Number Crunchin' News
June 2004
The regular monthly meeting of the Santa Barbara Bookkeepers' Association was held on Tuesday, May 18, 2004, at Mulligan's Cafe. The program was on QuickBooks Table Topics.
Helene O'Connor won the raffle for the free lunch next month.
These notes were reported to me by others who attended the meeting, since I was absent.
Paula Mauro, Secretary SBBA
At the June Meeting, The speaker will be Karen Mora and the topic electronic tax deposits for both federal and state.If you have any topics you want to discuss please email me at vickistmartin@cox.net.
Jennifer Loren suggested that since we are in June maybe you should think about doing a 1/2 yearly audit maintenance with regards to 1099 contractors.
E-mail Jennifer Loren jen.loren@cox.net - be sure to put RSVP in the subject line of your e-mail. She must receive your response no later than the Friday before the meeting,June 11th. Thank you.
The following workshop information is submitted by Brenda Richter, CPA
Good Morning SBBA Board,
As speaker coordinator for the Santa Barbara Women's CPA Lunch Group, I would like to take this opportunity to invite the members of SBBA to join us for a joint meeting at our August lunch.
Date: Tuesday August 10, 2004
Location: Montecito Country Club
Time: 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Speaker: Ron Baker, CPA of Baker & Barnett, CPAs & the Verasage Institute
Topic: Value Pricing - Introduction and Theory
In addition, members of SBBA are invited to attend a separately priced workshop following the lunch.
Location: Montecito Country Club
Time: 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Speaker: Ron Baker, CPA of Baker & Barnett, CPAs & the Verasage Institute
Topic: Value Pricing - A Focus on Implementation
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Have You Built a Business or Created a Job?
Presented by Brenda Richter, CPA
A Member of the Principa Alliance
Many small business owners fall into the trap of building a business so entirely dependant on them it would not survive if they were unable to work.
They have not built a business rather, they've created themselves a job.
Think about it. What's the sole purpose of a business? Of your business?
It's to give you more life. That's the only thing most of us want from our businesses—more life!
And unless your business is built to do that, it will consume your life. Look at the majority of small business owners. They toil seven days a week, many times 12-14 or more hours a day. Doing it, doing, it doing it. Hoping one day to finally see a light at the end of the tunnel. Most business owners are actually enslaved by their businesses. They're anything but free. It's little wonder the majority of small businesses fail. And those that do survive fail to reach their true potential.
Here are five ways you can determine if you have built a business or created a job.
1. If you fell ill and could not work for a period of time, the business and the people who work in the business could carry on with minimal interruption.
2. The business can be sold and will run successfully without you in it.
3. You have a clear picture in your mind of what the business will look like and how it will act when it is finally done. You've shared that vision with your employees.
4. You have a 3-5 year plan and are working on implementing your marketing, product, and financial strategies.
5. You are able to take extended vacations and can decide not to come into the office on the spur of the moment with no negative impact on business performance.
QuickBooks Users Group Meeting
The Next
Meeting is in July
Date to be determined
Santa Barbara City College
West Campus – Business & Communications Bldg.
Room BC214 – Conference Room
721 Cliff Drive, Santa Barbara, CA 93109
6:00 - 8:00 p.m. - $15.00 (Dinner Included)
Send Check payable to QB Users Group
P.O. Box 3302, Santa Barbara, CA 93130 to reserve seat
The Group is for ALL levels of QB users open forum for users to share experience, knowledge & support.
PLEASE COME JOIN US!
For further information, please email:
Bonna Hamilton bonna@silcom.com
Jasmine Gollner-Gill QBUsersGroup@aol.com
Nicole Blum-Negard nicciblum@hotmail.com\
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NOTE FROM THE EDITOR: Jo Rogers prepared this month’s newsletter. Thank you as always for all your submissions! Next months newsletter will be prepared by Sandy Stites.. Happy Father's Day!
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