Small Business United Blog

Some Help for Microsoft Accounting Customers

by Colleen McCarthy

If you use Microsoft Office Accounting for your business, you may have heard the news that it is no longer being distributed. And you may also be wondering what to do next.
Well, we are here to help! We have a free QuickBooks Conversion Tool that will help you seamlessly transfer your accounting data to ...

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Introducing Intuit Customer Manager

by John Flora

Over the past several months, we here at Intuit have had the opportunity to talk to thousands of small businesses about how they manage their customer relationships. We found that most small businesses keep customer information in multiple places — ranging from a notepad and sticky notes to a wall calendar, Excel spreadsheet or e-mail contact list…

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Learn More About QuickBooks 2010

by Rachel Euretig

QuickBooks 2010 has been out for just over a month now. While many people have already rushed out to buy the new version, we know some still want to learn more about what’s new this year, so we thought it might be helpful to share some of the early reviews. Read them for yourself to learn more!

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The Power of Suggestion: Customer Interaction that Works

by Dina DiNucci

If you’ve opened a business, you’ve experienced it.  “YOU SHOULD ….serve sandwiches, paint your walls a different color…”and so on.   Plenty of well-meaning friends and customers volunteer their advice on things you should do to improve your business.  When you’re first starting out, the more suggestions - the more you wonder if you’re doing ANYTHING ...

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Hiring Right the First Time

by Lily Wong

In November, Intuit is partnering with industry experts from CareerBuilder.com, Monster.com, LinkedIn, Sage Consulting Associates, and several Intuit ProAdvisors for a series of online events about hiring employees. If you are looking to hire, these free events could save you lots of time and money! Sign up now to guarantee your space.

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Are the Clouds Beginning to Part?

by Nora Denzel

Our latest Intuit Payroll survey findings are out, and the results give me hope. While unemployment figures have reached a 26-year high, 44 percent of the 1,000 Intuit Payroll customers we surveyed said they plan to hire new employees within the next 12 months.

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The Daddy of All Coffees

by Troy Marcyes

According to Lee Paterson, the founder of Hula Daddy Coffee, not all coffee is created equal.

The words “pure Kona coffee” can be deceiving. For those who are coffee connoisseurs or just desire the morning cup to get your day started, know that the word “pure” has a certain status to live up to.

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Get Your Business Financially Fit!

by Lily Wong

My Intuit coworker Sherry Martin and her husband, Todd Martin (a former Intuit executive turned small business owner), have a very successful restaurant business. Their Tucson Tamale Company has been in business for about a year, and it has already received numerous rave reviews online and spotlights in various magazines! Todd told me that one of the most important financial decisions he has made as a small business owner was to make a commitment (with Sherry, of course) “not to take any money out of the business for the first two years”…

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What Every Small Business Can Learn from Miley Cyrus

by Christen Wegner

A couple of weeks ago, Miley Cyrus deleted her Twitter account. And what happened? The Internet and tweens, girls aged 9-14, everywhere freaked.

Web sites clamored over why she left, and dozens of other tweens vowed to follow suit. Many were sad, many were happy, and many questioned why it was news.

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Was That an Intuit Websites Ad I Saw on TV?

by Angus Thomson

That’s a question I’ve been asked several times since we launched our Intuit Websites advertising campaign last week. The ads will be airing on tv and radio throughout the fall. You can find them on a broad range of cable tv stations, as well as a variety of news, sports and music radio programs.

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