In the old days – and by old days, I mean 10 years ago – there was a stage and an audience when marketing a product or service. It was simple: Brands took the stage, shared their message with the audience, and that audience would decide what, if any, action to take. Fast-forward to today,…
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12 Digital Marketing Misconceptions Holding Back Your Promo Business Growth
In this day and age, every business needs an online presence to grow and succeed. Distributors are no exception, whether you believe it or not. It’s a provable fact that companies that invest in developing their brand’s authority and presence online, in a structured, consistent way, experience sustained organic growth. However, the vast majority of…
Read MoreDisrupting the Status Quo & Building a Proven Business Model
Steve Schulze started Nekter Juice Bar out of a desire to live a healthy lifestyle. His passion quickly turned into a business opportunity that has grown from one store location to more than 200 locations and more than $100 million in sales. Tune in to hear more about overcoming failures, valuable advice about franchising and…
Read MoreQuickBooks Built-In Browser Replaces Internet Explorer
Ask the Accountant… Question: I got an email from QuickBooks saying that there would be some kind of security risk because of a browser issue. What does that mean? Answer: Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 has been the default browser for QuickBooks Desktop. Microsoft stopped its support of Internet Explorer on June 15, 2022, and QB…
Read MoreWhy You Should Wait to Buy a QuickBooks Subscription Model
Ask the Accountant… Question: I have QuickBooks Premier 2020. I keep seeing pop-ups from QB asking if I want to upgrade to Premier 2022. Should I do that? Answer: If you purchased your QB Premier 2020 on a one-time basis (instead of a subscription), it will be updated without any additional cost through May 2023.…
Read MoreCan I Still Buy QuickBooks Premier as a One-Time Purchase? (And Why You Should Be Careful With One-Time Purchases)
January 31, 2022 was the last day that Intuit permitted one-time purchase of QuickBooks Desktop products. All future sales of QB Premier will be by subscription only. But be careful if you find something you think is a one-time purchase. I had a client who bought what he thought was one-time purchase of…
Read MoreHow to Plan for Year-End on QuickBooks
Many accounting systems can be quite complicated at year-end, requiring that you manually close the income and expense accounts into your balance sheet. This zeroes out the income and expense accounts to be ready to start another year. This is how your income and expenses go to zero at the start of a new year…
Read MoreIs This Driving You Crazy?
We are all busy. Busy with lot of activities every day. Busy with a long to-do list. Busy trying to catch up on emails. Busy with lots of activities. But are those activities driving you closer to the goals for your life? Or are they driving you crazy? The key is to look at your to-do list and your calendar and ask yourself three questions…
Read MoreHow to Avoid Too Many Entries in QuickBooks
Question: I just entered a whole bunch of entries for last year. Is there a way to avoid that? Answer: Yes, it’s easy to avoid too many entries in QuickBooks. In QB Premier and Enterprise. Go to Company > Set Closing Date > Set Date/Password. You can designate a specific date as a closing date—typically at year end…
Read MoreDo Your Homework
I just hung up on a sales rep. Originally, I reached out to his firm to learn more about their services. We had to reschedule a few times over the last few weeks. Finally, we were about to connect. He starts out asking lots of questions about Proforma and the project on which I was working. I asked him what he knew about Proforma, to which he replied, “not a ton.” That’s when I hung up…
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