Northwest USA

If you bought something online this week, you may owe use tax on your purchase. If that comes as news to you -- or if you don't even know what a "use tax"...

Small businesses will face volatility for weeks to come. It is time to revise -- without overreacting.

Hoover's shines a rocket's red glare on some of the companies backing big Fourth of July celebrations this year.

When it comes to business travel, there must be hundreds of thousands of apps out there to help you navigate the globe. On my phone, I have a folder with several travel apps...

When a small business owner sets out to sell their products and services, they often make some common mistakes.

Lisa Gastelum of TQB Designs uses online sales to balance the seasonal income from selling at live at events. But careful budgeting is a must.

As the economy slowly recovers, small businesses are taking a cautious approach to hiring, with a variety of strategies designed to reduce costs and risks.

When I watched as the chef at the Mountain Oyster Festival in Colorado took out a mallet and began pounding a handful of bull’s testicles flat on a thick slab of butcher block,...

Yes, America is getting older but did you know there also more child-free households in the United States?

Info garnered from Web traffic can lead to profitable rewards. The key is to determine which data is most helpful in developing a sound business strategy.

Hoover’s highlights companies that are positioned to compete as the coffee distribution market perks up.

A new National Small Business Association (NSBA) tax survey reveals exactly how much time and money small businesses spend on tax preparation. (Hint: it’s a lot!) Small businesses want tax reform and tax...

Can mobile technology help your company gain new customers? Weigh in at my Facebook discussion.

CNN Money just put out a list of the fastest growing cities in the U.S. Perhaps it is worth looking into these towns for job prospects.

Sick time, vacation days, personal days are not considered work days for the purposes of calculating this extra compensation for overtime eligible staff.

For the life of me, I cannot understand why the Whoopie Pie’s popularity hasn’t spread out from the northeast corner of the country to the rest of America. Would Eskimos in Alaska continue...

Recently, a colleague of mine had a brainstorm that involved a similar "I’m not really this person, but I am today so I’ll take my free gift now, thank you!" situation. Her brainstorm...

Employee DQ’d after robbing franchise of $100,000 over a period of two and a half years. What took so long?

When you consider that there are fifty states, all of which impose at least one type of tax (corporate income, gross receipts, personal property, sales and use, etc.), keeping up state and local...