QuickBooks Level 1 and 2 Scheduled for April

The Kilgore College Small Business Development Center (SBDC) will be offering two hands-on QuickBooks courses this fall.  Level 1 will be held Monday – Thursday, April 9 – 12 and Level 2 will be held Monday – Thursday, April 23 - 26.  These courses will be offered from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Kilgore College-Longview, LH 105, located at 300 S. High Street in Longview.   A certificate of completion will be presented to each student completing the courses and each student will receive Kilgore College CEU (continuing education units) credit for each course successfully completed.

Attendees will be seated at individual computer terminals as QuickBooks is examined as an example of computerized bookkeeping systems. Students taking these courses will first explore the basic principles of setting-up and using computerized record keeping programs with an emphasis on the needs of small business owners/managers. 

QuickBooks Level 1 topics include:  Common business accounting terms, introduction to QuickBooks, creating a new company file, working with lists, establishing your QuickBooks chart of accounts, setting up items, tracking customers and sales, tracking vendors and expenses, reconciling, 1099s, tracking sales taxes, budgets and forecasts, processing credit card payments, tracking sales orders and backorders, and more!  Limit: 30 students, handouts provided.  Basic accounting principles and familiarity with computers and Windows are necessary.

QuickBooks Level 2 topics include:  Advanced reporting, understanding QuickBooks reports, importing and exporting reports, using special fields to improve reporting, using Microsoft Excel to modify graph data, setting up and using payroll, time tracking, estimating, job costing, purchasing and managing inventory, building inventory assemblies, customizing forms, writing QuickBooks letters.  Limit: 30 students, handouts provided.  Basic accounting principles and familiarity with computers and Windows are necessary.  QuickBooks Level 1 recommended prior to taking this course.

“As American business becomes more competitive, it is imperative that even small businesses learn how to become more efficient utilizing technology.  It is now possible for even the smallest business to have their daily financial position at their fingertips.  The ability to track inventory and project job costs is essential in running a small business.  These courses are designed to give the small business owner the same tools as larger companies at a fraction of the cost,”said Brad Bunt, Director of the Kilgore College SBDC.  The instructor for both QuickBooks Levels 1 and 2 will be Lucy Carroll, CPA.

Tuition for each course is $159 which includes QuickBooks handouts and all course material.  Seating is limited and early registration is recommended.  To register and to receive more information on this and all SBDC training programs, call the SBDC at (903) 757-5857 or (800) 338-7232.  Visit our website at www.KilgoreSBDC.com or follow us on Facebook and Twitter #KCSBDC.