| Record venture capital propel global biotechnology industry http://www.ey.com Accounting News Boston, 20 May 2008 — The global biotechnology industry achieved record levels in financing and deal making in 2007, as investors and strategic partners showed strong confidence in the sector amid tightening global financial conditions that will continue to test the industry in 2008. These and other findings were highlighted in "Beyond Borders: Global Biotechnology Report 2008", Ernst & Young’s annual report on the trends shaping the biotechnology industry, released today. |
| Manufacturers feel the heat over emerging market sourcing http://www.deloitte.com/man... Accounting News New York, May 14, 2008 — Heightened publicity over product recalls has made product safety, as well as product quality and environmental standards, in emerging markets a hot-button issue. According to a new “Innovation in Emerging Markets” annual study by the Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu (“Deloitte”) global Manufacturing industry group, boards of directors, senior management and investors of global manufacturers |
| Companies pay or collect 49 different taxes, more than twice as many as in the U.K. http://www.pwc.com/ca/ttc Accounting News Toronto, May 12, 2008 — Canada’s business tax system is complex and costly, challenging the country’s ability to compete internationally, a new study by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) shows. |
| Dynacom Accounting version 11: Open Source, Customizable and Free? http://www.dynacom.com/ Accounting News Laval (Canada)– Dynacom Technologies, a recognized leader providing accounting and business management software solutions for small and medium-sized businesses, announced today the release of its new version 11. In addition to the 100+ new features added, Dynacom pushes the boundaries of conventional business management by allowing unparalleled software customization, and offering it absolutely free! |
| International Accounting Standards Board recognized as a Designated Standard Setter http://www.aicpa.org/mediac... Accounting News AMELIA ISLAND, Fla., May 19 : The governing Council of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants voted to designate the International Accounting Standards Board in London as an accounting body for purposes of establishing international financial accounting and reporting principles. |
| Corporate Library Benchmarks, 2007 Edition http://www.primaryresearch.... Accounting News Press Release from Primary Research Group, Inc. |
| BillQuick HR Delivers Affordable and Easy-to-Use Human Resources Management to Small Business http://www.BillQuick.com Accounting News BillQuick HR opens up human capital data beyond the top executive level -- delivering actionable intelligence to the right managers and supervisors, and real-time dashboards to individual employees. Together with BillQuick Time Billing and Project Management Software, this new offering completes a fully-integrated time entry, project management, billing and HR system for company-wide visibility down to the individual employee level. |
| In your face with Accounting Software http://www.taxgst.com Accounting News Do we need all the stuff, how much is too much; is it really useable by Small Business and Subcontractors? The answer is NO. |
| HR and Internal Branding act as New Business Drivers http://www.14inc.com Accounting News Offbeat, new media driven, internal branding exercises serve as a yardstick in customers' understanding and additionally, effect a hike of almost 30% in the organizations' market value. |
| Rikvin Achieves 98% Success Rate in Singapore Entre Pass http://www.rikvin.com Accounting News Singapore Government is going all out to attract foreign Entrepreneurs to set up their business and reside in Singapore. With Rikvin assistance and facilitation, many foreign entrepreneurs have successfully secured their Entre Pass in Singapore. |