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QuickBooks 2011 newest release has problems

Fri, 19 Aug 2011 11:39:42 +0000

If upon opening your QuickBooks 2011 program you’ve been notified that Release 8 is available and ready to download, DON’T. Among other fixes, Release 8 was supposed to repair some deficiencies in Release 7. This newest release will cause problems such as:

Error 1603, forcing you to reinstall QuickBooks
QuickBooks won’t open or stops working
Rebuild function doesn’t work correctly
Incorrect quantities of inventory items when using Quick Reports

Wait until Release 9 comes out. Call me if you’re suspicious that something isn’t right with your QuickBooks software. I have a few simple tests or fixes that will determine and resolve this.

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Better collections will help cash flow

Sat, 21 May 2011 20:34:55 +0000

Similar to the blog post a few days ago, here I am explaining why receiving payments is really when your income gets recognized, not when you send the invoice to your customer.

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Your business value

Mon, 02 May 2011 21:34:12 +0000

One of the most consistently overlooked financial measures in small business is that of value. Almost every decision you make in business will either create or destroy value. Compare this idea to a house. When you consider purchasing a house, you examine the property condition, likeability of the neighborhood, price, quality of the construction, etc. Based on this information, you’ll make a subjective judgment of the value. After the purchase, you might refinance, replace the carpeting, put an addition on, all of which will continue to affect the value, either positively or negatively.

The same is true in business. Do you buy the truck or lease it? Should you pursue the new product/service line, or invest in your current business? Pay with equity or take on debt? Each little (and big) decision over the course of years in business will take you down a path which continues to affect the value. Who knows where you might end up? Could be in two distinctly different places depending on how good the decisions (and accounting records) behind them are.

Some day you’ll want to sell the business and hopefully, if you’ve made the right decisions, it’ll be worth something. The point is, you have a potentially valuable asset. Receiving a paycheck and having cash in the bank are great, but don’t ignore the value of your business.

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Live in the Present

Mon, 25 Apr 2011 17:25:21 +0000

The dark side of debt, whether business-related or personal, is that it forces you to live in the past. Think about it, you’re paying for something you couldn’t afford to purchase on the spot.

Now that the meal is over, the book is read, or the business convention has long since concluded, you’ve got this “hangover” to deal with, also known as a credit card statement.

If you paid for daily, weekly, monthly expenses only out of current cash flow, you’d be living in the present, where life is so much more simple (and pleasant).

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