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Yelp for accountants: What your online reputation can mean for new business

Abrigo

Word of mouth has moved online. According to Nielsen data from 2013, about 82 percent of users visit Yelp with the intent to make a purchase from a local business, and about 89 percent of those make said purchase within a week of their search. Just about any need, including accounting services, can be searched for and rated via Yelp.

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Economic Nexus Laws’ Unexpected Impacts On Restricted Substance Retailers

PYMNTS

eCommerce sales tax laws are having unintended consequences in the tobacco industry. These laws were meant to make online sellers face sales tax requirements similar to those for retailers with on-the-ground locations, putting both types of businesses on equal footing. in 2017 had a 52.75

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Thoughts Of Holiday Retail Cheer Tempered By Memories Of Failure

PYMNTS

Failures — well, they bring social media infamy and headlines, to say nothing of lost revenue, frustrated investors and, in some cases, the forced vacation known as unemployment. 26 will bring online spending of $7.7 Successes bring profit, bonuses and gilded reputations. And there will be failures. billion, up 17.6

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Hacker Tracker: Call Center Scams, Password Reuse Dangers

PYMNTS

The call center employees would then demand immediate payment from scam victims to cover bogus taxes that were never paid and owed. government and has been looked into since 2013. The paper noted that since 2013, Americans — many of whom are recent immigrants — have been scammed out of $100 million as a result.

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SourceMedia’s Small Business Banking Conference Show – No Shortage of Innovation

William Mills

Between massive tax revisions and the end of net neutrality, small businesses are expected to struggle in the coming year, creating an opportunity for financial institutions to step in and provide real value. The company recently surpassed $1 billion in loan requests since it was established in 2013. Baker Hill. www.bakerhill.com.

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Fools Rush In: 37 Of The Worst Corporate M&A Flops

CB Insights

In 2013, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer saw an opportunity in Nokia, a Finnish phone company that was losing ground to competitors. Date: May 20, 2013. On the eve of Yahoo’s acquisition of social networking platform Tumblr, then Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer wrote a Tumblr post promising “not to screw it up.” Yahoo and Tumblr.

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11 Lessons From Startup Chapter 11s

CB Insights

Declared Bankruptcy: 2013. Coda Automotive sought Chapter 11 bankruptcy protections in May 2013, and announced it was restructuring its business as a battery technology company. By 2013, Julep was generating more than $20M in annual revenues. Coda Automotive: Being partially right doesn’t save you from also being wrong.

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