With more and more consumers feeling the crunch, credit card and debit card usage has increased quite a bit in the last three years.  This has increased the cost to the business owner year after year for credit card processing fees. Take a look at the total monthly fees your business is paying to accept credit cards. Also look at the yearly amount you are paying. Get comparisons! Owners can often save $50 to $300 a month. That can be $600 to $3600 savings a year. As an Intuit Solution Provider, we can offer you a free comparison to see if Intuit Payment Solution can save you money in credit card processing fees. In does not matter if you are in Oregon, Washington, Ferndale, Bellingham, Alaska, Whatcom or Skagit County, Arlington, Marysville, Bellevue this comparison is free and could save you money.  For a free comparison call 360-303-5798 or email chris@pficoach.com

 You do not have to be using a QuickBooks to get their good rate. You can use standard credit card terminals, swipers, some PDA phones, QuickBooks desktop or QuickBooks Online version. 

Monthly Improvement and Business Education Advancement

1. Advanced Financial Management Coaching
   1. One meeting a month. Minimum of 12 months.
   2. Analyze and Improve Business Profits Monthly
   3. Building a Budget.
   4. Developing and Understanding a Cash Flow Report
   5. Benchmarking your company to the Industry.
   6. Unlimited e-mails and phone calls.
2. Job Costing Coaching
   1. Analyzing what each job costs.
   2. Determining the costly issues and how to avoid them.
   3. What went right and how to ensure duplication?
   4. Take each job and improve upon it.
3. Teaching the Bookkeeper QuickBooks Done Right
   1. How to do Quarterly Payroll Taxes
   2. How to post Refunds.
   3. Where to post equipment.
   4. How to update Loan interest write offs monthly.
   5. Unlimited phone calls and emails.
4. Lean Manufacturing
   1. Learn the lean process.
   2. Learn to identify waste in your business.
   3. Learn how to eliminate waste.
   4. Learn to identify the root cause of waste.
   5. Eliminate waste
5. Lean Office
   1. Identify waste in estimating, Invoicing and Change Orders.
6. Technology Advancement
   1. Identify Technology to improve the company.
   2. Recommend one Technology improvement a month.
   3. Make recommendations on timeline.   
   4. Software add-ons for QuickBooks- Scheduler, Inventory, Estimators etc.
7. Future Strategies, Services & Products
   1. What are the key future indicators for your business?   
   2. How will the future affect your business?
   3. How can be proactive towards the future?
   4. What new services and products can your company provide?

Value Added to the Business and Owner

1. Advanced Financial Management Coaching
   1. Improve financials by avoiding costly mistakes and improving net profit.  Yearly  $_________  Times 3 Years $_________
   2. More discretionary time.   ______Hours Year
   3. Less Stress with a greater understanding.  ____Reduction of Stress
2. Improving Job Costing Yearly $______ Times 3 Years
3. Teaching Bookkeeper Accounting
   1. Less time spent cleaning up reports.
   2. Stress level reduction.  _____
4. Lean Manufacturing – 80% waste in most processes.
   1. Savings in to the bottom line by eliminating waste.  
   2. Improved on time performance.
   3. Improved Customer Satisfaction
   4. Morale improvement with staff.
   5. Repeat savings in future jobs.
5. Lean Office– 80% waste in most processes.
   1. Savings in to the bottom line by eliminating waste.  
   2. Improved on time performance.
   3. Improved Customer Satisfaction
   4. Morale improvement with staff.
   5. Repeat savings in future jobs.
6. Technology Coaching
7. Future Strategic Planning

Commitments are a crucial part of being successful in . every aspect of life.  Whether it be a personal or business commitment, following through is expected, no matter what the results are. Hopefully the outcome will be a positive one where everyone involved is happy and satisfied.  If the results aren't what you hoped for, it is still critical to complete the promise made and then study what mistakes, if any, were made in the process.  The most important thing is that the commitment was fullfilled. Read more about the importance of following through with your commitments from the Entrepreneur.

http://www.startupbooster.com/2009/12/29/entrepreneur-why-you-should-follow-through-with-your-commitments/

Change can be a tremendously stressful occurrence whether it be in your business, family or personal life.  Many individuals would rather remain in a negative situation avoiding change and the unexpected events they may encounter with change.  If approached with an open mind and positive attitude, change can be beneficial in every aspect of your life.  Betty Krecji of Purdue University addresses change and transition in her article Implenenting Change Successfully. Since change is imminent in today's world, especially with the economy and technological advances, we must learn to be receptive to transitioning ourselves for a more positive way of life.

 http://www.cfs.purdue.edu/extension/documents/home_money/implementingchangesuccessfully.pdf