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QuickBooks 2012 – Lead Center

This week I became a member of the QuickBooks ProAdvisor program.   Despite my years of experience as a QuickBooks user and my QuickBooks certification, joining this program seemed like a natural next step in building my business.  The first clear benefit to being a member is all of the training materials available for members to utilize in order to…

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Not-For-Profit Accounting

Recently, I have become involved with three nonprofit organizations in my community as their accountant.  I was also elected Treasurer of my Toastmaster’s club effective July 1. Because my experience and education has primarily focused on accounting in a for profit entity, I decided to read a textbook or two on the matter to ensure that I was doing the…

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Money Management 101

Yesterday, my daughter graduated from Cedarcrest High School.  I am still surprised how quickly time flew from the moment of her birth to this moment in time – where my baby girl is filling her hope chest and counting the days until she can be free of dependency on her parents for support.  One of the best things about graduating…

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Financial Statements

Do you know which financial statements you need to look at each month or each quarter to assess your business activities and progress towards your profitability goals?  Many business if not most, review the following financial statements at least monthly:  Net Income (loss), Statement of Owner’s Equity, and the Balance Sheet.  There are other helpful reports to look at such…

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Welcome!

Thank you for visiting my new website.  I am just brimming with excitement to see each piece of my business come together.  If you have already started your own business, I am sure you can appreciate my excitement as mine is launched.  My passion is accounting.  Why, you ask?  When I see something that is out of place or a…

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