Author: Financiarul

The new year means some major changes coming to the business sector. Although no one can predict with 100% accuracy exactly what’s to come out of 2018, there have already been noted positives and negatives within the U.S. business market. According to Accounting Today, the minimum wage increases in states across the country are leading to increased wages for all levels of business employees — a positive sign. Unfortunately, the rate of job growth across America’s businesses — small businesses … Continue reading “Despite Small Business Job Growth Slowing, Wages Are Increasing Across the Country”

Home contract work can be a great way to build a business or make money on the side, but it also comes with certain risks. Clients can hold even small errors against you, so it’s important that you safeguard yourself fully. Otherwise, your business could take a significant financial hit. “You have to protect yourself, because no one else will,”Michael Stone writes in Construction Programs and Results. “This means on every job, no matter how nice those clients are. You’ll never … Continue reading “How Home Contractors Can Protect Themselves From Financial Liability”

With our love of all things tech, it’s no surprise that circuit board and electronic component manufacturing revenue in the U.S. has reached new heights. The need for printed circuit board assemblies has of course increased, what with all those new gadgets in development, with many businesses saying they require these services anywhere from five to 10 times on an annual basis by the end of 2011. Since then, the e-commerce sector has grown even more — to the point … Continue reading “Will 2018 Be The Year Of The Robot For E-Commerce?”

In the United States, the screw, nut, and bolt industry employs 131,949 people. Along with said industry, there are so many other career areas in which Americans currently find themselves involved. But, what about the employees of the future? What about our kids? Will they be able to find themselves immersed in major career industries, or will they have to give their potential jobs up to AI? A lot of children have dreams of what they want to be when … Continue reading “Are Robots Going to Take Your Child’s Job?”

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, and it’s also beginning to look a lot like Amazon is going to be the king of ecommerce this holiday season. According to GBH, Amazon is actually on track for half of the ecommerce holiday sales that are made in the United States this year. The overall ecommerce sales in the United States for the holiday season are said to grow 20% year-over-year, while it is believed that retail ecommerce sales in … Continue reading “Study: Amazon on Track to be Holiday Shopping Giant”

Hurricanes Harvey, Maria, and Irma have had Southern real estate businesses on a revenue rollercoaster regarding property value. Yet despite unfortunate predictions for future hurricane seasons, South Florida’s real estate will continue to develop as planned. And not without gusto. Scientists report that sea levels have been on the rise since the end of the Ice Age. Now, with climate change, the sea level of Florida may see as high an increase as 2 feet by the year 2060. This … Continue reading “South Florida Real Estate Still Booming Despite Rising Sea Levels”

Millennials are giving the bridal market a run for its money. According to the Observer, what brides want from their weddings has changed in recent years. And the Internet has made it easier for them to find what they want. This shift in variety in the bridal market has caused previously famous bridal retailers like David’s Bridal, Alfred Angelo, and Signet Jewelers Ltd. to fall behind in popularity. This is because modern brides are now able to search online to … Continue reading “Bridal Retailers Struggle As Millennial Demand Changes Wedding Market”