iPad Your Business For Increased Productivity!

by Lynnea BylundNovember 25, 2011

The iPad was a phenomenon overnight. It has spurred a tablet craze that rendered your local Best Buy sold out for months and every employee vying to get one. The question then becomes, is it really a useful tool for my business or a “toy” that could lead to distractions? Kacee Johnson at Cloud9 posted […]

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History and Death Knell: Billable Hour RIP

by Lynnea BylundNovember 21, 2011

In 2019, your law (or accounting) practice will use cloud accounting, a paperless office, and the iPad-10. But those won’t be the biggest changes to how you run your practice. Instead, the biggest difference will be in the way you value and price what you sell. And before you can make that change, you have to […]

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Cloud Accounting – The Future IS NOW

by Lynnea BylundNovember 19, 2011

Much has been made in recent years regarding the growth of cloud accounting and computing. Simply stated, ‘cloud computing’ is the practice of storing information and applications online instead of a local computer or office server. Here at Catalyst QuickBooks and Enterprise  Solutions we increasingly utilize Cloud9 Real Time for hosting Intuit accounting and tax […]

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Cloud Accounting & Intuit Alternatives Growing Fast

by Lynnea BylundNovember 16, 2011

Editor’s Note: Our designated cloud accounting technology provider Cloud9 Real Time presented at Sleeter  QuickBooks alternatives and cloud-based accounting were the main themes of Doug Sleeter’s opening keynote address at the Sleeter Group annual conference in Las Vegas recently. Sleeter stressed how the profession is clearly moving in new directions and accountants need to think about changing how […]

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Create Next Year’s Budget Forecast Now!

by Lynnea BylundNovember 13, 2011

Small business budget and finance expert, Vanessa Richardson, wrote at Intuit that a “… hiker trekking through the wilderness wouldn’t start his trip without a map and compass.”  Of course those instruments are important in getting to the end of the journey.  But alas, all too frequently small-business managers launch their companies without a financial road map. One of […]

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Cloud9 Shifts into Overdrive: Faster, Safer, Seamless!

by Lynnea BylundNovember 8, 2011

QuickBooks hosting and beyond: Faster and safer and seamless, oh my!     Our designated cloud service provider – Cloud9 Real Time has announced the release of Simply Cloud9. The new infrastructure is set to change hosting as it is known today and will be released for general purchase beginning December 1st. President and CEO, […]

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Can QuickBooks POS run in a Cloud Hosted Environment?

by Lynnea BylundOctober 29, 2011

Single and multi-location business owners alike face challenges when bringing about uniformity and integration to their accounting, economic, and business operations info. Often times, the brick and mortar address – where products are sold and payment is exchanged – is separate from the back office location where the accountting software and company reporting occur. Under the best scheme one […]

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Get Your Books and Records Organized NOW!

by Lynnea BylundOctober 29, 2011

Okay, as a small business owner you’ve decided to become more responsible with maintaining your books and records… where do you start? Expert organizer Michelle Carley offers a tip sheet – BANK ACCOUNT STATEMENTS request a statement with a month-end cut-off date saves time when reconciling records with the bank statement every month fewer checks you […]

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Top 10 Goals BEFORE 2012

by Lynnea BylundOctober 25, 2011

In about 90 days everyone in the world will share something in common: We will all say good bye to 2011 and bring in the 2012 New Year. For many if not most, that means a party, and (new) unfulfilled New Year’s resolutions. This is seldom something most people need to plan and prepare for. […]

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QuickBooks 2012 Improvements for ProAdvisors

by Lynnea BylundOctober 15, 2011

According to Charlie Russell, writing at Sleeter Group’s QuickBooks and Beyond, it appears that Intuit QuickBooks has a renewed focus on helping the Accounting Professionals and ProAdvisors with the release of Quickbooks 2012. Russell takes a look at several new features and improvements that will be helpful. Most of these recent elements are found only […]

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When to change your business structure?

by Lynnea BylundOctober 14, 2011

During the course of your company’s life, things do not stay the same. For example, in the beginning phases of your business, you may have opted to keep matters simple with an partnership or sole proprietorship.  But as your business and expectations grow, you might need to change your company’s structure – what may have […]

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Choosing the Right Accountant & Bookkeeper

by Lynnea BylundSeptember 28, 2011

A great accountant is worth his or her weight in ledgers. Choosing the right accountant can be the most important decision a small business can make. In the end, a good accountant is not just a bean counter but a valuable financial consultant, an auditor and a trusted adviser. They can provide you with great […]

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Cut Start-Up Expenses 50+ Different Ways

by Lynnea BylundSeptember 26, 2011

What business owner doesn’t want to cut expenses? But it is even more important for a young entrepreneur who has limited savings, limited access to capital and overall less options. So we reached out to get ideas from business owners on how they have saved and what they think young entrepreneurs should do to save […]

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Barter is Back in Style, says CNN

by Lynnea BylundSeptember 25, 2011

The slowing economy and a digital marketplace have put bartering back in style, super-charging a billion a year industry, as CNN-Money reports in Bartering, an Economic Hotspot

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3 Things On Business

by Lynnea BylundSeptember 25, 2011

“Some companies are organized in departments, and titles and another essentially comprised of a single person doing it all, every business that grows and thrives internally and externally figures out how to manage three things at all times: purpose, projects and process,” says marketing expert John Jantsch over at Ducttape. Lots of employees come into […]

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The Cloud9 Real Time 2011 Summit

by Lynnea BylundSeptember 8, 2011

The “Cloud” is comprised of many different solutions and all of the providers that deliver Cloud products are experts on their own product or service.  Our Cloud provider – Cloud9 Real Time – has assembled the leading Cloud solution providers to come together and provide an opportunity to learn much at a single venue at […]

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Lead Research Group Ranks #78 INC 500 2011

by Lynnea BylundAugust 24, 2011

LRG is among Inc’s list of Top 10 Marketing & Advertising Companies as a result of a 3,000% three-year growth! Huntington Beach, CA— Lead Research Group, a full-service direct marketing agency, is proud to announce that Inc. Magazine has ranked the company #78 on their 30th Annual INC 500 list of the fastest-growing privately held […]

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QuickBooks Tips – Top 10 Support Questions

by Lynnea BylundAugust 20, 2011

QuickBooks Support receives questions on many topics from persons who need support with their Intuit software.  This is the Best 10 Technical Q & A for Summer 2011 combined with links to the best particular Intuit Knowledge Base post. The more that Intuit ProAdvisors know about their QuickBooks software products, the better they can service […]

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Train Your Clients to Pay Timely

by Lynnea BylundAugust 17, 2011

One of the hardest parts of owning many types of small businesses is ensuring that you get paid, and timely. Many professional service providers and others have been there – we do the work, we invoice the client and then we wait…and wait…and wait…for our payment – all the while hoping and praying that we won’t need to […]

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Tax Deadlines Approaching Fast

by Lynnea BylundAugust 8, 2011

If you’ve filed for an extension for reporting last year’s federal income tax, your deadline is quickly arriving. Here are some important resources to help you meet that deadline. Understanding that many small business operators are under pressure to meet the extensions they filed this past year, here is a six-week plan intended to guide […]

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