July 30, 2014
Concur Partners with Airbnb and Uber
Expense and travel management technology provider Concur has partnered with Airbnb and Uber as the latest partners to join its growing platform to improve business travel and streamline expenses.
July 29, 2014
Marc Andreessen and Arianna Huffington to Speak at QuickBooks Connect Conference
Venture capitalist and serial entrepreneur Marc Andreessen and Arianna Huffington, the editor-in-chief of Huffington Post, will headline an impressive lineup of featured speakers at Intuit Inc.’s upcoming inaugural QuickBooks Connect conference, scheduled for Oct. 21–23 in San Jose, Calif.
July 28, 2014
Xero Plans IPO in 2015, Valued at $2.7 Billion
Already public in New Zealand and Australia, Xero is now valued at $2.7B and part of the rising cloud economy.
July 18, 2014
Kashoo Launches New iPhone App
Cloud accounting software maker Kashoo has released a new iPhone app that gives small business owners the ability to manage their finances from anywhere.
July 17, 2014
Billtrust Acquires Open Scan Technologies
Outsourced billing services provider Billtrust has acquired cash application software development company Open Scan Technologies, Inc. Already working together under an alliance announced late last year, the combined companies will represent the first end-to-end Invoice-to-Cash infrastructure for B2B billers, dramatically increasing efficiency in the billing and payment ecosystem.
July 16, 2014
Xero Offers Integration with Online Banking Platform
The online small business accounting system Xero now has the ability to integrate with Silicon Valley Bank, a technology and start-up focused financial institution, the companies announced on Wednesday morning.
July 11, 2014
Intuit CEO Brad Smith Discusses Small Business Finances with President Obama
Brad Smith, the CEO of Intuit, which makes QuickBooks, TurboTax and many other personal and small business management systems, met with President Barack Obama on Friday to discuss how big business and government can work together to support small business. Smith joined other leading executives at a roundtable discussion during which the companies will champion…
June 27, 2014
QuickBooks Online Users Can Now Accept Bitcoin Payments
With news that Intuit's QuickBooks Online can now accept Bitcoin transactions, the virtual currency may finally be ready to go more mainstream.
June 27, 2014
Virginia Society of CPAs Partners with Avalara
Avalara and the Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants have reached an agreement where VSCPA members will have unlimited access to up-to-date sales and use tax rules, rates, forms, and related reference resources, to better assist their clients, and/or their employers, in complying with a rapidly changing and complex regulatory environment.
June 26, 2014
Business Owners Increasingly Reliant on Mobile Technologies
Businesses are increasingly reliant on mobile technologies for many aspects of operations, from management, to sales, to client service, according to a new survey.
June 25, 2014
AccountantsWorld Partners with HBK CPAs
Cloud accounting and payroll software maker AccountantsWorld is partnering with HBK CPAs & Consultants (HBK), a Top 100 accounting and wealth management services firm based in Youngstown, Ohio.
June 24, 2014
Tallie Offers Expense Management Integration with QuickBooks Online
The cloud-based small business expense management system Tallie now offers full integration with Intuit QuickBooks Online, the company recently announced. Tallie demonstrated the new integration features during the Scaling New Heights conference in San Antonio.