Wix has relauched its Music platform for creating websites specifically geared for musicians. It's chock full of features that indie musicians would need to distribute their music on their own sites. → Read More
Big Bank Lending Up, Says Biz2Credit Index
Institutional lenders reached an all-time high in the number of small business loans they approved, as did big banks, the latest Biz2Credt Small Business Lending Index reveals. Small banks, → Read More
Try Out the Latest Android Google Search App – It’s In Beta
Google is letting Android users beta test the new Google app for the smartphones and tablets. It's currently available for free download at the Play store. → Read More