Infographics
Small Business Trends in Visual and Graphic Form
What Small Businesses Are Having the Best 2011? [INFOGRAPHIC]
Now that June has come and gone, we can officially reflect on the first half of 2011. Who’s having a good year and who’s encountering hard times? In this infographic, …
Groupon and Daily Deal Sites Facing a Growing Backlash [INFOGRAPHIC]
If you run a consumer-facing small business, chances are you’ve been approached already by one of the growing surge of “daily deal” websites. The sales pitches are tempting… but are …
Play Ball! The Who’s Who of an All-Star Lineup [INFOGRAPHIC]
As we’ve reported via the Intuit Small Business Employment Index, small businesses have been slowly but steadily growing jobs across the country since October 2009. Choosing whether or not to …
The Small Business Swindle: How Fraud Affects Independent Businesses [INFOGRAPHIC]
It’s a topic that doesn’t usually come up in casual conversation, but take note: One out of four businesses have been victims of fraud, with an average loss of $50,000. …
How Small Business Has Gone Gaga for Mobile [INFOGRAPHIC]
As adoption of mobile smart devices (smartphones, tablets, and so on) has accelerated with consumers, so has it among small businesses. More and more small businesses are now choosing to …
The Small Business Owner’s Guide to Taking a Vacation [INFOGRAPHIC]
Being a small business owner is really a lifestyle and not just a job, and “all work and no play” is often the mindset of the entrepreneur. But owning and …
The “Buy Local” Boost [INFOGRAPHIC]
In an effort to rejuvenate struggling local economies and empower small business to compete with big business, political figures and organizations have begun to popularize “buy local” movements. The goal …
Summer Thrills: America’s Overlooked Amusement Parks [INFOGRAPHIC]
With April showers finally behind us, folks are no doubt ready for the clouds to break and the sun to shine. Summer’s just around the corner, and for plenty of …
Fourth Down and Out of Luck: The NFL Lockout and You [INFOGRAPHIC]
After Uncle Sam and Jersey Shore, there’s no more essential a part of American culture as football. Pro football has entire industries that live around its core business: food and …
What Are the Biggest Small Business Tax Mistakes? [INFOGRAPHIC]
April 18th looms like a dark, ominous cloud on the horizon for many small businesses. The very thought of filing taxes can put a knot in someone’s stomach. (Thanks for …
How Small Businesses Are Spending [INFOGRAPHIC]
Since the economy dipped into recession, talk of “tightening the belt” has swept America. We evaluated aggregate data from small businesses using QuickBooks Online via Intuit Trends to get a …
Local Pubs and Breweries See Green on St. Patrick’s Day [INFOGRAPHIC]
March 17 marks the day when everyone in the U.S. is Irish. Americans show their Irish spirit by donning green apparel and celebrating the holiday with friends at their favorite …
Grooming and Booming: The Pet Biz [INFOGRAPHIC]
Pets are family to lots of Americans, so it’s no surprise that U.S. households spend $41 billion annually on their pets. Small businesses constitute a significant share of the pet …
Best and Worst States for Business by Tax Laws [INFOGRAPHIC]
So many variables play into determining where to set up shop for a small business, and how favorable local government is to business surely warrants consideration. In this infographic, we …
Tax Cuts: What Do They Mean For You? [INFOGRAPHIC]
President Obama recently signed the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Acts into effect. Given that these new pieces of legislation will impact a significant portion of Americans, …
