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Question: For the type of business that most of us will be running (small, home-based) would you recommend using Quickbooks Simple Start or Quickbooks Pro? Billy Simms/posted 6/27/07 Answer: I recommend QuickBooks Pro.  It takes some time to learn, but it’s highly sophisticated and one you learn it, it will grow with you.  When I [...]

Tags: accounting, Marie Gibson, QuickBooks Simple Start, QuickBooksPro, QuickBooksPro Advisors

Question: At the training in June, you mentioned that some of the schools or businesses that you have provided training for asked you to provide proof that you have worker’s compensation.  Is that something that we will need?  If so, how do we go about obtaining worker’s compensation? Billy Simms (posted 6/27/07) Answer:  Contact your [...]

Tags: insurance, workers comp, workers comp insurance, workers compensation

Question: The handouts that you used in our most recent teleseminar were outstanding (colored pencils was the theme). Do you have a method for designing handouts or does the idea just burst forward, Athena-like, from your brain? > Posted by: Sue Vaughn | June 25, 2007 at 05:49 PM Answer: Athena-like! I like that! You [...]

Tags: handout design, handout production, handout resources, handout theme, handouts

Question My business is set up as an LLC. This may be a weird question, but how should I refer to myself in relation to the business? I am the owner, CEO (HA!), etc? Any suggestions? Billy Posted by: Billy Simms | June 25, 2007 at 03:36 PM Answer: It’s not a weird question. Technically, [...]

Tags: business owner, Cheri Hill, owner, principal

Question: In the Scott Ginsberg article about business cards, he suggests that we use a local printer rather than purchase our business cards on-line. What is your opinion on this? Also, what is your opinion on having a picture of yourself on the card as compared to a logo? Posted by: Billy Simms | June [...]

Tags: business cards, printer, printers, Scott Ginsberg

Question: I’m in the process of purchasing a laptop. I will be doing a fair amount of travel so weight is a factor. I’ve deduced that the ultraportable laptops may not be the way to go, rather the thin-and-lights are more durable and have more features. The laptop that keeps popping up in my research [...]

Tags: Dell, laptop, laptop purchase, Syna Erb

Question: Hi Meggin: Would you care to recommend particular places to buy fonts, and what do you think makes a “good” font? Posted by: Sue Vaughn | June 20, 2007 at 12:26 PM Answer: Here are the two places where I buy most of my fonts: http://www.fonts.com/ & http://www.myfonts.com/ They have huge varieties of different [...]

Tags: font, fonts, fonts.com, myfonts.com, Sue Vaughn

Question: How long does it take to prepare for a day-long workshop, when you haven’t prepared for this workshop previously; that is, it’s a new one? This would include preparation of handouts, powerpoints, exercises to do during class time, etc. It would not include reading or studying the subject area. Posted by: Sue Vaughn | [...]

Tags: time to produce a workshop, workshop prep, workshop preparation