Tag: small business insurance

‘I don’t take days off’: Small business owners face brutal hours in talent crunch – National

If you walk into the Pet Grocer store in Alliston, Ont., on any given day, the odds are high that you’ll find owner Jennifer Newark behind the till.

If she’s not there, she’s likely sitting behind her desk running the specialty pet food store’s website or taking care of other administrative jobs.

Even at home, Newark says she’s answering text messages from customers from 7 am in the morning to midnight, as the Pet Grocer is a go-to source of information — and comfort — for owners worried about their furry friends’ diets.

“I have a hard time saying no

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Press Release: PayPal Adds New Features to Its Complete Payments Solution for Online Small Businesses

PayPal Adds New Features to Its Complete Payments Solution for Online Small Businesses

PayPal’s online payment solution enables SMBs to accept PayPal payments, credit and debit cards, digital wallets and more. Beginning today, SMBs will also be able to accept payments with Apple Pay®allow their customers to save payment methods with the PayPal vault and keep their cards up to date with real-time account updater, as well as get access to features to help them run their business including interchange plus plus (IC++) pricing with gross settlement.

SAN JOSE, Calif., April 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ —

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Small businesses worry about the impact of potential CRA strike over a billion-dollar wage hike

TORONTO, April 17, 2023 /CNW/ – The potential strike by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) unionized workers over a 33% raise over three years poses a threat to small businesses that rely on CRA services and tax guidance every day, warns the Canadian Federation of Independent Business ( CFIB).

“The timing couldn’t be worse. The potential strike would create additional uncertainty, especially in the middle of the tax season. With certain CRA services being delayed or unavailable during a labor disruption, we worry that many small businesses may not be able to get answers in a timely manner or

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Chaser Wins Small Business App Partner of the Year at Xero Awards 2023

PRESS RELEASE

Published April 20, 2023

LONDON, UK / ACCESSWIRE / April 20, 2023 / Chaser, the global accounts receivables platform and credit control service provider, was named as Xero’s App Partner of the Year at the UK & Ireland Xero Awards 2023.

Chaser wins Small Business App Partner of the Year at Xero Awards 2023
Chaser wins Small Business App Partner of the Year at Xero Awards 2023
Chaser CEO and CTO celebrating winning Xero App Partner of the Year at the Xero Awards in London

Hosted by Alex von Schirmeister, UK & EMEA Managing Director at Xero, the awards took place at Ministry Venues, Elephant & Castle, on 19 April 2023.

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Filing taxes? Small businesses are right to be wary of beefed up IRS

As Tax Day arrives Tuesday, America’s small businesses are worried that their own government will treat them like suspected criminals, even as they hire workers, raise wages and strengthen their communities.

The Biden administration and Congress recently gave the IRS nearly $80 billion in additional funding over 10 years. Much of that funding is being directed at enforcement activities.

Main Street needs help making sense of complicated tax laws. It doesn’t need to be hurt by IRS agents second-guessing every small-business move.

The administration insists that small businesses will not be the target of this massive new IRS enforcement focus,

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This Is The Best Laptop Under $500

Here are five things in tech that happened this week and how they affect your business. Did you miss them?

1 – This guy reviews laptops for a living and he says this is the best laptop under $500

Sean Riley of Laptops magazine just gave his endorsement for the best laptop under $500 bucks. Lenovo’s Duet 5 Chromebook is Sean’s pick for its superior display quality – detachable screen – and extensive 13-hour battery life. The one drawback Sean pointed out is system performance but only in comparison to other laptops on

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8 South Dakota businesses honored for National Small Business Week

Denise Cotter and Michelle Marino, co-chief executive officers of Houndstooth House in Sioux Falls, won the South Dakota Small Business Persons of the Year for 2023.

Denise Cotter and Michelle Marino, co-chief executive officers of Houndstooth House in Sioux Falls, won the South Dakota Small Business Persons of the Year for 2023.

Eight small businesses in South Dakota are being honored for National Small Business Week, and several of this year’s winners are in the Sioux Falls area.

Each year, the US Small Business Administration (SBA) honors small businesses and entrepreneurs across the country for their community leadership and achievements. This year’s National Small Business Week takes place April 30 – May 6.

The SBA South Dakota District Office has selected outstanding recipients in eight different

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Gov’t to start looking for bias in small business lending

NEW YORK (AP) — Banks will need to start reporting the demographics and income of small business loan applicants under new rules published by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Thursday.

It’s a move that policymakers hope will lead to less discrimination and more transparency in the small business lending market, similar to how other laws have regulated the residential mortgage market for decades.

Under the Dodd-Frank Act, Congress mandated the bureau to start collecting data on small business lending decisions to look for patterns of discrimination. Implementation of the rule has taken more

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