Have you ever wondered if you're using QuickBooks as well as you could? Are you taking advantage of the features that can really improve your business? Are your computer systems integrated and sharing data with each other?

The Sleeter Group’s Certified Consultants know that you don't want to spend your life thinking about to integrate your accounting system. We also know that what you really want is someone to come just make it all work better. Make it easier for your staff, and make it provide you with the reports you need to manage and operate the business better.

It's not just about QuickBooks either. Sometimes it's about your database, or your cash registers, or whatever pieces of technology you use to manage your business. We can help.

The Sleeter Group Certified Consultants Network is made up of the very best QuickBooks experts in the nation. And we've recently improved our web site so that it's now much easier to find a consultant in your area. Simply enter your zip code or your telephone area code and the site will display the consultants in your area. If you search by zip code, you can even narrow the search by distance from your area code.

If you’re in need of a system upgrade, let us help. Search our site for a consultant near you, and let us help you upgrade your business!

As promised in last month’s newsletter, this is the first of a multi-part review of iHarmonyTM, a new business management system that addresses many of the systems issues experienced by larger QuickBooks clients.

In this month’s issue, I’ll provide a general overview of iHarmony and outline the key features in each of the modules. In upcoming issues, I will explore three of iHarmony’s key business management modules in more detail: inventory management, sales order management, and procurement, and highlight some real-life examples of the benefit they provide to customers using iHarmony.

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The Sleeter Group's 2004 Seminar Schedule is now posted! View the Dates and locations and mark your calendar today!

We will be offering 20-One Day workshops in cities across the USA. We will also offer a 3-day conference in Boca Raton, Florida in November. New seminar topics include:

- Using QuickBooks in Your Accounting Practice

- QuickBooks for Construction and Contractors

- Remote Access solutions

- Time and Billing Solutions

And tons more... Mark your calendar today and plan on attending in 2004.

If you're still struggling with preparing State Payroll Tax returns from your QuickBooks data, you really need to check out DGR Software's ReportWiz.

This software uses the QuickBooks developer interface to extract the relevant payroll data form your QuickBooks file, and prepares a wide variety of State Payroll Tax returns automatically. It creates a PDF of the final return, so you can archive the returns for later retrieval.

It installs in a snap and works like a charm.