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Small Business
Open Office Hours
Reminder, I am available for Open Office Hours on Thursdays from 9 am – 11 am at The Daily Grind (810 North Ave, Norwalk).
Do you have questions such as:
Business Questions:
How do you set up a budget?
How do you use Quickbooks?
How does recent legislation impact me as a business owner?
Individual Questions:
How do I set up a [...]
What is a brand?
As a fairly new small business owner, I am always trying to broaden my horizons and educate myself on new topics. Lately I’ve met several marketing professionals and am hearing about branding over and over again. So I decided it’s time that I learn more about it and figure out, what exactly is [...]
Announcing Open Office Hours
I am pleased to announce that I will be available to answer accounting questions during Open Office Hours on Thursdays from 9 am – 11 am at The Daily Grind (810 North Ave, Norwalk).
Do you have questions such as:
Business Questions:
How do you set up a budget?
How do you use Quickbooks?
How does recent legislation impact me [...]
Des Moines Community Education
I’ll be teaching a course again this spring through the Des Moines Public Schools Community Education Program. Here are the details about the course:
Small Business Accounting
Introductory course on accounting for small business owners. Topics covered include: single-sided (checkbook) vs. double-sided (financial statement) accounting; examples of records to keep and for how long; [...]
QuickBooks Virus Alert
ALERT!
Another Spam/Phishing or Virus email that appears to be from Intuit about “Intuit Secure Software” is going around.
If you get an email about “Intuit Secure Software” DO NOT CLICK THE LINKS!! Instead forward the email to security@intuit.com and then delete the email without clicking anything.
If you know of anyone else using QuickBooks, please spread [...]
2010 Warren County Best of Voting is now Open!
The Record Herald and Indianola Tribune is running the annual Warren County Best of Competition.
Follow this link and look for the headline “2010 Warren County Best of Voting is now open!”. From there you can take the survey to vote for your favorite Warren County Businesses.
I would appreciate your support in naming Davis [...]
10 Tips for Small Biz to Reduce Risk of Audit
Are you a small business owner that worries about your chances of being audited by the IRS? webcpa.com offers 10 Tips to reduce the risk of an audit.
Here is a summary:
Make your business a business, not a hobby
Report your income accurately
If you use a CPA or tax preparer, understand what they’re doing and why.
Prepare [...]
Des Moines Community Education
I’ll be teaching a course again this winter through the Des Moines Public Schools Community Education Program. Here are the details about the course:
Small Business Accounting
Introductory course on accounting for small business owners. Topics covered include: single-sided (checkbook) vs. double-sided (financial statement) accounting; examples of records to keep and for how long; [...]
Pricing Advice
As a small business owner I am constantly looking for information to use in my small business to help it succeed. I am an accountant by nature so I understand the importance of:
Recording
Summarizing
Reporting
Analyzing…the financial transactions of a business.
I also understand the importance of marketing for a small business, but [...]
Share the love
My husband & I both grew up on the south side of Des Moines. When our oldest daughter was getting ready for preschool we started looking at the school district & community that we were living in and not feeling satisfied. Family is very important to us and because of that we did [...]