Category: Business Coach

Quickbooks® Workshops – Fall 2018 (Free)

How to Use Purchase Orders, Receive in Inventory and Design Invoices in QuickBooks® Would you like to learn how to use Purchase Orders, Receive in Inventory and customize the look of your Invoices in QuickBooks®? Attend this free, 1-1/2 hour QuickBooks® workshop to learn how you can customize these powerful QuickBooks® forms and have them…

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Managing Growth

Savvy business owners know it pays off to understand the financial reports because when managing growth, it’s ‘all about knowing the numbers!’  Revenue, human resource management/training, market share and the importance of product development/diversity, along with extending lines of credit, mergers or even acquisitions are all critical considerations for companies planning for future growth. To…

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Make a ‘ProFound Impact’ on your business

Bellingham Business Consulting and QuickBooks® Software Solutions Using his expertise in ‘Lean Office’, ‘Lean Manufacturing’ and QuickBooks® Accounting/Point-of-Sale (POS) software, veteran Bellingham business consultant Chris McGee strives to make a ‘profound impact’ on every small and midsize company with whom he has the privilege to coach. Through collaboration with owners, operators and staff, together they…

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Minimum Wage Increase

The 2017 increase in minimum wage appears to have impacted small business owners across the Pacific Northwest region. Bellingham’s Cool Beans Coffee co-owner Jeremy Hawkinson, reportedly had ‘no other option’ but to increase their coffee prices, said Emily Hamann, in her February 2017 BBJ article, “Bellingham businesses adjust to state minimum wage increase.” In their…

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Research proves digital marketing tools support small business growth

Digital Marketing Tools – A recent research study conducted by Deloitte revealed online digital tools like optimized websites, data analytics and online marketing do improve small business expansion and promote growth in ‘today’s economy’. The study identified lead generation, business growth and ultimately job creation were all ‘key ways’ small businesses were impacted by employing…

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QuickBooks Tip: Categorizing Personal Expenses

If you’re a small business owner, often times accounting or bookkeeping isn’t always your area of expertise. As such, tracking all the money coming in and out of the business can get tricky.  One common question is how do you categorize personal expenses in QuickBooks? Actually, you don’t. The business doesn’t have ‘personal expenses’. Creating…

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QuickBooks Basics (Free Business Workshop)

Is QuickBooks Working for YOU? Join this informal, round-table style small group discussion and bring your QuickBooks questions.  QuickBooks: The Basics will provide an overview of QuickBooks programs (I.e. QuickBooks Online, Premier, Pro, and Enterprise), the chart of accounts, popular reports and how business owners might best use its tools to benefit their own business….

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