Thursday November 19, 2015 

 QuickBooks 101 - A Comprehensive Introduction and Much, Much More

This introduction to QuickBooks workshop is designed to teach you the basics of QuickBooks for use in running your business.  The workshop is much more than just a cursory overview and will help you to understand:

• QuickBooks capabilities
• Versions of QuickBooks that are available
• Chart of Accounts
• Items List and how to set up QuickBooks Items
• Purchase orders and receiving merchandise
• How to add new customers and manage existing ones
• Entering sales receipts and invoices
• Entering and paying bills
• Receiving payments and making deposits
• Payroll and why it may not want to do this yourself
• Counting and adjusting inventory
• Generating reports and financial statements
• … and much more

The instructors, Jane and Bob Bloom, will share their years of experience with QuickBooks from running their own successful business, INK & TONER USA, LLC, an ink and toner discount retail store previously headquartered in West Palm Beach, Florida.  

Jane Bloom has a BBA degree in Public Accounting, along with a Minor in Secondary Education, from Hofstra University in Uniondale, New York and an MA in Liberal Studies from the State University of New York at Stony Brook.  Jane has been teaching business subjects since 1975, and she has been an Adjunct Instructor in the Business Department of Palm Beach State College since 1983, teaching Financial Accounting, Bookkeeping I, Bookkeeping II, Business Math, and Introduction to Business.  She was selected to Who’s Who Among American Teachers in 1996. Jane has been extremely active in both community service and business groups through the years.  She dedicates time to volunteer her services to a variety of organizations.

Bob Bloom is a certified SCORE mentor.  He has degrees in environmental engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, secondary education from Hofstra University, and computer systems from Florida Atlantic University, and has an extensive background in education, product marketing, business plan training, and sales and sales training.  Bob proudly serves on the Board of Directors of the International Imaging Technology Council and the Advisory Board of Keiser University’s Business Department.  He has previously served on the Advisory Board of the IT Academy at Palm Beach Central High School and on the Board of Directors of the Palms West Chamber of Commerce.