Bookkeeping Basics

Most people probably think of bookkeeping and accounting as the same thing, but bookkeeping is really one function of accounting, while accounting encompasses many functions involved in managing the financial affairs of a business. Accountants prepare reports based, in part, on the work of bookkeepers. Bookkeepers perform all manner of record-keeping tasks. Some of them [...]

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Best student loan consolidation

Best student loan consolidation, a way to slim down your monthly burden Going to college is very important. Thus, Americans, even married once still continue to go to college. This is because you have better future if you are able to finish college; this is true in American and even in the other parts of [...]

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Starting a business

There are going to be so many business ideas that will come to mind, however, you will want to let go of all the silly ones and focus on the ones that you are passionate about and can make into reality. You will want to begin to build your own business slowly. It is important [...]

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Advertising on Craigslist

Advertising on Craigslist is worthwhile for just about any business offering products or services. Whether these products are offered through ecommerce websites or physical stores, the business owners can see financial gains through advertising on Craigslist. Firstly unlike other advertising opportunities there is very little risk involved in posting on Craigslist. With the exception of [...]

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Greece votes for big budget cuts to reduce debt

  The Greek parliament has voted to adopt big budget cuts designed to lower the country’s high levels of debt. Greece aims to shrink public debt to 9.1% of overall economic output next year, down from 12.7% this year. To do this, it has outlined measures to cut public spending and boost revenue by cutting [...]

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Microsoft ends 10-year fight with Europe on browsers

Microsoft has reached agreement with European Union anti-trust regulators to allow European users a choice of web browsers. The accord ends 10 years of dispute between the two sides. Over that time, the EU imposed fines totalling 1.68bn euros ($2.44bn, £1.5bn). The European Commission said Microsoft’s legally binding agreement ended the dispute and averted a [...]

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Boeing 787 Dreamliner completes its first flight

  Boeing’s new 787 Dreamliner passenger aircraft has successfully completed its first test flight in the US. The three-hour flight started and finished in Seattle. It had been due to last up to four hours, but the plane landed early due to heavy rain. The 787 project had been delayed by two and a half [...]

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Apple and Nokia’s battle hots up

  The legal battle between Finland’s Nokia and its US rival Apple has taken a new turn, with Apple countersuing Nokia over alleged patent violations. The move follows a Nokia lawsuit filed in October accusing iPhone maker Apple of 10 Nokia patent infringements. Now Apple, in turn, is claiming that the Finnish phone firm is [...]

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Greece’s debt reaches 300bn euros

  Greece’s debt has reached the highest level in its modern history, the country’s deputy finance minister Philippos Sachinidis has said. Mr Sachinidis said the country’s debt stood at 300bn euros ($442bn; £272bn). Separately, Sweden’s prime minister, who currently holds the European Union presidency, said Greece’s problems should be solved domestically. Earlier this week, the [...]

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