Most tax and accounting firms probably know if they have a Facebook page--you know the kind that people "Like" in order to view an organization's page and post information. But there are many pages out there that were created by Facebook for businesses and organizations. And as I quickly learned, Facebook creates pages for accounting firms - lots and lots of them.

Intuit's recent purchase of DemandForce, which provides a variety of outsourced services to small businesses, raises a question. What's next? Outsourcing is a time-tested way of handing off duties that a business does not want to handle

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Xero, which markets low-cost online business software, said it intends to continue investing in the company to fuel growth. That came as the New Zealand-based company reported that its loss for the year ended March 31 widened by 5 percent on a 107-percent increase in revenue. Read more...