Archive for the ‘news’ category

Mac users: Safari 5 (and Safari 4.1 for Tiger) support is coming soon!

June 10, 2010

Update July 28th: Apple has issued Safari Updates that people should grab. Safari 5.0.1 http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1070 Safari 4.1.1 (for Mac OS X Tiger) http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1069 Once this release has been verified, it will be unblocked from QBO soon. Update July 27th: Hi everyone — we know this isn’t ideal for Mac users who depend on Safari in [...]

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.

Been bit by the Phishing Bug?

April 21, 2010

Don’t get bit baby, spray on that phishing bug repellent! :)

What you need to know about the Health Care reform…and how it will affect your business

March 27, 2010

The digest: Many small businesses have a hard time affording health insurance for their employees.  It is expensive.  The new reform attempts to lower these costs through state-run insurance exchanges…where small businesses  pool together to purchase coverage. Between now and 2014 when the exchanges will be in place, there will be tax incentives for small [...]

Home Office Tax Time Tips

March 8, 2010

Believe it or not, it’s time to think about one of the two inevitable things in life – taxes! This can be a stressful time, particularly for small owner-run businesses. We had posted a great summary of tax “Dos” and “Don’ts” for home-based businesses a while back on one of our web sites. It was so worthwhile that [...]

Trends: “Small Businesses more Profitable after 2009 Recession?”

March 2, 2010

As consumers and businesses pulled the purse strings tighter during the trying economic conditions of 2009, conventional wisdom says small businesses everywhere felt the effects on their bottom line.  In fact, our own data tells us that small businesses did take a revenue hit. Looking broadly across all QuickBooks Online industries, 2009 small business revenue [...]

Calling all Android users!

February 5, 2010

You asked us for it, and now it’s here. We’re excited to announce that QuickBooks Online can be accessed from any Google Android phone! Go ahead and try it out! Just enter your usual user name and password on our mobile login page: https://qbo.intuit.com/m

Firefox for Mac is here!

February 2, 2010

Are you a Mac user who prefers Firefox to Safari? If so, we’ve got some great news for you: QuickBooks Online can now be used with Firefox for Mac! Just make sure you’re running Firefox 3.0 or higher and log in as you normally do, or use the Log In link at the top of [...]

Love a Local Business challenge (5,000 grant up for grabs)

December 11, 2009

Hey QuickBooks Online users! We want to let you know about a great contest Intuit is sponsoring…and encourage you to take part. It’s all about promoting GREAT local small businesses. And since your business most likely falls into the GREAT category, we are pretty sure there’s an opportunity here for you. A little background: In [...]

The 2 things I learned from running a small business

November 12, 2009

I knew it was time to get a better system when I forgot my company’s excel sheet with all the day’s appointments at home. I was forced to cancel all the appointments…without calling and telling the customers beforehand.  There couldn’t have been an airplane skywriter that told me clearer:  It was time to make a change. I was [...]