There is so much news and information floating around the web – it’s difficult (at best) to keep up! I’ve added a WordPress plug-in that grabs information from my Twitter stream to help me (and hopefully you as well) keep up with everything. Look for the Weekly Wrap-Up: News You Can Use every Friday.
Payroll
- ARCHIVE:: QuickBooks Creating a More Meaningful Payroll Expenses Section https://t.co/jx9eioLw ->
- ARCHIVE:: QuickBooks Setting up/Creating a Scheduled Payroll Liability https://t.co/nbER1ogk ->
- EEOC issues update on criminal-background-check policy https://t.co/CnuxPi9Y ->
- ARCHIVE:: Payroll Tip – Health Insurance Tracking Requirements for 2012 https://t.co/3G1FkmAA ->
- Use #QuickBooks? Tired of manually calculating overtime? Check out https://t.co/8pIGV5Yo ->
- Use QuickBooks? Need to change rates of pay for multiple employees? Check out https://t.co/tgn397Dz ->
- ARCHIVE:: E-Verify Update https://t.co/lruDd54Y ->
- ARCHIVE:: What’s New with New Hire Reporting? Date of Hire https://t.co/kPhaq5mU ->
- ARCHIVE:: Payroll Tip-Worker’s Comp Tracking on Vacation, Holiday & Overtime Pay https://t.co/M6kXq5W3 ->
- ARCHIVE:: Payroll Tip – Time off for School Activities and “Small Necessities” https://t.co/xxW6XotB ->
- ARCHIVE:: QuickBooks Payroll Tip-Tracking Employee Advance/Loan Repayments https://t.co/Wi9mcnKS ->
Job Costing
- ARCHIVE:: Getting Equipment Costs into QuickBooks Job Costing Reports https://t.co/352gaqjQ ->
Videos
- ARCHIVE:: How to Create a QuickBooks Portable Company File https://t.co/VojLnd5Y ->
- ARCHIVE:: Batch Timesheet Entry in QuickBooks 2012 https://t.co/I7wERWPC ->
- ARCHIVE:: QuickBooks Setting up/Creating a Scheduled Payroll Liability https://t.co/nbER1ogk ->
- QuickBooks Quickies – Bills, Bills, Bills [Video] (via @thecommoncents) https://t.co/wcsYZDJf ->
- How to Calculate Equipment Costs per Hour https://t.co/z4jYwiTQ
- Congratulations on making it through another tax season!: https://t.co/c8LugYiy via @youtube & @nerdenterprises ->
Accounting & Taxes
- ARCHIVE:: Construction – Tools & Tax Tips https://t.co/ddQmuS1K ->
- @bruce_taxguy Social Security And Tax https://t.co/SKZwI7PO
- Do Skinny Cows Make Low Fat Cheese? – Tax & Business Counsel Newsletter via @TaxReturnCoach https://t.co/gI1qKM5D ->
- Lawmakers retain tax breaks for retirement plans https://t.co/QtKvPwlc ->
- Report: Social Security is running out of money faster than forecast https://t.co/fIpNrXDV ->
- @bruce_taxguy Ten Tax Tips for Mortgage Forgiveness https://t.co/HV7oUiaN ->
- ARCHIVE:: Credit for Small Employer Health Insurance Premiums https://t.co/HRKVhZIs ->
- ARCHIVE:: Construction Accounting – Tracking Construction Costs Primer https://t.co/0m7Gz1bh ->
- ARCHIVE:: QuickBooks Tip-Chart of Accounts, Your CPA & Your Tax Return https://t.co/dK6PpZ6B ->
- ARCHIVE:: Construction Accounting – Why You Should Outsource It https://t.co/y8ksvWkm ->
Social Media & Marketing
- 60 Minutes to a More Efficient Social Business Strategy https://t.co/orOk2xGF via @mashable ->
- RSS to Twitter and Facebook: Automate Yours and Your Readers’ Blog Tweets | Social Media Sun https://t.co/KgdfzFVB via @etelligence ->
- Do your prospects know where to find you? https://t.co/KEtXWNl1 ->
- Five Creative Ways to Get Eyeballs to Your Content https://t.co/pU1LbDAk
- Five Steps to Make Your E-mail Marketing Campaign Take Off – https://t.co/0lgaWfyd in reply to KendaMorrison ->
- ARCHIVE:: Freebie Friday – Small Business Marketing Guide from Infusionsoft https://t.co/ENb8JZq3 ->
Accounts Payable
- Take advantage of vendor discounts – Save money by paying early https://t.co/opWi8AUp ->
Quotes
- @donnagunter “A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.” Lao Tzu in reply to donnagunter ->
- @KendaMorrison Keep learning new techniques and tactics – but don’t forget the value of common sense! #SmallBiz #YSBS in reply to KendaMorrison ->
- Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.–Thomas Edison, American inventor
- @SavvyBizBuilder Having your checklist in advance – follow the steps or tasks one by one only working on that thing until you are done.
