Illinois Entrepreneur Network - Small Business Development Center

July 2007

Volume 1, Issue 4

QuickBooks Basic and Advanced Training Offered

With over 3 million small business customers and 230,000 accountants, QuickBooks is the #1 rated and recommended small business financial management software year after year.  Small business owners frequently use QuickBooks to perform the day-to-day bookkeeping.  The problem has been the lack of training available to learn how to use the program.

The Illinois Small Business Development Center at Illinois State is offering Hands-On QuickBooks training in a one day event led by Rob Smith, a CPA, QuickBooks ProAdvisor® and partner at Gordon, Stockman & Waugh, P.C.  Rob’s experience with small businesses and QuickBooks will provide you with better ways to set-up and run QuickBooks.

The training will focus on 2 levels of QuickBooks knowledge.  For people who are new to QuickBooks, the "Basic" session is the place to start.  This session will give an overview of how to enter data into the most common features of the program.  The "Advanced" session is for people currently using QuickBooks.  Participants will learn to use the software for more of their bookkeeping functions and learn more of the software’s capabilities.

Each participant will use a computer and QuickBooks software during each session.

QuickBooks Basic Session will be held on August 14, 2007 from 8:00 am - 12:00 pm. Advanced QuickBooks will be held on August 16, 2007 from 8:00 am - 12:00 pm. There is a $90.00 registration fee per session.

Beginner Class will cover:

The two basic functions of QuickBooks:

  • Money coming in – sales receipts and invoicing
  • Money going out – checks, bills and credit cards

A clear understanding of how to enter:

  • Invoices
  • Sales receipts
  • Received payments
  • Bills
  • Paying Bills
  • Checks

Some basic functions and preferences.  Time savings techniques.

Advanced Class will cover:

Learn more about what QuickBooks is capable of completing for your business.  This Hands-on Session will include an in-depth discussion of:

  • Month End Procedures
  • Mastering Reports
  • Sales Tax
  • Tricky Items such as: Bad Checks, Barter Exchanges
  • Back Reconciliation Problems
  • When to use Journal Entries
  • Payroll Overview
  • Item Lists
  • Open Discussion of attendee’s problems

All courses will be held in the College of Business Building at Illinois State University in room 22G.  

 

Seating is limited so sign up today!

Register online or by calling 309.438.3610.

Illinois Small Business Development Center at Illinois State University / Mail comments to: sbdc@IllinoisState.edu/ Contact Information