Ecommerce is an increasingly important component of any business. Forrester Research predicts that U.S. online retail sales will climb 10 percent year-over-year to hit $250 billion by the year 2014. Consumers are flocking to retailers with sites that provide secure and painless 24-hour shopping experiences. Businesses without sensible electronic platforms that market, take orders, and receive payments will likely suffer compared to retailers with robust platforms. Continue reading
Monthly Archives: February 2011
Customize Financial Reports for Better Insight
While QuickBooks comes with a wide variety of stock financial reports, with just a bit of extra effort you can create completely customized forms that will provide more specific and useful insight into your company’s finances. The customization possibilities in QuickBooks are nearly endless. Continue reading
Does Your Bookkeeper Need a Bookkeeper?
Unless you have an accountant on your staff, the employees responsible for your accounting functions may be in over their heads. To minimize your ongoing costs, you may try hiring a bookkeeping service, a business that doesn’t necessarily employ CPAs or the equivalent. Some companies can get by with a reliable person who has a little less in the way of qualifications and experience. Continue reading
Fishbowl Inventory and QuickBooks: Happy Together!
What could be better than using a #1 software solution? Using two of them. Fishbowl Inventory is a best-selling software package for QuickBooks users who need an integrated solution for inventory management. If this is a major concern in your business and your software toolbox needs more functionality and flexibility, marrying these two will give you a robust, end-to-end inventory management solution. Continue reading
Better Budgeting: Three Tips for Managing Yours
A well-organized and well-run accounting system gives you a real-time view of your company’s performance. But what makes it an even more revealing tool is an integrated budgeting system that looks to the future and helps you guide the organization.
Here are three elements of an effective budgeting system. Continue reading
Fishbowl Inventory releases FB 2011.6
Fishbowl Inventory releases FB 2011.6 See the release notes here
Three Ways To Increase Cash Flow In QuickBooks
A business without a steady income stream will soon find itself unable to satisfy its obligations with its vendors or maintain its overhead. This is especially true in times of economic slowdown and for businesses without large reserves. Smart cash flow management strategies combined with Intuit QuickBooks’ vast toolset will speed up receivables and help a business survive. Continue reading
Should You Make The Move To QuickBooks Enterprise?
Do you need more heavy lifting from your accounting software, or have you outgrown your current QuickBooks package? QuickBooks Enterprise is a robust software solution designed to help you make critical business decisions and improve your bottom line. Continue reading