Newsletter
View All Newsletters
 August 2009
Inside this Issue
First Now that I’m back to the reality of the business world, I am reminded that most of us need to stay connected to our businesses while travelling. I’ve long advocated using paperless technologies as the first step towards moving online, so I am happy to announce our partnership with SmartVault, the online paperless solution for QuickBooks users. This partnership will help Sleeter Group Consultants Network members and their clients manage documents online. Members will hear more about SmartVault in our upcoming members conference call. Non-members can visit our solution partner page in a few weeks to learn more. We’ve also been working hard to evaluate the 2010 Awesome Add-on Award recipients, which will be announced at our Conference in November. There are some really exciting products coming out this year! We can’t wait to announce our winners, and we hope you’ll be there for it. Enjoy the rest of your summer!
If you buy For example, if you sell the customer taxable Items, or if you buy inventory Items in the trade… Click here to read the rest of this excerpt from The Sleeter Group’s QuickBooks Consultant’s Reference Guide – Version 2009. This book has over 500 pages of tricks and works-arounds for difficult client situations. The QuickBooks 2009 edition is updated with extensive coverage of QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions, third party add-ons, and all the new features with the 2009 version. For more information on the QuickBooks Consultant’s Reference Guide, visit www.sleeterstore.com.
Register
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
of all, let me wish you all a happy summer. Every August, Sherrill and I get together with family in Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Park in California to enjoy the high Sierras. Hiking among the ancient trees helps keep things in perspective and helps recharge the batteries. As John Muir said, "Come to the woods, for here is rest. There is no repose like that of the green deep woods."
| NEW! Special CPE Offer for Sleeter Group Conference Attendees |  |
|
Register 
for the Conference and receive a $50 discount off a CPE Value Pass from CPE Link. CPE Link’s Value Pass program is designed to help you take your desired, and often required, CPE at a great savings, any way you want it: All Live Webcast, All Self-Study, or a Super Saver Combination. Get a Value Pass today, and enjoy CPE savings for a full year. Check it out!
| Sale Process – A Free Excerpt from QuickBooks Complete 2009 Textbook | |
|
You 
can now download a free sample chapter (PDF) on the Sales Process from our QuickBooks Complete 2009 textbook. This popular QuickBooks textbook is filled with in-depth step-by-step exercises that walk students through learning QuickBooks. The sample chapter includes the basics of getting started with Account Receivable with a hands on, exercise driven approach.
With our Complete, Fundamentals and Intermediate textbooks, students with no previous accounting or QuickBooks experience can learn what they need to successfully get a job or use QuickBooks in their business. All three versions are available now. These textbooks make excellent self-study manuals for business owners and their employees.
Instructors who use our textbooks have access to our companion PowerPoint slides, Test Banks and Instructors Manual to make preparing for class easy. Instructors can click here to request an exam copy. Or click here to learn more about our textbooks.
| Upcoming Webinar Schedule | |
|
We 
have new and exciting webinars coming up. Our popular webinars have become the "Graduate School" for QuickBooks and small business accounting technology. Our webinar presenters are among the country’s leading experts in accounting software.
All two hour webinars are $69. Member of The Sleeter Group Consultants Network receive a 20% discount. (Members must log in to our site before registering to receive the discount).We’ve partnered with CPE Link to offer these upcoming webinars.
Featured Webinars:
Understanding 
Your Network Options
Mario Nowogrodzki
September 3, 2009, 8:00 – 11:00 AM Pacific
This training will cover why data file analysis is so important and take a look at common data file set up errors, data entry errors, and file errors. This 2-hour webcast covers the analysis tips and tools you need to ensure you have “healthy” data files.
Optimizing and Troubleshooting QuickBooks on the Network
Mario Nowogrodzki
September 3, 2009, 11:00 – 1:00 PM Pacific
Understanding networks and servers are a requirement for effective accounting software consulting. This newly expanded webinar presents several best practices for setting up, configuring, and maintaining networks for you and your clients.
