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Small Business Owners, Advisors Convene at Summit to Improve Cyber Security
More than 80 regional small business owners, accounting professionals, and other advisors convened yesterday at the second annual Small Business Summit on Security, Privacy, and Trust, co-hosted by ADP(®). Attendees learned from cyber security experts about ways they can better safeguard data relating to their business, employees, and clients.
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Sharp Introduces Cloud Portal Office
Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America (SIICA), a division of Sharp Electronics Corporation, introduces Cloud Portal Office, a first-of-its-kind software solution designed for an increasingly mobile workforce where companies need to share information while maintaining control and security over critical documents.
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Fast-Track Audits Available for Small Businesses
The Internal Revenue Service will now offer small businesses the ability to file for a fast-track settlement,reports CNN. Fast-track settlements have long been available to mid-size and large companies, but now they will also be available to small firms. By filing for a fast-track settlement a business can shorten the audit process so that it's resolved within 60 days instead of years.
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Facebook Tweaks Business Rating System
According to Fox Small Business News, Facebook is expanding its star rating system. The updated rating system will display an aggregate score near the top of business pages.
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Omaha Small Businesses Have Health Insurance Exchange
An Omaha company is launching a private health insurance exchange for small businesses, reports Omaha.com. The online exchange called benefitbay is for companies with 50 or fewer employees and will begin enrolling people at the beginning of December for coverage to start January 2014.
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Small Business Optimistic Going into Holiday Season
According to the Boston Globe, a survey conducted by American Express in September showed overall 56 percent of small businesses have positive view of the economy. Of those surveyed, 43 percent of all businesses expect their revenue to rise over the next six months.
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SMB Market for Mobile SaaS will Grow
A combination of bring-your-own-device (BYOD) in the enterprise and use of cloud services with a mobile interface will drive growth in the SMB (Small and Medium Business) SaaS (Software as a Service) market, predicts Strategy Analytics. Increasing numbers of small and medium businesses are embracing mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets in order to improve productivity and worker mobility, according to the Strategy Analytics Mobile Workforce Strategies (MWS) latest report, "SMB Mobile Software-as-a-Service Forecast 2011-2017."
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Veterans Small Business Week
U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced the kickoff of Veterans Small Business Week, an initiative on the part of SBA to reach out to veteran entrepreneurs and small business owners. Veterans Small Business Week will be held from November 4 to 11 and is part of SBA's work throughout the year to make sure our nation's veterans have the tools and capital they need to start or grow a business.
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Hurrying to Renew Policies
According to USA Today, small businesses around the country are hurrying to renew their health insurance policies before 2014’s rise in premiums.
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Small Businesses Opt to Offer Health Coverage
According to the Chicago Tribune, a new survey by the National Federation of Independent Businesses shows the number of U.S. small businesses planning to offer health coverage for their employees next year slightly exceeds the number that expect to drop coverage.
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