Archive for May 2010

Be the first to test out a new QuickBooks Online design!

May 19, 2010

The QuickBooks Online team has been experimenting with a new menu design that we think will make you more productive… resortable menus. Resortable menus let you move your most used items to the top of each menu for quicker access. We’ve created a prototype and are inviting our users (YOU!) to take a peek and [...]

Inventory tracking: the #1 requested feature is now live!

May 12, 2010

QuickBooks Online Plus users who sell merchandise can now easily create, manage and send professional Purchase Orders and track your inventory right from your QuickBooks Online accounts.

Is your password on this list? Must read tips for safe passwords

May 11, 2010

Passwords are the keys to our online lives.  We need to keep them safe from prying eyes and identity thieves.  Here are a few tips for creating secure passwords. First, don’t use any of the most common passwords.  This seems obvious, right? But  there have been studies looking at the passwords used by people, and [...]

Improve your business…tips from the top social media gurus

May 2, 2010

The Small Business United blog just posted a recap of the social media conference we attended.  The conference focused on improving your business through the power of social media. By Monica Appelbe: As you know, this weekend Intuit sponsored the Chicago think tank event for online businesses - SOBCon 2010. The brainchild of blogger celebs Liz Strauss [...]

5 Secrets from a Profitable Start-Up business

May 1, 2010

A year ago, Becky McCray and Sheila Scarborough were entrepreneurs with their own businesses who attended the SOBCon conference and decided to partner to start a business.  By September 2009, they had launched Tourism Currents to teach tourism professionals how to use social media.  In their first month, they generated a profit.  Today, they came back [...]