Upcoming Webinar Schedule :
Managing Your Business to Greater Heights Aug 19, 2009, 9:00 – 11:00 AM Pacific
Building a Remote Consulting Practice Aug 19, 2009, 12:00 – 2:00 PM Pacific
Consulting with Mid-Sized Businesses Aug 20, 2009, 8:00 – 10:00 AM Pacific
QuickBooks Troubleshooting and Data File Analysis Aug 27, 2009, 9:00 – 11:00 AM Pacific
Working With Your Clients Online Sep 2, 2009, 9:00 – 11:00 AM Pacific
Understanding Your Network Options Sep 3, 2009, 8:00 – 10:00 AM Pacific
Optimizing and Troubleshooting QuickBooks on the Network Sep 3, 2009, 11:00 – 1:00 PM Pacific
| A Note from our Community Manager, David Horwitz | |
|
Hi, everyone! We’d 
like to take a minute to thank some local Sleeter Group and QuickBooks user groups that have invited us to come to their local meetings and chat with their members. This is a real pleasure for us, as it gives us the opportunity to meet face-to-face with folks in the accounting software consulting world. We are happy to make ourselves available to members who host these types of meetings, either live or on the phone, so please contact us if we can help your organization move forward, or even start a group such as this!
We’re in the dog days of summer, with school starting just around the corner or having started already. It’s time for you to get back to work! But by November, you’re going to need a break… Read the full article by clicking the link below.
| New Self-Study Webinar with CPE Credit | |
|
Internal
Control and Fraud Reduction
Bonnie J Nagayama
Originally broadcast live May 21, 2009, this on-demand webcast covers how to implement Internal Controls. Learn the best practices for using QuickBooks to avoid the most common fraud schemes. The course offers 3 hours of CPE Credit.
This on-demand webcast allows you to watch at your own pace (using fast forward and rewind controls). You can view the program at any time and as often as you like. You have access to the recording for one year from date of purchase.
| 2009 Conference: Gold Exhibitor - AdvanceWare | |
|
| New! The On-Demand QuickBooks Reference Library | |
|
Our webinar partner CPE Link has bundled five Sleeter Group Webinar recordings into The QuickBooks Reference Library. This is 10 hours of training by Sleeter Group experts is available in a convenient on-demand format. You can view each webcast included in the Library at any time and as often as you like. You have access to each recording for one year from the date of your Library purchase. Titles include
- Internal Control and Fraud Reduction Using QuickBooks
- Profitable Business Growth for You and Your Clients
- QuickBooks Accounting for Nonprofits
- QuickBooks File Set Up and Conversion
- Tracking Labor Costs and Setting Billing Rates
The QuickBooks Reference Library includes 5 titles (total value of $95) for $75. Note: No CPE is awarded for these reference-only products.
| Tricks of the Trade | |
|
Every 
day, members of The Sleeter Group Consultants Network tackle the day-to-day problems of their clients in the real world. The following is an example problem and solution that surfaced this month on our Sleeter Group Consultants Network E-Mail Group.
Question: Does anyone have any suggestions for a company that rents items and reserves inventory for future use? They need to use their inventory next week, then have it returned and bill for the rental, at the same time they need to reserve the inventory for sometime in the future. Thanks in advance
Stuart McClain answered: You can use a Sales Orders to reserve the inventory – then just make it inactive once items are returned. Invoice only for the Rental Fees.
Follow-up Question: How would you handle the situation in QuickBooks Pro since it does not have sales orders?
Stuart McClain added: Buy Premier!
Final Reply: A big thank you to Stuart! This was a great hint.
| The Sleeter Group's Consultants Network | |
|
The Sleeter Group Consultants Network is the nation’s premier accounting software consultant’s network. With over 600 members located throughout the US and Canada, our members serve over 150,000 small businesses. 
We provide expert QuickBooks consulting, add-on integration services, business process workflow consulting, outsourced bookkeeping services, and financial statement preparation.
In addition to client consulting, many of our consultants provide consulting services to software developers who seek advice on the best practices for integrating their applications with QuickBooks and other accounting software products. To locate one of our certified consultants visit our Find a Consultant page. To learn more about becoming a consultant visit our Become a Consultant page or call our office at 888-484-5484. Members of the network receive a substantial discount on our resource products as well as our annual Next Generation Accounting Solutions Conference. Membership also includes a copy of our Consultant’s Reference Guide.
5798 Stoneridge Mall Rd. #101
Pleasanton, CA 94588
888-484-5484