SmartBooks partners with Staples in new store concept

Outsourced accounting and business services firm SmartBooks is partnering with Staples Connect to serve the stores’ small-business customers. With Staples Connect, office supply company Staples is aiming to reinvent its traditional stores with community event spaces, coworking facilities, podcast studios, new layouts and a range of professional services for small businesses, including tax and accounting. “Staples is excited to be collaborating with SmartBooks to offer finance, accounting and tax support to our small-business customers,” said Elissa Mekal, category merchant with Staples Connect, in a statement. “SmartBooks’ exclusive focus on small business and its ability to offer a customized solution for any sized budget is going to be a tremendous value add.”