Employment growth at small businesses improved slightly in May, up 0.25 percent, as stay-at-home orders eased in most states, but that was only after reaching historic lows in April, according to payroll giant Paychex.
The pandemic is prompting financial advisors to use video messages, webinars and even board games to connect with clients and prospects, Hightower Chief Marketing Officer Abby Salameh says in an episode of Financial Planning’s Podcast.
The coronavirus pandemic has made paper money literally a dirty word, causing a rush to digital payments that may be too fast for Western Union and MoneyGram to keep up with as separate companies.
After employee pay and rent, partner deferred compensation retirement benefit plans usually are the third largest expense on a firm’s income statement.
An interagency notice meant to encourage lenders to offer small consumer loans also provides federal agencies too much say on what constitutes “reasonable” pricing.
The funds will be used to support housing, job training and aid for small businesses in communities that have been disproportionately affected by the pandemic.
Sales tax collections fell 13.2% compared to the same month last year, the steepest decline since January 2010
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell will attempt to expedite approval of changes to the popular Paycheck Protection Program aimed at giving small businesses more flexibility in using the money from the fund, according to Senate aides.
The future is uncertain — until you start taking it into your own hands.
Accountants are exactly the right kind of workers to thrive in a work-from-home environment. But how do team leaders manage their staff from afar?