We have added a discussion post to our facebook fan page. A suggestion was made at one of our recent workshops that there be a central repository for each of us to find the other’s fan page and become each other’s fans. Now more than ever, small businesses need support! Click here for the fan page discussion (click on the “discussions” tab-”Business Fan Pages”)
Archive for February, 2010
Sharing Facebook Fan Pages
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010 by lacrewsFebruary Chamber Brown Bag
Monday, February 15th, 2010 by lacrewsThis month’s Chamber Brown Bag Lunch forum is noon on Thursday, Feb. 18th.
The topic of this roundtable discussion will be Getting the most out of your chamber membership. Mark Crews of LaCrews Bookkeeping will facilitate the discussion.
Bring your lunch and come to the Chamber office, located at 2300 Fall Hill Ave., Suite 240, Fredericksburg, for an hour of tip-sharing and networking. Bottled water and soft drinks will be provided.
Loan Payments in QuickBooks
Wednesday, February 10th, 2010 by lacrewsMany users struggle with loan payments because there are usually three different scenarios:
• Interest only payment: In this case, payments post directly to the Interest Expense account.
• Interest and principal payment: If you’re amortizing the loan over time—your payments include principal and interest— then you’ll have to use two accounts when entering the transaction, both the Interest Expense and the Loan account itself. These amounts will be different each month. Your lender can provide an amortization table, or you can create one in Microsoft Excel.
• Extra principal payment: Extra principal payments are applied directly to the Loan account.
Reconcile your loan balance in QuickBooks against the periodic statement that you receive from your lender. This ensures that your financial statements are correct and helps you confirm that how your lender is applying your principal payments.
Help for Military Vet Entrepreneurs
Friday, February 5th, 2010 by lacrewsSCORE is a national association partnered witht the US SBA dedicated to helping small business owners form and grow their business. Their website has section dedicated to veterans and military-community entrepreneurs. Let us know if it is helpful to you. www.score.org/veteran.html
On Demand QuickBooks™ Training Course Available On-Line
Monday, February 1st, 2010 by lacrewsFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (reading time 1 minute 25 seconds)
On Demand QuickBooks™ Training Course Available On-Line
Locust Grove, VA — 1/29/10- LaCrews, Inc. dba LaCrews Bookkeeping is pleased to announce its new On Demand QuickBooks™ training course available via the company’s web-based Help Center.
“Before now, we offered clients a choice of personalized, one-to-one training or instruction in a classroom environment. Our new Help Center and On Demand (QuickBooks™) self-study course rounds out the learning options we offer our clients,” commented Mark Crews, Senior Certified QuickBooks™ ProAdvisor.
The self-study course permits a student to learn at his or her own pace whenever time allows and wherever they have an internet connection. An on-line student will be provided a user name and password in order to view more than seventy-five high quality flash video, step-by-step instructional lessons. In addition, the student can download a companion guide and a sample QuickBooks™ data file to use with each exercise. Topics range from set up to customization of the software’s numerous features.
“We’ve met a lot of start ups (businesses) who know they should be using QuickBooks™, but (they) don’t know where to begin. Our On Demand (QuickBooks™) program will give them a good foundation and enough confidence to take the software out of the box and use it,” Crews continued.
“We’ve talked to many do-it-yourself QuickBooks™ users , and they all asked the same two questions: ‘Am I using QuickBooks™ correctly?’ and ‘Am I getting the most out of QuickBooks™?’” At $69.95, Our On Demand QuickBooks™ Training & Help Center is a cost-effective solution within reach of everyone’s budget and answers very common problems and questions. By referring users to a video in the training series, we help them avoid our QuickBooks™ ProAdvisor fees, which we charge by the minute. Of course, if someone still wants to schedule a one-to-one ProAdvisor Help Session with us, we’re happy to do so.” remarked Andrea Crews, Senior Certified QuickBooks™ ProAdvisor.
LaCrews Bookkeeping is staffed with Certified QuickBooks™ ProAdvisors. They help small businesses and non-profits get the most out of QuickBooks™. For more information about their on-line, On Demand QuickBooks™ training course or to see a free video lesson, contact LaCrews Bookkeeping toll-free at (877)528-2560 or at www.LaCrews.com.
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