12Dec 2008 by Nancy Smyth

I want unlimited free training…

"Stuff" that drives me insane
but I'm charging my client Ok, this one just totally drives me "INSANE"! We come into contact with some ProAdvisors and the like that have never dealt with a commercial construction client and know absolutely nothing about certified payroll, aia billing, or using QuickBooks in the commercial construction industry. Ok, so I know that there isn't much in the way of QuickBooks training out their for this kind of situation - what I know I learned the hard way with lots of long, hard unbillable hours....but PLEASE don't call us up wanting free training and for us to teach you everything we know for FREE while you bill your customer for your "training time"! That is just so wrong! If you want to become knowledgeable about using QuickBooks in the…
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12Dec 2008 by Nancy Smyth

Playing games….

"Stuff" that drives me insane
Most Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisors (CQA), Intuit Solutions Providers (ISP), Enterprise Solutions Providers (ESP), Certified Public Accountants (CPA), what-have-you's are really decent people---but the ones that drive me crazy are the ones that "play games". What do I mean by playing games?  Good question, let me explain! On our main website I'm pretty clear (ok BLUNT) about "How Sunburst Works with ProAdvisors, CPA's, etc."; as a matter of fact sometimes I feel I've been pretty harsh and really need to tone it down a bit.  Well every time I get to feeling like this, something like this happens: Ben, Linda, or I get an email or a phone call from one of these folks asking for a commission or referral fee for recommending our software.  We go through the "sorry, we…
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12Dec 2008 by Nancy Smyth

Owning your own business…

"Stuff" No One Ever Told Me About...
Owning your own business is great, but there are drawbacks: You can't fire yourself because you own the business. When you are the boss, nobody will fire you (even if they might like to!) If you could fire yourself, you wouldn't be able to collect unemployment (at least not here in Vermont). Your business consumes you, you think about it, talk about it, work on it, 24 hours a day/7days a week. Your customers think they own you, and that's just not right! You no longer have a life, just a business.
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12Dec 2008 by Nancy Smyth

Turn just about any document into a PDF file

Cool "Stuff"
and reduce your ink and paper costs too! Are you tired of printing reams and reams of paper, or sending your Word documents/Excel spreadsheets as email attachments, and then worrying if the recipient is going to change something that they shouldn't? If so, the CutePDF is the tool for you!  Visit https://www.cutepdf.com and download their free version (you'll see advertisements) of CutePDF. CutePDF is nothing more than a fancy "printer" which you'll select when you go to print something, choose a location to save the document, and give it a name and "poof" you've got a .pdf file. Just as an aside; if you use our software, you can print your certified payroll reports and aia billing to .pdf files and then send them as email attachments. Download and install…
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