We hope everyone had a relaxing Memorial Day weekend, and that despite current circumstances you still were able to grill up a few burgers (or whatever you like to put on the grill). The long weekend gave us even more time to check out some cool promotional items of all types, so we have some good stuff for you for this week’s edition of the Fave 5…
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Ask the Accountant… Question: I have been trying to load customers into QB Premier from an Excel file, but I keep getting error messages about duplicates. How can I fix that? Answer: Here’s the fix: QB Premier runs on lists. Once you enter data into lists, you can use that list entry over and over…
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Let’s face it, most folks have experienced some very tough times in their business and in their life over the last couple of months. Many have come face to face with some great loss—loss of sales, loss of income and loss of strategies that worked for years, even decades. Great loss creates grief and most…
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Ask the Accountant… Question: Help! I have been using an industry software that I pay for each month to write orders. I am now switching to another system. How do I get my order history out of the old system? Answer: Does this software have the capability to export into QuickBooks? If so, your order…
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We are all learning some new vocabulary during these times. Phrases like “shelter in place,” “social distancing” and “herd immunity.” Another word I strongly recommend people learn is pivot. “Pivot” simply means to “turn.” Many people reading this need to learn to pivot or turn. To pivot to new types of companies wide open for…
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I am hearing lots of news and talk about what percent industry sales are down. Some are saying industry sales are down 70 percent. Others are saying industry sales are down even more. If you listen to how much industry sales are down, you have a math problem. The problem is that it can sound…
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Ask the Accountant… Question: I was talking to someone at QuickBooks. They told me to try QuickBooks Online, and if I didn’t like it, it is very easy to switch back to QB Premier. Is that true? Answer: No, that is not true at all. QB is pushing QuickBooks Online (QBO) heavily. Its subscription income…
Read MoreIt is easy to get mired down in “what if” or “oh my” or “how am I going to,” but for me, I come to most situations looking to be optimistic. I am working to stay positive. This is easier for me, today, because my business, Sharp Ideas, is a small company. That being said, we do have overhead, we do have expectations and we do have a lot of challenges…
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One silver lining of the COVID-19 pandemic is the steady flow of creative promotional items like T-shirts, kits and more that we’re seeing on social media and the news. Check out five of our favorites below, including a “Just Do It Yourself” box from Nike, a couple of great tees and more…
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These very different times call for a very different approach to my blog, Million Dollar Mindset. The main purpose of my blog is to help you develop the mindset to create your own million dollar success. Some of you were probably well on your way until a few weeks ago. Then our world changed in…
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