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Whether your business is outgrowing its current software package or you just never

started off on the right one, learn five easy indicators you can use to self-assess

whether it’s time to invest in better business software. We’ll also share tips to help

you justify a new software purchase once you determine you’re in need of a change.

This Free 60-minute LIVE WEBINAR with live Q&A will help you decide if your

business needs better software to operate more effectively and efficiently.

For audio, please call: 1-866-587-4262 (Toll free in US) or 1-650-599-0166 (international)

Meeting ID: 8888

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5 Signs You Need Better Business Software

Webinar will start at 12:00 p.m. Pacific, 3:00 p.m. Eastern

5 Signs You Need Better Business Software

Webinar sponsored by

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Welcome to the webinar

Simon PassChannel ManagerIntuit, Inc

Presenters:

Andrew AbramsCEO/FounderTechnology In A Box, LLC

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Today’s Topics

5 Signs You Need Better Business Software

How To Justify A New Software Purchase

About QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions

What You Can Do Next

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Today’s Topics

5 Signs You Need Better Business Software

How To Justify A New Software Purchase

About QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions

What You Can Do Next

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I. Poor ease of use and performance

II. Lack of critical functionality

III. Inadequate and/or overpriced support

IV. Incompatible/poor integration with other software

V. Limits your growth

5 Signs You Need Better Business Software

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5 Signs You Need Better Business Software

I. Poor Ease of Use and Performance

"I was working 12-15 hour days when we were on [Product X] and I spent 75 percent of my time dealing with account mis-postings, user errors, and other software related problems.”

– CFO, Distributor

Example

Difficult and time consuming to complete tasks Hard to train new employees – and painful for them

to learn Slow software performance (eg. in generating

reports) Poor and limited graphical user interface …all leading to staff frustration and low morale

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5 Signs You Need Better Business Software

II. Lack of Critical Functionality

Inferior accounting GAAP compliant reporting Server-based remote access Advanced inventory (eg. multi-location inventory,

serial/lot tracking, bar coding) Advanced permission controls Custom reporting that is user-friendly Report drill-down to transaction-level data

“With [Product X], there was no way to control inventory. It had an inventory module, but was not effective. It caused a lot of problems and frustrations.”

- Industrial Explosives Supplier

Example

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5 Signs You Need Better Business Software

III. Inadequate And/Or Overpriced Support

Discontinued/limited product development In-person support and implementation assistance is

not available or not affordable Lack of adequate technical support Upgrade/software maintenance cost more than the

value they deliver to your business Upgrades not ‘plug and play’ – deploying them is like

buying entirely new software

“I have to pay [Company X] to come install each upgrade, which is mandatory. We had to close down the business for three days and it would happen again 18 months later. And it’s difficult to train new employees to use it.”

- VP, Operations, Equipment Reseller

Example

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Software is running on outdated platform (still on DOS?)

Not compatible with desired Operating Systems (eg. Windows Vista, Linux)

Not compatible with standard business software (eg. no easy export to Excel, no contact sync with Outlook)

Does not integrate with other critical software used in your business (eg. CRM, e-commerce, scheduling, shop-floor control, etc.)

5 Signs You Need Better Business Software

IV. Incompatible/Poor Integration With Other Software

“Moving off of a DOS-based system has been a big improvement. People are so much more oriented to using Windows, we’ve found that it’s much easier to train employees and for them to use the system than it was with [Product X].” – Administrative Director, Medical Office

Example

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5 Signs You Need Better Business Software

V. Limits Your Growth

Does not offer the capacity to track all your data current and past year

Does not offer the number of simultaneous users you need or will need

Cannot easily add more simultaneous users Not easy to upgrade (eg. requires installing new

database or reconfiguring custom settings)

“With [Product X], we had been using it for many years and we accumulated a lot of data. To keep the file size manageable, we only had access to the current year’s data. Even so, it kept locking up on us.”

