After a few years of working in an organization’s finance department, you decided to jump into a new career path, which is in the financial audit industry. What skills do you need to develop in order to succeed in an internal audit career?

Putting up your own business can be exhilarating: you become your own boss and, maybe for the first time in your life, you will be running your own show. Once you get your business off the ground, however, you find that as your business grows, you may find yourself inundated with the many challenges faced by small businesses.

 The future of your business should not be left to chance. As a responsible business owner, it is imperative that you take the guesswork and wishful thinking out of the equation and start preparing for specific business situations.

Nowadays, small- and medium-sized business owners do not need to look far and wide to find the right accounting software for their e-commerce business. With many options to choose from, entrepreneurs can work on their online business accounting without much of a hassle.

The accounting profession has been continuously evolving. After the global financial crisis in 2008, businesses across the globe have taken a step back to evaluate their financial strategies and accounting practices. More recently, technological advancements and the increasing number of millennial accounting professionals drive disruptions in terms of how businesses operate and how their workforce is structured.

In Southeast Asia, e-commerce has been dominated by a few major platforms such as Shopee and Carousell. These platforms owe their success to their ease of use and simplicity, which can attract and empower even those new to e-commerce to maintain and operate their own storefronts for a fee.