Thursday, October 25, 2007

Hello, [Firstname].

We're pleased to bring you yet another edition of GrowthForce's monthly email newsletter. In this issue of GrowthForce eNews our QuickBooks "Rockstar" explains the exciting news on the new 2008 version, the 2007 GrowthForce Accounting Scholarship winners are announced, a 2008 QuickBooks tip and info on our QuickBooks Training seminars.

QuickBooks 2008 Released
Margaret Gow, GrowthForce's Leading Certified ProAdvisor, Explains How the New Version is a Must Have

2008 QuickBooks is Here! This is great news if you are a QuickBooks Pro user. Pro now has features that previously were only available in Premier or above. Pro users receive a 6 month free subscription to Remote Access to QuickBooks for up to 2 computers. Pro now has access to Time Tracker - an online timesheet entry utility that allows billable timekeepers to enter time by logging into a secure website. All editions of Premier can use Time Tracker as well.

But the best news for all versions is the improved integration with Microsoft Outlook. QuickBooks Pro and above allow you to send QuickBooks reports and forms like Invoices, Purchase Orders and Sales Receipts using Outlook or Outlook Express. There is a new preference to choose whether to use QuickBooks or Outlook when you send. There are many benefits to using this new email method:

• No need to log into Intuit Business Services to send email so the whole process is much faster.
• You can track invoices in the “Sent” folder within Outlook or Outlook Express
• You can attach additional documents before you send
• You can add flags to the email
• You can add more than one cc and/or Bcc address.

Scholarship Winners Announced
Local High School Students Honored with 2007 GrowthForce Accounting Scholarship Awards.

Two students selected from Humble ISD high schools were honored with the 2007 GrowthForce Accounting Scholarship award. The recipients, Britney Dornak of Humble High School and Kelsey Witmer of Kingwood High School, were recognized in a ceremony at the Houston CPA Society.

The students are the latest participants in a program started by Stephen King, chair of the Northeast Satellite of the Houston CPA Society. After both students completed their high school requirements and began their college careers, they received $500 in tuition to their respective universities. Since the program was established, more than two dozen students from Fayette County high schools have participated in this scholarship program. Applicants for scholarship had to meet a multitude of requirements including grade-point average and educational achievement. The new recipients are both beginning their freshman year to earn their degrees in accounting. Jamal Mashburn (1991-93) started the scholarship just days after declaring himself eligible for the 1993 NBA Draft and before signing his first professional basketball contract. The $500,000 endowment directly benefits young people in the Lexington community. With recent revisions to the program, students will now be awarded scholarships annually, instead of every two years. For more information on the Jamal Mashburn Scholarship program, contact Martina Martin at 859.257.6944 or by email at mamart3@uky.edu.

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QUICKBOOKS™ TIP:

CHECK YOUR BACKUPS!

Another new feature of 2008 is security protection for stored credit card information. We recommend you turn it on even if you don’t store credit card numbers or use merchant services. Why? Because it forces the Admin user to enter a complex QuickBooks password. It will then prompt you to change the password every 90 days. This is a good precaution to protect your QuickBooks data and it is required to comply with security standards governed by the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard. Failure to do so could result in severe fines should the credit card information fall into the wrong hands. To turn on this feature, select the Company drop-down menu and then select Customer Credit Card Protection. Complete the information in the Protection Setup screen.

QUICKBOOKS TRAINING

Discover what you and your employees really need to know to unleash the power of QuickBooks^TM with hands on computer training with a Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor.

This class is a must for anyone responsible for the financial activities and transactions.