Small Business

Choosing a web host for your business — whether it’s Squarespace or a Squarespace alternative — should be a decision that’s specially tailored to your unique enterprise, rather than just going with the service offering the most features for the lowest price. This detailed guide covers eight of the top Squarespace alternatives, so you’ll have…

If you’re looking for a simple, low-cost way to launch your website, there’s no doubt that you’ll be able to do that using Jimdo. With 12 distinct plans (10 paid and two free), Jimdo lets you choose the options best suited for your unique business needs — whether you’re creating a solely promotional website, or planning…

Both Sage 50cloud and QuickBooks Online are powerful accounting solutions for most small businesses. Even so, there are a few factors worth considering so you can feel confident about your decision now and down the road. QuickBooks Online is the stronger candidate for business owners who prioritize scalability and the ability to easily loop in…

Sage Accounting is a cloud-based small-business accounting software. With two affordable plans to choose from, Sage Accounting offers essential bookkeeping and accounting features, comprehensive reporting and inventory tracking. Despite its affordability, however, competitors like QuickBooks Online and FreshBooks may provide a more modern user experience and greater product transparency. Nerdy Tip: Try not to get…

When you’re starting an e-commerce business, it’s important to have a strong e-commerce business model in place. Your business model helps determine how you’re going to reach and retain customers,  stand out in the marketplace — and how customers are going to get a hold of your products. With the understanding that business models are…

Trucking companies have unique bookkeeping needs rarely met by traditional small-business accounting software like QuickBooks. Rather than bend those programs to work for your business, choose one built specifically for your industry. Trucking accounting software makes it easy to manage operations, with mileage tracking, flexible billing, fleet management, dispatching services and International Fuel Tax Agreement,…

Paying an attorney an hourly fee or retainer can be very costly — and for many small-business owners, that expense may be prohibitive. That’s where LegalZoom and LegalShield come in. These online legal services can help entrepreneurs start a business and maintain it successfully in compliance with the law. If you’re considering online legal services,…

Accounting for a nonprofit organization can feel like spinning plates as you try to manage donations, fundraising, grants and volunteers. The right bookkeeping service can help keep the china from crashing to the ground. And the best nonprofit accounting software helps you spin more efficiently, giving you data and insights along the way. Here are…

FreshBooks and Xero are both cloud-based solutions that have become two of the biggest competitors of QuickBooks Online, the industry standard in small-business accounting software. Comparing FreshBooks and Xero, however, shows that they are largely designed to accommodate different types of businesses. FreshBooks offers unlimited time tracking, invoicing, and project and client management tools with…

In all of the business planning you’ve done, you might not have thought about what happens to your business if you retire, move on — or in a worst-case scenario, become incapacitated or die. Having a buy-sell agreement establishes a clear plan to handle any of these events. Without one, a company could face major tax…

No entrepreneur looks forward to filing their business taxes, but everyone looks forward to saving on their tax bill. Now small businesses and self-employed people may be eligible for a big tax break: the qualified business income deduction. This deduction is available for tax years 2018 through 2025 and allows certain businesses to deduct up to…

If your small business wants to accept payments, be they in-store or through your online store, you’ll need to select the best payment service provider (or a PSP) for your company’s needs. This PayJunction review covers everything you need to know about PSPs and dives into the details of PayJunction’s major features and pricing to…