QuickBooks: Accounting and Beyond. The Ultimate Resource for Small Business

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1 QuickBooks: Accounting and Beyond The Ultimate Resource for Small Biness

2 QuickBooks: Accounting and Beyond The Ultimate Resource for Small Biness For more than 15 years, Intuit s QuickBooks has been the top-rated and bestselling small biness accounting software in the market. Today, millions of small binesses rely on it to successfully manage their finances so they can spend more time serving their ctomers. Intuit is committed to helping small binesses achieve their dreams and is constantly working hand-in-hand with small companies to find new ways to make their complex tasks simple. But QuickBooks is more than jt accounting software. Intuit offers a broad ecosystem of products and services that make it easy for budding entrepreneurs, established companies and growing binesses alike to accomplish all those complex tasks associated with starting or running a company. Here s an easy reference guide that outlines the areas of expertise and variety of offerings from Intuit that are available to your small biness readers. For more information on any of the topics below, you can the QuickBooks Rapid Response Team at QBRRT@accesspr.com anytime or call between 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. PT.

3 All the Essentials to Manage Small Biness Finances Nearly 4 million small binesses rely on QuickBooks small biness accounting software. QuickBooks Pro makes accounting easy with tools to organize finances all in one place. Users can complete tasks like payroll, invoicing, bill tracking and check-writing. QuickBooks Premier offers indtry-specific and planning tools to help take binesses to the next level. Along with saving ers time on routine accounting tasks, Premier makes it simple to monitor biness performance, build forecasts and manage payables and receivables. To learn about how local binesses are ing QuickBooks to spend less time on routine tasks and more time on their biness, or to request a copy of the software for review.

4 On-demand is In Demand Biness owners are increasingly running their binesses entirely online! Since 2002, Intuit has dominated the Software as a Service (SaaS) market for small binesses with QuickBooks Online. Today QuickBooks Online has given more than 110,000 biness owners the freedom and flexibility to manage their finances and biness data anywhere, anytime. When it comes to knowing what entrepreneurs want from the Web, Intuit has its finger on the pulse of the small biness community. For product information, expert comment on how biness owners are ing the Web or compelling biness owners who rely on the Web to run their biness.

5 Free Resources for Small Companies and Budding Entrepreneurs Every year, 10 million Americans dream of starting their own biness, half actually do it. To help budding entrepreneurs, Intuit offers its entry-level QuickBooks product, Simple Start as a FREE download at www. simplestart.com. It s ed by more than 300,000 small biness owners and helps them start on the right foot by easily managing money in and money out with no prior accounting experience. In addition, Intuit also helps new entrepreneurs get up and running successfully with a free online resource and social networking site. JumpUp.com offers new biness owners best-in-class information and tried and true tips from a community of entrepreneurs and biness experts on how best to start and run their company. For local experts, inspiring biness owners and Intuit spokespeople who can provide tips to help entrepreneurs get started thrive.

6 Paying Employees Accurately and On Time Payroll laws and taxes are extremely complex and a tiny error can result in debilitating fees and unhappy employees. Intuit is the leading small biness payroll processor, helping more than one million binesses run their paychecks with ease. With four different solutions ( com), Intuit offers a payroll service to fit any small biness needs helping employees get paid on time and helping employers take the pain out of payroll. For tips on what employers need to know in order to make sure they stay in payroll tax compliance, steps they need to take when hiring a new employee and more.

7 Marketing on the Web and Selling Online Having a presence online isn t jt a nice-to-have for small binesses; it s a mt have, as more and more consumers shop online. Through Intuit Web Site services ( powered by Homestead, small binesses can now easily create a Web site and offer e-commerce capabilities so they can more effectively compete with the big guys, starting at only $4.99 per month. Pl, the QuickBooks WebListings service helps local ctomers find a biness on local search sites, including Google Maps and Yellowpages.com, making it easier to turn Web surfers into ctomers. For information on how binesses can easily harness the Web to grow their binesses.

8 Accept Credit or Debit? That is the Question. It can get really expensive to accept a wide range of payment types, including credit and debit cards. That s why Intuit offers small binesses a myriad of convenient ways for their ctomers to pay, even through a Web store. QuickBooks Merchant Services helps more than 200,000 binesses keep up with the latest payment trends and technology at affordable prices to ensure ctomers can pay the way they want. For information on how binesses can make the best decision when considering accepting credit and debit cards or even gift cards.

9 Managing a Retail Biness Intuit knows there s more to ctomer service than having a cash register. QuickBooks Point of Sale software and hardware gives more than 50,000 small retailers additional control over their binesses. It includes features that help retailers provide great ctomer service and improve inventory management, from tracking ctomer purchase history to creating ctomized gift cards. If you want to speak with innovative retailers or learn more about what retailers are doing to build ctomer loyalty, we can help.

10 Finding an Accountant Accountants are the #1 resource for small biness owners looking for biness and technology advice. That s why Intuit partners with more than 40,000 accountants through its ProAdvisor Program, which helps match up small binesses and qualified and trained accountants. If you re looking for a local small biness expert that can provide advice that s relevant to your city.

11 The Future of Small Biness To better understand the small biness landscape, Intuit has commissioned a three-part study, the Intuit Future of Small Biness Report, to examine significant trends affecting the small biness market over the next decade. Trends include the reemergence of the artisan, the growing dependency on small binesses by corporations, the limitless possibilities of web-enabled global commerce and the diversified entrepreneur. Visit to download the reports. To speak with Intuit or the Institute for the Future, the author of the report, about these trends or ask about trends in the indtry.

12 Small Biness Trends & Stat QuickBooks regularly conducts surveys of small binesses owners on vario topics and we re happy to share the results with you. Recently, Intuit released the results of the QuickBooks Get Back to Biness Survey which revealed that small biness owners are optimistic despite the current economic state of the country. Some key findings: 91% small biness owners reported seeing opportunities for their binesses despite the stagnant economy and close to 80% expect their biness to grow. Biness owners are employing vario tactics to recession-proof their binesses: Foc on ctomer retention 63% Reducing costs 52% Increasing savings 23% Boosting marketing 18% Visit to download the survey results and watch webinars hosted by indtry experts. To speak with Intuit regarding recent surveys or discs emerging indtry trends.

BEST PRACTICES FOR MANAGING YOUR SMALL BUSINESS FINANCES VICTORIA KOSUDA, CPA, CITP

BEST PRACTICES FOR MANAGING YOUR SMALL BUSINESS FINANCES VICTORIA KOSUDA, CPA, CITP INTRODUCTION MY BACKGROUND Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Certified Information Technology Professional (CITP) CPA