Tag: Sleeter
Get Online or Get Left Behind
Yeah. I said it. I know it might sting a little bit, but sometimes the truth hurts. What do I mean by this? I mean that I recently had a conversation with someone in her mid-20s (I am, at the time of writing this, only 38), and she and I agreed: We totally judge a [...]
Mobile Apps for YOUR Business
Mobile apps are going to be a hot topic at the 2012 Accounting Solutions Conference this year as they have been growing as a phenomenon every year. You can even build your own mobile app to help YOUR business. If you’ve been around the web recently for more than 5 minutes you can scarcely go without [...]
Using QuickBooks Zero-Dollar Checks to Record Payroll Costs by Job and Class
See a video of Doug Sleeter demonstrating this process: If you use an outside payroll service (or payroll software from a source other than Intuit) to process your payroll, using zero-dollar checks may be the easiest way to enter job cost payroll expenses. One advantage to this method is that it does not require you [...]
2013 Awesome Applications–Help us Recognize Excellence
Each year we review new and updated cloud, online and mobile solutions designed to help accountants support their small business clients in ways unimaginable just a few short years ago, and we highlight the best with our Awesome Applications Awards. This year we need your help! The Awesome Applications Awards are an opportunity for both [...]
The Current State of Cloud Computing
My most recent post, Madness – or good business, spurred more private and public responses to my inbox than anything I have written in the last three years – COMBINED. There were two things I did not expect: (1) The sheer number of people who are being pulled into cloud computing kicking and screaming, and [...]
Evaluating QuickBooks Integration Applications
As a consultant, you quickly realize that while QuickBooks is a robust accounting solution, it is packaged software and there are many different reasons why it may not be quite enough to meet the client’s needs. Intuit realized that they could have more, happy customers if they could leverage the resources of developers to fill [...]
Trading Credits Between Jobs in QuickBooks
I occasionally get clients (particularly contractors) asking me if they can transfer the overpaid balance from one project to another, often from a completed project to a new project. They thought it would be easy. They thought they could create a journal entry and debit Accounts Receivable for the overpaid job and credit Accounts Receivable [...]
The Sleeter Group Awesome Add-Ons for 2012
Every year since 2006 The Sleeter Group has announced a list of Awesome Add-Ons, a list of high quality software, service and hardware products that add specific functions to accounting software applications. Here’s the list of products that were selected by The Sleeter Group’s pane of technical and marketing experts for 2012, as announced at [...]
Business Analytics–Relevant Tools for Accounting Professionals and their Clients
The proliferation of information and data available today makes one’s head spin. In order to keep ahead, business owners are demanding business analytics and reports that go beyond the traditional monthly “Budget vs. Actual” financial statement view. They want to quickly grasp the ‘call to action’ on any report. They want focused and timely answers. [...]
Canon ImageFormula P-150 Scanner
I’m branching out a bit to do some hardware product reviews, as I’ve been trying things to address some tasks that I need to do in my business. Document scanning is a big issue, for a variety of reasons, so this week I’m talking about the Canon ImageFormula P-150 document scanner. This is a “personal” [...]
Networking with Peers is a Great Idea
Many accounting professionals realize the value of networking with other small business owners or others to help reach potential clients or obtain referrals. However, networking with peers is also a great way to help grow your business and serve your clients better. This post will discuss situations where it is beneficial to have a network [...]
Intuit Drops Time Tracker and Time & Billing
I can’t say that I’m too surprised about this. Intuit is dropping BOTH the QuickBooks Time Tracker and QuickBooks Time & Billing programs, effective December 1 2011. Yet ANOTHER online service that Intuit has been offering that they are dropping (like Quickbooks Attached Documents). Dropping Time Tracker has been an idea that has been kicking [...]
Hiring a Bookkeeper
When hiring a new employee, businesses generally rely on “gut feeling”, the candidate’s work experience and personal references. When hiring a new bookkeeper, how can you know if a person is competent and honest before you hand over your company’s books? Consider having the candidate take an assessment exam to test their capabilities. While there [...]
Business Metrics
This month, I am going to discuss one of my favorite topics – business metrics. I came across a small interview of Cisco CEO John Chambers, in which he discussed one of the larger strategies for Cisco’s partner community; he stated that the future role of the consultant will be more about ‘business outcomes’, as [...]
Connect
Connect with us on the following social media platforms.