"What gets measured gets managed. A business owner can greatly improve the profitability of a business by tracking five critical reports in QuickBooks each day. We not only teach our QuickBooks clients how to use the software, we teach them how to run a better business by managing numbers" said Tammy Swasey-Ballou, owner Ballou & Associates Inc.

Ballou & Associates Inc. is offering the following QuickBooks Classes on:
• Wednesday, Oct. 26 — Online
• Wednesday, Nov. 16 — Online

All classes are at the conference room at The Lord Camden Inn, 24 Main St. The class runs from 9 a.m. to noon. The three-hour class is designed to train business owners on setting up a company and the basic functions needed to develop accurate accounting records.

Topics covered in the workshop include:
- Creating a company file
- Managing note pads, to-do lists and other lists
- Accounts Payable/Accounts Receivable
- Banking
- Common mistakes in QuickBooks
- Reports you need to keep cash flow moving
- Important ways to set up new clients and customers
- Easy shortcuts that will save hours every week
- And More!

In addition to the training, each attendee will receive a workbook with step-by-step instructions on the topics covered in the workshop. Ballou & Associates Inc. is an outsourced bookkeeping company dedicated to increasing the profitability of small business through enhanced use of technology.

Tammy Swasey-Ballou is an Advanced Certified QuickBooks Professional Advisor.

Pre-registration is required. The cost for the class is $97 and all major credit cards are accepted. For more information please call 207-706-4907 or email tammy@ballouandassociates.com.

Ballou & Associates Inc. also provides QuickBooks support, on-site consultations and complete outsourced bookkeeping services.