In June 2013, the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) introduced a new accounting option for preparing streamlined, relevant financial statements for private companies, ‘’Financial Reporting Framework for Small- and Medium-Sized Entities” (FRF for SMEs). Although this reporting framework did not get much traction in the initial release, more and more small- and medium-sized entities, financial statement preparers and financial statement users, especially banks and creditors, are realizing the benefits to…

In recent years, Phil Singleton, owner of Kansas City Web Design®, has written about search engine optimization, AdWords/PPC, inbound marketing, and web design and development for several national websites. That experience led to an invitation last year to write a book on lead generation for small business owners. The team that co-authored “The Small Business Owner’s Guide to Local Lead Generation” with Singleton—Mark Z. Fortune, Kevin Jordan, Ray L. Perry…