Helping MIDSIZE companies implement the right business management solution to build on.

"I work with lots of small businesses, many of which are growing and would qualify as midsized," explained Ilene. "I represent a number of accounting software systems and related software. That way, I'm in a better position to be able to direct my clients to the best possible solution for their requirements." By sheer numbers, most of her clients are using QuickBooks® financial software, and as they grow they are able to stay with the QuickBooks platform by migrating to QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions. "QuickBooks is flexible enough to handle many industries and business models. And it is constantly improved, year after year."

The Advantage of QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions
Ilene steers her clients to Enterprise Solutions when their transaction volume and file sizes get so large that other versions of QuickBooks cannot accommodate them efficiently. The most powerful QuickBooks product, Enterprise Solutions has the speed and capacity growing companies need.

"When a client outgrows QuickBooks Pro or Premier, and as their accounting needs become more sophisticated, they need the kind of extra functionality and security features Enterprise Solutions has to offer. I can switch them into Enterprise Solutions without having to retrain the entire staff and go through a full conversion. Data entry is so easy, they can upgrade their system without ever missing a beat," said Ilene.

Lower Implementation Costs than Other Midmarket Solutions
"I consider costs of implementation in my assessments things like billing time to install, annual maintenance, and internal costs like training. From the value standpoint, QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions is an excellent choice, compared to other solutions for midsize companies. It requires a fraction of the investment and maintenance costs of other systems. If they purchase something else, it could cost them as much as $30,000 to $50,000! Not only that, but they can stay within the QuickBooks family of products, which greatly cuts down on implementation costs and training."

Industry-Specific Editions Available
"Because Enterprise Solutions has industry specific versions, I can fine-tune the software to the needs of various clients from a raceway that needed information broken down by specific events to a medical research company that needed job costing functionality, such as the ability to tag each research project by customer and job. The medical research client was able to upgrade to Enterprise Solutions while the office staff was out on lunch break and the staff didn't even need training when they returned. They jumped right into billing and data entry."

Both the raceway and the medical company are using QuickBooks Assisted Payroll, too, which integrates seamlessly with Enterprise Solutions.

A Strong Recommendation for a Nonprofit Client
Ilene finds herself recommending the industry-specific versions of Enterprise
Solutions to more and more of her clients. Take Sunset Center, for example, a performing arts complex in Carmel-by-the- Sea, California. They recently implemented the Nonprofit Edition to allow them to track a large number of complex cost and revenue channels, and process a widely varying payroll. The center's director of finance, Craig Robertson, likes the way Enterprise Solutions has risen to the challenge by scaling to meet their demands.

"One of the great things that Enterprise Solutions enables us to do easily is grow with the increased number of shows," Craig said.

With the help of Enterprise Solutions, Sunset Center is on track to significantly increase operating revenue this fiscal year over last year.

"When we put on a show, we can have as many as 20 to 25 union stagehands here in addition to our own staff. With Enterprise Solutions, it's easy to take the time cards and put them into QuickBooks Assisted Payroll and process paychecks quickly. It's simple, flexible, they file all my taxes, and I love it."

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