Best reading for small-business gift shops that we’ve seen in the past few weeks.

The 4 Financial Metrics You Should Look at During Tax Time

By Amanda Abella
Due.com

Whether you’re just starting your taxes or you’re already done, now is the time to evaluate these four key financial metrics:

  1. Gross Revenue Vs. Net Profit
  2. Return on Investment
  3. What’s Not Working Anymore
  4. Taxes

Read the entire article at the link below. Source: Due.com

Retail Hiring Increases in February

By Gina Acosta
Retailleader.com

The retail industry added a better-than-expected 46,400 jobs in February, the National Retail Federation said. The February increase was more than four times the gain of 10,800 jobs seen in January over December. Economy-wide, average hourly earnings in February increased by 68 cents – 2.6 percent – year over year.

Read more context about these numbers in the complete story below.

Source: Retailleader.com

Best iPhone Recovery Software

By Rob Starr, Small Business Trends
SmallBizTrends.com

Your phone is more than the way you text your children or parents. It also holds a LOT of your critical business information. Rob Starr from Small Business Trends created this list of software to consider in case you need to recover your iPhone.

Read the entire article at the link below. Source: SmallBizTrends.com