Monthly Archive for May, 2009

Core Training Confirmed

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Brian Rice
on May 29, 2009
in MAS 90 and MAS 200
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MAS 90 and MAS 200 classroom training is both an introduction for new users and a great opportunity for experienced users to learn about the new tools included with their systems. Core Applications training is a four-day program including System Manager and Library Master; General Ledger; Accounts Payable; and Accounts Receivable. Each course is also available individually.

Seats are available between June 8 – 11 for these courses and on Friday, June 12, seats are available for Inventory Management. Four days of Core Applications training is $1345 or each session is $395 individually. Customers enrolled in an Acuity Solutions service agreement are eligible for special pricing.

To reserve your seat or if you have any questions, please send an email.

QuickBooks Conference Registration

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Brian Rice
on May 29, 2009
in Quickbooks
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I have included the entire announcement from The Sleeter Group about their upcoming conference below. Having attended this conference previously, I have to say it is the most complete gathering of QuickBooks users, vendors and service providers I have ever seen. The content of the presentations and breakout sessions were compelling. There was a good variety of exhibitors on the trade show floor. This is a great opportunity to share information with other users as well. If you are looking for a thorough QuickBooks education, the Sleet Group conference is a great start.

Register Now for the 2009 Next Generation Accounting Solutions Conference in Orlando, Florida!

The Sleeter Group’s 6th Annual Conference will be held at the Wyndham Orlando Resort in Orlando, Florida, November 9-12, 2009. The conference is for accounting professionals, bookkeepers, CPAs, and small business technology consultants.

On Monday, November 9, we will offer our popular “pre conference” full day, in-depth training sessions. The three-day main conference will be held Tuesday, November 10 through Thursday, November 12. The conference will provide at least 32 CPEs for those who need continuing education.

Low Pricing!
We are pleased to announce that conference registration fees for 2009 are as low as $683 per person for the full conference (including pre conference and main conference)! Visit www.sleeterconference.com for complete pricing information. The hotel room rate for the conference is only $118 per night.

Conference Registration is Now Open!
Be sure to register early to ensure availability and get the best pricing. Please click here for more information and to register. Registering now will give you 20% off your conference registration fees (even more if you are a Sleeter Group Consultants Network member), and you will be automatically entered into our raffle to win a seven-day pass for Universal Studios Orlando, a $125 value!

Pre Conference Sessions: Monday, November 9

  • Taking Your Practice Online
  • Train the QuickBooks Trainer
  • Preparing for the QuickBooks Advanced Certification Exam

Main Conference Tracks: Tuesday, November 10 – Thursday, November 12

  • Consulting Tools and Best Practices
  • Technologies and Trends
  • Taking Your Practice Online
  • Developing, Managing, and Marketing Your Next Generation Practice
  • Specializing your Practice to Maximize Profits

Questions? Please give us a call at 888-484-5484

Sage MAS 90/200 User Group Review

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Brian Rice
on May 21, 2009
in MAS 90 and MAS 200
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On Thursday, May 14, we hosted the latest MAS 90/200 User Group meeting. We reviewed do-it-yourself reporting by showing users how standard reports causergroupn be customized by adding fields and modifying the formatting by changing font types, styles and colors. We also reviewed how users can use Custom Office to modify data entry screens, creating new fields and using scripting to create new processes like linking scanned copies of invoices to Accounts Payable Invoice Inquiry.

If you have any questions about the topics we covered or have suggestions for future user group meetings, please let us know by leaving a comment below.

New Classroom Training Options for MAS 90 and MAS 200

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Brian Rice
on May 20, 2009
in MAS 90 and MAS 200
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While we continue to offer Sage’s standard training courses, we are expanding the courses available in our classroom. On Thursday, June 4, both Bank Reconciliation and Paperless Office training will be offered in the classroom. The Paperless Office course was constucted by Sage with the release of version 4.3 when those features became standard. Our Bank Reconciliation isn’t available at any other training center and was created by our staff based on input directly from our customers. Each course is available for $200 or both can be bundled for $350.

