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SMARTBase™ Links Business Processes with QuickBooks
June 30th, 2010 by Veronica Fisher
GrowthForce has developed a proprietary Web-based Customer Relationship Management and Project Management system called SMARTBase.
SMARTBase is an application built using Intuit’s QuickBase with an added feature: SMARTBase integrates with QuickBooks.
As an Intuit Solution Provider and QuickBooks ProAdvisor, GrowthForce needed a CRM and project management application that married with its core competency: bookkeeping and controller services using QuickBooks, says James Cosman, SMARTBase lead developer. Cosman helped GrowthForce create and implement the SMARTBase system in the fall of 2009.
Prospect to Project Application
SMARTBase allows GrowthForce to manage workflow from “prospect to project” using Intuit products from start to finish. Unlike Act! or Sales Force.com, the system allows for (more…)
New Insights Gained at “Scaling New Heights” Conference
June 30th, 2010 by Veronica Fisher
Three members of the GrowthForce management team attended a three day conference for Intuit ProAdvisors in Atlanta in May. Titled “Scaling New Heights,” the conference offered QuickBooks advanced training and updates.
Margaret Gow, Senior Manager Systems, obtained certifications in Intuit QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions and Field Service Management. Marsha Gibb, migration manager, attended classes toward her QuickBooks Advanced Certification. The designation demonstrates the highest level of proficiency in QuickBooks.
GrowthForce CEO Stephen King said that the conference was also a chance for the company to introduce SMARTBase, a proprietary QuickBooks product for Customer Relationship Management.
While at the conference, King and Gow enrolled in the newly-formed National Advisor Network (www.nationaladvisornetwork.com), an association of Advanced QuickBooks Pro Advisors and Intuit Service Providers. NAN is a forum for the highest level of QuickBooks experts to exchange questions, issues and technical articles with each other, thus providing a bigger QuickBooks knowledge base for their clients. (more…)
Best practices for backing up your QuickBooks file
June 15th, 2010 by Stephen KingAs today we encounter yet another new company with a corrupt QuickBooks file in our outsourced bookkeeping business, its worth sharing the best practices for backing up your data.
QuickBooks gives you a lot of value for the price. With good values often come tradeoffs, and one tradeoff with QuickBooks is a database that can easily get corrupted.
Most people think they are safe because their server gets backed up every night and the QuickBooks file is on the server. That’s helpful, but not enough. To make sure your QuickBooks file doesn’t have data corruption, you need to (more…)
What Do You Do About Data Corruption in Your QuickBooks File?
April 19th, 2010 by Stephen KingQuickBooks has 88% plus market share because it’s so powerful. However, it has one Achilles heel which is important to pay attention too – an increased risk of data corruption.
We are seeing more data corruption in QuickBooks files than ever before. QuickBooks 2010 was supposed to solve this problem but we’re not there yet. Data corruption in your QuickBooks file can be a potentially fatal problem. How can you prevent it and what do you do if it happens to you?
First, how do you know you have data corruption? Here are some of the problems we’re seeing in QuickBooks files: (more…)
Using QuickBooks to Improve Cash Flow
February 21st, 2010 by Stephen KingCash flow is the life blood of all small businesses. In tough economic times, cash flow needs to be watched even more carefully. QuickBooks has several solutions to boost cash flow. We recommend that small businesses implement Intuit Billing solutions to improve cash flow.
Intuit Merchant Services allows QuickBooks users to (more…)
Preventing Fraud in a Small Business
January 11th, 2010 by Stephen KingThe statistics about fraud in small business from the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners are staggering:
- 42% of all fraud originates in privately-held businesses
- The median loss in a privately-held business is $123,000
- Two-thirds of frauds are from employees – only 12% had a criminal record
- Frauds take an average of 18 months to be discovered
No system of internal control should be built on trust. Most small businesses have one “trusted” staff person handling all their accounting and financial matters. You can reduce your risk of fraud by (more…)