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Learn How To Use QuickBooks Online


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Construction company leaders reviewing QuickBooks job-cost reports during training.

Are you one of the many small-business owners taking on your own accounting?

In recent years, many small- and midsize-business owners have been steering away from using trained accountants for their financial needs. Instead, they’ve assumed the responsibility themselves.

They’re either doing the books themselves or have assigned the duties to an internal employee.

This widespread change stems from a combination of technology advances and the availability of inexpensive, generic software.

But even though accounting software is one of the primary tools you’ll use to get your desired results, it doesn’t work entirely on its own.

Are YOU Doing YOUR Books On Your Own?

Of course, if you’re a larger business, one of the most user-friendly and flexible accounting software packages available is QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise.  But powerful, customizable tools also require trained ‘operators.’ And, over time, I’ve seen that when untrained people jump straight into using their accounting software, costly mistakes happen.

To succeed, anyone responsible for bookkeeping or accounting must learn how to use the software. They also need to learn some relatively complex accounting tasks and management reporting skills.

And yes, ANYONE can acquire those skills! (How do I know? Because I’ve worked with clients for many years, teaching them how to do just that!)

Over the years, we’ve used multiple desktop versions: QuickBooks Pro, Premier, and QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise. Based on my work with hundreds of (trained) clients, I’ve seen that QuickBooks can easily handle even fairly complicated accounting procedures.

How? Find a good instructor and take it step by step.

Online QuickBooks Training…

The workshops that I’ve recorded (and offer through BuildYourNumbers.com) teach skills, such as:

  • How to customize your QuickBooks software.
  • How to create job-cost reports, standard accounting reports, and financial control systems.
  • How to access useful, timely, reliable information in order to run your company more effectively and profitably.
  • Tips, tricks, and techniques that will help you become a ‘QuickBooks gymnast’ – coaching that helps you move effortlessly through even the most complex scenarios.

You can learn QuickBooks online, too

It’s almost always easier for someone to learn through spoken and visual instruction than through a “how-to” book. And now, thankfully, with advancing technology and high-speed Internet connections, anyone, anywhere can use the Internet to learn QuickBooks online.

How would it feel to move from “the darkness of financial confusion and chaos” into “the sunlight of monetary order and clarity?”

In addition to training classes that help you learn QuickBooks in an online setting, we also offer one-to-one coaching, business advisory services, and support.  So, whether through online training classes for QuickBooks Desktop or via one-to-one Internet-based personalized coaching and training, we walk you through steps such as:

  • Helping you define what kinds of financial information you need to see for your business.
  • If you are currently using QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise, you can start with the “35-Point Checkup” class. It assesses your current QuickBooks status and prioritizes the steps you need to follow to clean up areas that need fixing.
  • We help you learn how to review the underlying “structural design” of your accounting system.
  • You will identify which project stages owners and estimators want to track.
  • You’ll determine which day-to-day reports will help the business perform more effectively.

After the system’s structure is in place, we can help train the primary caretaker (i.e., whether you’re the owner, spouse, administrative assistant, or bookkeeper) in basic, mid-level, and advanced accounting and job-costing techniques, including industry-specific accounting concepts, methods, data-entry procedures, and financial controls.

How Do We Teach You QuickBooks Online?

Each workshop focuses on a specific topic covered in depth.

  • We start with an overview of the primary topics we’ll cover.
  • Then we provide you with extensive PDF handouts that include the material that’s covered and supporting materials, such as:
    • Screenshots,
    • Sample documents
    • Checklists
    • Procedures
    • Tips
    • Techniques
    • Suggestions
    • Insights and opinions
    • Resources for additional information
  • Then we cover the information presented in the handouts and move back and forth between the handouts and QuickBooks or Enterprise.
  • If a topic is mentioned during the workshop but not covered in depth, we’ll let you know which workshop covers that topic in more detail.
  • At the conclusion of each workshop, we review the materials covered.  If you have questions, please contact us by phone or email.

So, Are You Ready To Get Started?

Business team learning accounting procedures during QuickBooks training.If you’re ready to use the Internet to learn QuickBooks Desktop job costing online, we offer a menu of options:

  • You can subscribe to the affordable QuickBooks and job-cost subscription training series
  • If you’d like individual coaching (we connect with you online using a secure Internet connection), or
  • If you have any other questions, you can call us (734-54-6022) to learn more about our customized one-to-one training and business advisory services.

So, if you’re ready to learn more about how you can turn your QuickBooks or Enterprise accounting software into a powerful management accounting and job cost reporting system, please get in touch!


Customer Praise For Diane Gilson, Info Plus Consulting, and BuildYourNumbers.com

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ From the Intuit FindAProAdvisor website:
“The training Diane does in CAMP is the best I have found. I have worked in QuickBooks for 20 years and she still taught me how to use QB better. I specifically liked how she explains how QB works in the background and how all the lists and information entered work together. The response time was quick when I had a question and help was provided beyond what was expected.”

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