by BIA Advisory Group | Oct 11, 2016 | BIA, Blog
Proposed Tax Code Changes Could Cost Family-Owned Businesses Dearly By Lauren Butler On August 2, the IRS issued proposed regulations regarding Section 2704 of the Internal Revenue Code. This could reduce or disallow the discounts on non-controlling interests in many...
by Rick Ducey | Oct 11, 2016 | BIA, Blog, SMBs
Just 40.3% of small businesses use websites for advertising or promotion purposes, according to BIA/Kelsey’s Local Commerce Monitor™ (Wave 20) survey of businesses with less than 100 employees conducted in Q3 2016. Where are the other 60%? Websites rank...
by Celine Matthiessen | Sep 27, 2016 | BIA, Blog, Sales Best Practices, SAM, SMBs
Fall is usually ushered in by shorter days and lots of pumpkin spice lattes. At BIA/Kelsey fall is the time we release data from our annual survey of small businesses, The Local Commerce Monitor™ now in Wave 20. BIA/Kelsey’s Local Commerce Monitor is one...
by Celine Matthiessen | Sep 8, 2016 | BIA, Blog, Mobile-Social, SAM, SMBs
Mobile coupon usage by consumers is on the rise and is proving to drive consumers to buy more and try new technologies, according to eMarketer. eMarketer reports that by the end of 2016 104 million adults in the U.S. will be mobile coupon users. According to a...
by BIA Advisory Group | Sep 6, 2016 | Blog, Conferences, SMBs
Your product pitch may sound great to colleagues, partners, investors and others who speak the language of local commerce. But how well does it resonate with a real life SMBs? We posed this challenge to a handful of local startups at BIA/Kelsey ENGAGE, including...