Certified Payroll & Prevailing Wage
- ARCHIVE:: Government stimulus projects include prevailing wage requirements https://t.co/pD3ILThF ->
- ARCHIVE:: Construction Workers on “stimulus” projects will receive prevailing wages https://t.co/12lxPnKV ->
- ARCHIVE:: Certified Payroll Reports – Learn how to fill them out https://t.co/Dkflvo5Z ->
- Learn about Certified Payroll reporting requirements – live 2 hour webinar $89.00, more info https://t.co/G4hQ3Y5A ->
- ARCHIVE:: Certified Payroll Reports – Learn how to fill them out https://t.co/Dkflvo5Z ->
- Use #QuickBooks? Frustrated by the built-in certified #payroll report? Check out https://t.co/oBdiBSBm ->
- Certified Payroll – Employees, 1099 Workers & Subcontractors https://t.co/TOtkdZcV
- ARCHIVE:: Certified Payroll Training Guide https://t.co/uAuHVlon ->
- ARCHIVE:: Payroll Tip – Davis Bacon Wages & Holiday Pay https://t.co/syWibXeN ->
- ARCHIVE:: California Prevailing Wage, Certified Payroll and Payroll Frequency https://t.co/PgipkNCm ->
- ARCHIVE:: Frequently Asked Questions – California Prevailing Wage https://t.co/X77WJi8D ->
- ARCHIVE:: What happens when a contractor fails to pay prevailing wages and submit certified payroll reports? https://t.co/a8n4Q1iA ->
QuickBooks
- ARCHIVE:: Welcome to Learn to use QuickBooks in your construction business https://t.co/iOx3BONU ->
- In #QuickBooks, close ALL open reports & centers before exiting. From the Window menu -> Close ALL. Faster loading on startup.
- How to Start a New QuickBooks File from Existing Data | QuickBooks and Your Business https://t.co/nICqaf83 ->
- In #QuickBooks, CTRL + A opens your Chart of Accounts List, CTRL + N opens New Account window.
- In #QuickBooks, from the View menu -> Open Windows to see what reports & centers you have open.
- @sleetergroup New blog article: QuickBooks 2011 R10 Released https://t.co/7mDGDz0X
- ARCHIVE:: QuickBooks Tip-What Account Should I Use? https://t.co/gLp624WV ->
- ARCHIVE:: QuickBooks for Contractors Tip – Advanced Progress Invoicing https://t.co/EsctFujc ->
- ARCHIVE:: QuickBooks Tip – Understanding QuickBooks Inventory Cost https://t.co/yAL5jsjB ->
- ARCHIVE:: Entering Job-to-Date Costs & Billing Data at the Item Level https://t.co/11ZTcdYA ->
- ARCHIVE:: How to Set Up Timetracking – #QuickBooks Tip https://t.co/arxYgcoI ->
- ARCHIVE:: QuickBooks 2011 – New Balance Sheet by Class Report – Part 8 https://t.co/qpD61xQ0 ->
- ARCHIVE:: QuickBooks Tip – Construction A/P – Tracking Subcontractor Insurance https://t.co/J05c8kUD ->
- ARCHIVE:: QuickBooks Tips – Posting Transactions – Date Sensitivity https://t.co/fiK1tgQr ->
- ARCHIVE:: QuickBooks Tip-Adding Project Information to Invoices/Estimates https://t.co/aOJJoUkq ->
- ARCHIVE:: QuickBooks Tip – Merging Duplicate Items and/or Accounts https://t.co/rjFsdNfU ->
- ARCHIVE:: QuickBooks 2011 – New Average Days to Pay Report https://t.co/In62JX4W ->
Organization & Productivity
- Top 3 Productivity Tools to Take With You on Business Trips – Common Cents Consulting – TheCommonCents https://t.co/bLBjdMFZ ->
- Project Information Worksheet-Keep Your Contract Info Organized https://t.co/qCjHWT5e ->
- Get Organized: 5 Tips for Meeting Deadlines https://t.co/71qG7wQv via @pcmag ->
- Using Excel and Evernote Digital Scrap Paper https://t.co/yvv3ViKE via @nerdenterprises ->