June 4, 2009
Bank Reconciliation Training, 8:30 am – 12:00 pm
Paperless Office Training 1:30 pm – 5:00 pmThursday, May 14 from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM

Send an email to reserve your seat or if you have any questions.

The Optimist Creed

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Jolee Hamman
on May 12, 2009
in Make Your Business Better
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“All confident people have three things in common: Self confident people are optimistic, they  face their fears and deal with them and surround themselves with positive people.” – Ben Bilanich

The Optimist Creed is a 10 point guide to self confidence,  success and becoming more optimistic.   By following these “common sense” rules, your personal and business success will boost and continue to grow.  I will go over a couple points that I have learned to apply to my  life and have made me a more successful person.

The first is “Promise yourself to be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind.” This is one of those “easier 2009-05-12_145541said than done” statements but you can make it possible with the right attitude. When I was in college,  I worked in a portrait studio taking pictures of families and kids.  During the Christmas season, we had photo sessions every 10 minutes – literally impossible to do. Before I got to work, I already knew I was going to have a bad day because no matter how hard I tried or how good our photographers were, customers were going to be angry because of their long wait. I was already convincing myself of the bad day I had ahead of me before I stepped foot in the studio. I decided it was time to change my way of thinking and not let things I couldn’t control affect my attitude. While the customers waited, I gave them books to browse so they could have an idea of what they wanted before their session time. This way the customer did not feel neglected and it got them in and out of the studio faster so other families wouldn’t have such long waiting periods. I took control of the situation and by choosing to be strong, it helped the flow of the studio and I kept my peace of mind.

Another point in the Optimist Creed that I can relate to is “Promise yourself to forget the mistakes of your past and press on to the greater achievements of the future.” Set backs and failures are an inevitable part of life.  Self confident people are not intimidated by their failures. They embrace it and move forward towards their goal. A good example of this would be an athlete. The goal in any sport is to win or be number one. What does a boxer do when he looses a fight? The boxer and his trainer will sit together and review a tape of the fight and see what he did wrong and what he can improve on. Even though he lost, he gained  knowledge for next time.

These are just two of the ten points on the Optimist Creed that I relate to. For a free copy of Optimist Creed click here. What the author suggests is hanging a copy near your desk to continually remind yourself of these self confident rules to become a more success peron in your career and personal life.

Sage Releases Service Updates for 4.2 and 4.3

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Brian Rice
on May 7, 2009
in MAS 90 and MAS 200
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To address reported issues, Sage has released a new round of service updates for the two latest releases.

Service update 24 (4.20.0.24) for MAS 90 and MAS 200 4.2 specifically corrects SS Tip Calculation for Form 941 printing.

Service Update 11 (4.30.0.11) for MAS 90 and 200 4.30 is more comprehensive and affects several modules.

Accounts Payable
During the check register update, the discount is no longer removed from the invoice when paying a credit memo and invoice together and the total amount being “paid” is negative (so no
check prints).

Accounts Receivable
The Customer Listing with Balances Report no longer prints the primary ship to code of the previous customer if the current customer does not have a primary ship to code.

The Customer Listing with Balances Report no longer prints the primary contact of the previous customer if the current customer does not have a primary contact.

The Finance Charge Calculation is now correct when run for all customers.

The Global Customer Field Change Utility now updates all customers selected when changing
the Payment Type to something other than a credit card type

General Ledger
The Trial Balance Report now prints the correct period ending date when printing Ending Balance Only is selected as the Report Type to Print

Payroll
The Payroll Data Entry Audit Report now prints the amounts correctly when reversing a direct
deposit check.

In 941 Printing, the calculation for the SS Tips is now correct.

Sales Order
In Invoice History Inquiry, the correct tax class is now displayed if it was changed during Invoice
Data Entry.

In Sales Order Entry and Invoice Data Entry, lines are retained correctly when inserting and
exploding mulitple kits (exceeding 27 lines).

The sales journal update no longer includes the freight amount when posting to Job Cost
deferred revenue.

The complete list of issues this service update addresses can be found in the Release Notes.

These or any other issues are affecting your system, contact your reseller about installing these service updates. Of course, take specific care to account for any potential conflicts between service updates and your system enhancement, modifications or Extended Solutions.