Accounting, Management & Legal
Does the SEC Fail Small Internet Businesses?
As retailing migrates online, an increasing number of ecommerce and Internet business will seek to raise public capital. Many ... 0 Comments | Read More »
Selling on Amazon: Pros and Cons
The Harry Potter franchise of ebooks will not be depending on Amazon. Author J.K. Rowling has teamed up with Sony to launch a d... 8 Comments | Read More »
Need Funding for Your Company? Look Online
It used to be that if you wanted capital for your business, whether a loan or equity investment, you had to prepare lots of Exc... 1 Comment | Read More »
California Joins the Internet Sales Tax Fray; Federal Legislation Coming?
The Internet sales tax issue continues to roil, with California the most recent state to enact a bill mandating that out-of-sta... 2 Comments | Read More »
Understanding Credit Card Fees, Part 3: Punitive Interchange Rates
This is the third installment in a series where I help you understand your credit and debit card fees. In last month’s article,... 1 Comment | Read More »
Zynga Opens the Kimono; We See Facebook
If you have ever played FarmVille, CityVille or Zynga Poker you're in good company — 148 million other people in 166 countries ... 0 Comments | Read More »
Sen. Durbin to Introduce Federal Sales Tax Legislation, Says Affiliate Marketing Exec
Many states in the U.S. are contemplating — or enacting — changes to their sales tax laws to include online affiliates as estab... 1 Comment | Read More »
Affiliate Marketing Exec Offers Alternative to Nexus Sales Tax Laws
The migration to online retailing is putting U.S. states in a bind. Their reliance on sales tax from local brick and mortar retai... 2 Comments | Read More »
Durbin Amendment May Foster Deceptive Credit, Debit Processing Fees
The Durbin Amendment to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act takes effect on July 21, 2011. One of the key points in the Amen... 2 Comments | Read More »
13 Crowdfunding Websites to Fund Your Business
Who needs banks? Crowdfunding websites can help you find a community of small investors to fund your business, without the risk... 12 Comments | Read More »
Affiliate Marketer on Sales Tax 'Nexus' Legislation
The efforts by state governments to collect online sales taxes is impacting affiliate marketers. Several states are attempting ... 1 Comment | Read More »
19 Tools for Online Bookkeeping and Invoicing
Keeping the books is essential to the health of any company, helping you keep track of your business. With online accounting to... 3 Comments | Read More »
Amazon Versus States: A Sales Tax Roundup
For years states have fought Amazon.com to force the ecommerce giant to collect sales tax — the states, desperately looking for... 3 Comments | Read More »
Crucial Skills for Ecommerce Entrepreneurs
What does it take to be a successful ecommerce entrepreneur? The answer might surprise you. If you did a quick search for "cru... 4 Comments | Read More »
Google's First Quarter Financial Results a 'Juggernaut'
Not since Microsoft’s heyday in the 1990s has a tech company so thoroughly dominated an industry as Google dominates the search... 1 Comment | Read More »
6 Key 'Terms and Conditions' for Ecommerce Merchants
If you are selling goods or services over the Internet, it is important to have terms and conditions on your website. A terms ... 0 Comments | Read More »
Google's 'Orphaned Books' Litigation; Effect on Digital Sales
The balancing of copyright law with the dissemination of information on the Internet can sometimes become tangled. And nowhere ... 0 Comments | Read More »
Google's 'Orphaned Books' Case, and Its Impact on U.S. Copyrights
The balancing of copyright law with the dissemination of information on the Internet can sometimes get tangled. And nowhere is tha... 0 Comments | Read More »
Streamlined Sales-Tax Director on Efforts to Simplify
Attempts to simplify the administration and collection of Internet sales taxes in the United States may be the most daunting ta... 0 Comments | Read More »
Sales-Tax Update from Streamlined Sales Tax Director
Attempts to simplify the administration and collection of Internet sales taxes might be the most daunting task in the ecommerce in... 0 Comments | Read More »