– Owner, Petroleum Firm

Example

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Today’s Topics

5 Signs You Need Better Business Software

How To Justify A New Software Purchase

About QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions

What You Can Do Next

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How To Justify A New Software Purchase

Higherrevenue and

business growth

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Easier access tocritical information

about your business

Tighter controls (inventory,

receivables, user access) leading to greater

efficiency

Happier and moreproductive employees

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Today’s Topics

5 Signs You Need Better Business Software

How To Justify A New Software Purchase

About QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions

What You Can Do Next

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About QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions

Intuit key facts Established in 1981 #1 small to mid-size business financial

software provider Trust-worthy and financially stable 3.7 million active QuickBooks users Customer-driven product and innovation

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About QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions

EASE + VALUE

ScalableFor Growth

SQL-DrivenReporting

AdvancedUser

Permissions

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Advanced User Permissions

• Allow or restrict your users to access over 115 individual reports, bank accounts, lists and activities in Enterprise Solutions

• Customize each user's access level to view-only, create, modify, delete, print or any combination thereof

• View the permissions report to know which users have access to what

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About QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions

EASE + VALUE

New in Version 8.0!

ScalableFor Growth

SQL-DrivenReporting

AdvancedUser

Permissions

Payroll &MerchantServices

RemoteAccess

AdvancedInventory

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Velocity: Advanced Inventory Management

Multi-Location Inventory Serial/Lot Tracking Bar Coding Recall Tracking Build Assemblies Integrates exclusively

w/Enterprise Solutions 8.0 Web Based Affordable! Free Unlimited Support

from Intuit

Velocity Inventory™ for Enterprise Solutions

* Monthly fees apply

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About QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions

EASE + VALUE

New in Version 8.0!

ScalableFor Growth

SQL-DrivenReporting

AdvancedUser

Permissions

Payroll &MerchantServices

RemoteAccess

AdvancedInventory

EDIIntegration

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TrueCommerce: Electronic Data Interchange

* Monthly fees apply

• Provides an efficient and scalable way to automate order processing

• Gives you the capability to easily setup and process EDI transactions directly from within Enterprise Solutions

• Now included in Enterprise Solutions at no additional cost

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About QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions

EASE + VALUE

New in Version 8.0!

ScalableFor Growth

SQL-DrivenReporting

AdvancedUser

Permissions

Payroll &MerchantServices

RemoteAccess

AdvancedInventory

CompatibleWith Linux

EnhancedOutlook

Integration

EasierData Import

EDIIntegration

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Unmatched ease of use and performance

Mission-critical functionality

Unlimited tech support*

Strong compatibility with necessary software

Scales with your business growth

About QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions

* With active Full Service Plan.

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About QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions

Enterprise Solutions starts at just $3,000 for a 5-user license and can accommodate up to 20 users. This includes a one year membership to the Full Service Plan, which includes:

• Training• A support team dedicated to your company• 24x7 product support• Automatic upgrades• Reporting services and more

Full Service Plan renewal starts at $750 per year. Other systems can cost tens of thousands of dollars more for the software licenses, implementation, training, and ongoing support and upgrades.

Save Thousands with QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions

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About QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions

QuickBooks Enterprise

Solutions 8.0

Alternative Multi-User Systems*

10-User Software License

$5,000 $20,000 - $40,000

Implementation Fees Optional $16,000 - $50,000

Training Fees Included Additional costs

Annual Technical Support Fees

Included with Full Service Plan

$8,000 - $20,000

Annual Maintenance Fees (Upgrades)

$1,200 $3,500 - $21,000

Total 3 Year Cost of Ownership

~$7,500 $90,000 - $150,000

* From a study of several mid-market accounting software providers conducted in May 2007.

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Today’s Topics

5 Signs You Need Better Business Software

How To Justify A New Software Purchase

About QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions

What You Can Do Next

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What You Can Do Next

Request a live product demonstration from a local Solution Provider: www.qbes.com/localhelp

Speak to an Intuit consultant: (866) 379–6635

Visit www.qbes.com to learn more

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Questions & Answers

We invite you to participate in the Q & A session: Type your questions in the Q & A box on the right side of

the screen

Simon and Andrew will respond in real-time to your questions

An archived copy of the entire webinar, including the Q & A, will be available at: http://qbes.com/webinar

If your question is not addressed today, at any time you can email your questions to:webinar@intuit.comA QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions expert will respond.

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Thank you for joining us!

This webinar has been sponsored by:

Business management software that delivers the power and functionality your business needs

Ease of use that you and your employees will welcome Manage your business finances, inventory, customers,

vendors and employees Costs much less than other more complicated software

systems

More information can be found at:www.QuickBooksEnterprise.com