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Prepare for a Capital Raise with Crowd Funding
Small businesses and entrepreneurs have been given a very big opportunity. On April 5, 2012, President Obama signed into law the JOBS (Jumpstart Our Business Startups) Act. Among its aims: to permit small businesses to use the Internet to solicit investments and raise capital. Title III of the JOBS Act is entitled the “Capital Raising […]
Survey: Few consumers plan to spend their tax refunds this year
This time of year, the television and radio are usually chock full of ads from businesses peddling tax-refund specials for shoppers. However, the Siena College
AICPA Survey: Digital world has made it easier to spend, not save
The explosion in mobile and online music, games, apps, connections, and movie downloads are taking a toll on Americans’ wallets, according to a new survey
Excellus pays $995,000 state fine
Excellus Health Plan, Inc. has paid a $995,000 fine levied by the state Department of Financial Services (DFS) for incorrectly denying emergency room claims and
Boot camp gets more funding from bar foundation
SYRACUSE — The Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities is getting the second portion of a $250,000 grant from the New York Bar Foundation. The
Foreman faces prison for hiring illegal aliens
SYRACUSE — A Florida man pleaded guilty Friday to employing illegal aliens for agricultural work in Cayuga County. Salvador Hernandez, 50, of Belle Glade, Fla.,
CXtec to pay $2 million in settlement with government
SALINA — CXtec will pay $2 million to settle claims it supplied government customers with products made in China. The Department of Justice said the
State tax collections higher than estimated
New York tax collections through February were higher than estimates in the state’s updated 2011-2012 Financial Plan, according to a report New York Comptroller Thomas
AG files suit against cigarette vendor in DeWitt
The state attorney general has filed a federal lawsuit against a DeWitt business, accusing it of evading cigarette taxes while allowing customers to roll their
Excellus agrees to settlement over screening test denials
The New York State Attorney General’s office has reached a settlement with Rochester–based Excellus BlueCross BlueShield that will require the insurer to issue refunds after
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