Small Business
- Small Businesses Not Fully Utilizing Accountants https://t.co/Lru0cHEM via @sharethis ->
- ARCHIVE:: Office Policies & Your Business-How Do You Handle These Situations? https://t.co/VV4uAu0s ->
- How to win clients and influence referrals – Sales Machine https://t.co/SkQ8IOm2 via @CBSNews ->
- ARCHIVE:: Want More Control In Your Business? Follow the Process https://t.co/7KMwa9xZ ->
- ARCHIVE:: What Types of Support Services Do You Offer – Technical Support, Consulting, Training? https://t.co/j3u0aPuF ->
Accounts Receivable
- #QuickBooks How to Calculate & Display Retainage on an AIA G-702/G-703 https://t.co/6ByzuhZE ->
- Learn About AIA Billing & How To Fill Out an AIA G-702/G-703 https://t.co/pjQtM8vc
- Use #QuickBooks? Need to complete #AIA G-702/G-703 billing? Check out https://t.co/TxLDHXVM ->
- ARCHIVE:: Retainage & Final Payment – New Law in Arizona https://t.co/Tx8vKFul ->
Technology
- ARCHIVE:: Windows 8 Consumer Preview – A First Look https://t.co/gxfhYoqg ->
- Google introduces its cloud-storage solution https://t.co/COYXcJtG ->
- ARCHIVE:: Why Computers Sometimes Crash! by Dr. Seuss https://t.co/mNxtoR8s ->
- ARCHIVE:: Synching data on two computers https://t.co/cpzCoGQv ->
Hiring
- ARCHIVE:: Hiring a Bookkeeper for your construction biz-Test their skills https://t.co/SZHWnGK8 ->
- 4 reasons you shouldn’t hire a summer intern https://t.co/5VhreOUM ->
Excel
- @TomUrtis Tips For #Excel: Number in A1 = feet, example 319, convert to “26 feet, 7 inches”. =INT(A1/12)&” feet, “&MOD(A1,12)&” inches” in reply to TomUrtis ->
Construction
- Home Builder’s Jobsite Codes https://t.co/wKaiVEeH in reply to contractorcity ->
- Report: Raise awareness of infrastructure needs https://t.co/aVnT9Qxa ->
- Miss. regulators OK proposed $2.4B coal-fired power plant https://t.co/RYyTxVc6 ->
- $3B-plus in infrastructure projects slated for Los Angeles port https://t.co/wUWcs9y9 ->
- SCANA clears construction of $9.8B V.C. Summer reactors https://t.co/qKWBuWEk ->
- Frustrated with #QuickBooks? Learn how to get the MAXIMUM results from QuickBooks for your #construction business. https://t.co/zU4gLKKH ->
- Wells Fargo plans green lending and grants https://t.co/Py0Xi9NF #solar ->
- 51 road, bridge projects in N.Y. worth $64M to be divided among 5 contracts https://t.co/JgyuIPvs
- Railroad’s plan in Louisiana will create 1,500 jobs https://t.co/xnmHbGqY ->
- Hospital construction to create 1,175 jobs over next few years https://t.co/JmqPPhyX ->
- National Work Zone Awareness Week begins https://t.co/1IPsYuia ->
- ARCHIVE:: New Federal Procurement Rules Likely to Come at Year’s End https://t.co/xBh7P7P6 ->
QuickBooks 3rd Party Integrated Applications
- eCC Cloud is finally here! =) Try our free trial. #QuickBooks #cloud #ecc v3 #QuickBooks Online in reply to webgility ->
- How to skip duplicate transactions with matching reference numbers using Transaction Pro Impo… https://t.co/Iolo8hDK via @TransactionPro ->
Website & Blog Creation
- Cheat Sheet of the Anatomy of a WordPress Theme #infographic – #WordPress #Theme https://t.co/DBjZrOIF
- Top five SEO tips for WordPress https://t.co/0YeMz9FQ in reply to TotalTraining ->
- Is Your Firm’s Website Leaving A Bad First Impression? – https://t.co/5aqxZZqH ->