Number Crunchin' News
March 2007
Dear SBBA
Members,
Happy March to
all! It will be nice to have a jump start
into Spring with the early Daylight Savings
change, and I hope everybody is able to
successfully deal with the change on your
computers. Thanks for everybody’s input on
the issue.
You can get information at: http://support.microsoft.com/gp/dst_topissues
Sue will be running the meeting this month as I’ll be out of town. See you at the April mixer!
Karen Ziegler-Mora
Please email your RSVP for the March 20th Monthly Meeting by Friday, March 16th to Sue Starlin at: starlin@dock.net
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SECRETARY’S MINUTES
The February meeting of the Santa Barbara Bookkeepers’ Association was held at Mulligan’s Café on Tuesday, February 21, 2007.
President Karen Mora called the meeting to order and then asked for any guests or new members to introduce themselves.
The free lunch was won by Kathy Leer.
Our guest speaker was Sandra O’Meara, CPA. Sandy shared much information on how to achieve bookkeeper certification.
Rosemary Chidester, SBBA Secretary
Announcements
Please add a
note to your calendars. There will be NO
SBBA lunch in April. We hope you’ll come to
the Happy Hour on April 24th at
Mulligan’s (same room as usual) from
ASWA Monthly Meeting
Date: Monday, March 12, 2007
Topic: Microsoft Windows Vista Operating System
Speaker: Andy Shapiro of AS Consulting
For more info: Contact Leslie Yoon @ lyoon@silcom.com
SCHEDULED
SPEAKER FOR MARCH
The March speaker will be Carrie Portugal from Advantage Payment Processing. She will be covering topics on Credit card fraud prevention to help merchants from getting charge backs and lowering their fees, and when shopping around for better rates what to look for and how to know if your merchant is getting the best service and rates.
Please note that the SBBA list server and newsletter is for bookkeeping related content, and not for personal postings or advertisements of any kind. All submissions will be included at the discretion of the newsletter committee and the editors.
12th Annual 2007 EMPLOYMENT LAW
CONFERENCE
Handling Return To Work Issues . Latest Wage and Hour Developments . Avoiding Wrongful Termination Claims. Immigration Law Issues
Conference Registration
Please register at http://www.mullenlaw.com
by clicking on the link to
Employment Law Conference Registration
Registration will close April 4, 2007
For registration assistance call Nicole or Lorraine at (805) 966-1501
The employment law area continues to present challenges and risks for business owners and human resource professionals. Mullen & Henzell is pleased to offer its 12th annual Employment Law Conference, designed to help business owners and human resource professionals educate themselves on the latest employment law developments and avoid employment disputes. The Santa Barbara Human Resources Association again joins us as co-sponsor of the Conference. This year's program features presentations on key employment topics, as well as breakout sessions on special employment issues that allow attendees to tailor the program to their individual interests. We have restricted the price to $165.00 for SBHRA members and $190.00 for non-SBHRA members. This includes lunch and all Conference materials.
Microsoft will be holding its second annual Small Business Summit March 19 - 23, 2007.
The Microsoft Small Business Summit is a series of live online web casts.
For more info, visit: http://www.microsoft.com/smallbusiness/small-business-summit/hub.mspx
NOTE FROM THE EDITOR:
March's Newsletter was prepared by SBBA President, Karen Mora.
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