News from Champion Accounting

NOTE FROM KIM'S DESK

· Tweeting with You. Probably, like many of you, I've only recently discovered the "wonders" of social media. If you live in the Carteret County area, most of us can thank Visibility Consultant, Mary Kurek, for that. But, honestly, once I decided to get savvy with social media and use Twitter to grow my business with collaborations, clients, and promotional opportunities, guess what? Overnight, my Twitter following grew from 35 to 120 and, as we speak, is continuing to grow with just the type of people I need to be meeting. I'd like to connect with you there, as well. My Twitter address is: http://twitter.com/championaccntg - feel free to introduce me to others in your network and I'll do the same for you. Just yesterday someone introduced me to a virtual assistant in Wilmington, NC that was in their Twitter account. There's a market I'd like to get to know better! Look forward to tweeting with you.

· QuickBooks "Get Ready for Your Tax Appointment" Review. Although this isn't a new service, now is a good time to mention it again. I had a client call me a couple of weeks ago. She had been using QuickBooks Simple Start for almost two years, but was pretty sure there were a few things that needed "cleaning up" before she had her corporate taxes prepared. She was right. For most small businesses, there are just some financial activities we've recorded incorrectly because they don't seem to fit anywhere normal or obvious. This client has a Paypal account for accepting invoice payments from international clients and also payments for products and workshops. For a while, she wasn't looking at Paypal as an actual "bank account" and wasn't clear on how to record those Paypal commissions or how to record a transfer from that account into her regular checking account. Seemed complicated to her at first, but we were able to correct those issues and simplify the system. Who among us has a "black and white" business where everything is neatly cut and dried? I can find these problem areas in a QuickBooks Data Review, but also make the corrections and help the client detour around those issues in the future. No more complication or worry that you've messed up something that can't be fixed without days of frustration. How worthwhile is that? My client said it "saved her life." Don't know about that...but I'll take it as a good testimonial. If your life needs saving - e-mail me at kim@championaccounting.com