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User experience (UX) and user interface (UI) design date back to the very first inventions—when a prehistoric human first attached a rock to a stick, they made the stone easier to swing (and hopefully got a promotion in the process). As a coherent discipline, though, UI was codified in the 1970s at companies like Xerox and popularized in the 1990s with the wider adoption of the home computer.

The best way to keep your cash flowing and maintain financial stability is to effectively manage accounts receivable. A company's accounts receivable (AR) are its outstanding invoices and money owed to its clients. Essentially, it’s a claim for payment held by a business for products or services provided on credit.

Tax season can be a stressful time for both individuals and businesses. One of the critical forms you may encounter is the IRS 1099 form. Payments made to nonemployees don’t show up on a W2. Instead, the IRS requires payers to report payments (over $600) on a tax form known as a 1099.

Having a great customer experience can mean something different for everyone. For some, it’s being able to pay in their preferred method. For others, it’s about a website’s design and user experience.

Understanding and analyzing data and key metrics for your online store can be challenging, especially when there are no industry standards or comparative data available. If your store's conversion rate is 4%, is that good? How does it compare to other stores in the same industry? Should you invest in improving your conversion rate?

It’s a common bookkeeping problem for small-business owners: You review your monthly bank statements and check them against a handwritten log of sales and expenses. The log and bank statements don’t always match, however. Sometimes the bank says you have more money than your records show, sometimes less.