Slow receivables reduce profits, reduce funds available for needed or desirable capital expenditures and resource improvements, and increases the costs of doing business. Research from the U.S. Department of Commerce shows that after 90 days, 26% of accounts can be uncollectible. The same applies to unbilled work in progress – the older WIP is, the [...]
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#3: Improve Your Marketing “Down cycles are critical times to improve marketing. Not the big marketing investments, but the touch points like your voice on the phone and replacing your throwaway business card with one that will be kept for years. There’s more bang from little things. Improving touch points will do more to improve [...]
Read moreCustomer of the Month – June 2009
Judy Ashley of Olson Lewis Dioli & Doktor, Architects and Planners (www.oldarch.com) Located in centuries-old Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA, Olson Lewis Dioli & Doktor is a full service, multi-discipline architectural firm whose design process is a collaborative one. They work in partnership with their clients, listening closely, to develop architectural solutions that fully support every client’s goals [...]
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#2: Collaborate and Partner “My company has assets—knowledge, expertise, know-how, services—that we know benefit clients. But we also don’t have all the financial assets we need to reach potential clients. We don’t want to just survive, we want to grow. That’s why we collaborate and partner with other companies. Simon and Garfunkel’s old song, “I [...]
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“I have one simple thing to recommend: See the opportunities! They are always there in any environment.” Betty Van Dyck, Being in Balance BillQuick Certified Advisor, QuickBooks Certified ProAdvisor, Sleeter Group Certified QuickBooks Consultant Betty hits the nail on the head. Surviving and thriving in the current economic climate depends first and foremost on a [...]
Read moreQuickBooks Trainer Now On-Staff
BQE Software is proud to announce that Mark Khurshid, a long-time Certified BillQuick Trainer and Consultant, is now a Sleeter Certified QuickBooks Trainer. Congratulations, Mark! Mark now provides custom and standard QuickBooks training to BillQuick customers. He provides online, live BillQuick and QuickBooks trainings together or separately. You choose the combination or separate sessions. Need [...]
Read moreGo Green! New PDF BillQuick Manual
The BillQuick 2009 Reference Guide is now GREEN! You can purchase a copy of the BillQuick 2009 manual in PDF format for only $29.95. No shipping and handling. Immediately download the PDF and begin using it. Extensive hyperlinks move you through over 500 pages of reference information, Working with . . . chapters and How [...]
Read moreBillQuick HR – Optimize Processes & Cut Overhead
Free Webinar In today’s economy every firm need to cut overhead and optimize processes while also retaining valued employees. With our all-in-one HR resource, administrative costs of managing a workforce go down and accuracy of employee data increases. BillQuick HR is designed for professional firms and other small companies. Join Sarah Lynch, BillQuick Certified Trainer [...]
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June 29, 2009
