Back to School

Education, learning, and training are all things you must keep up with as you grow in business -- and in life for that matter. I am heading back to school -- in sorts. As Cafe Evoke Catering gets more and more busy, it will be even more important to keep a handle on our books. Entering invoices, paying bills on time, making sure customers have been invoiced and receipts sent, and keeping tracking of our accounts and credit card are vital to our success. We are using QuickBooks Pro which has proved to be a great program but we are not getting as much out of it as we should. In fact, I would say that I really do not know how to use this program. So, off I go to MSU Great Falls (in Bozeman)'s training center to learn the set up processing and general functions of Quick Books. They have other classes that I will probably take in the future that will cover more indepth QuickBooks and also Payroll. This class will be from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm August 8th, 9th, and 10th. I am excited to really dive into this program so that I can get organized with our financial situation. This will also help me create better budgets and keep track of our progress towards our break-even point. I feel a bit disappointed in myself for doing most of this "planning" after the fact and I know my professor would probably have some things to say about this but at least now is better than never. I will post on how this class goes each night. I am actually looking forward to learning more. (I know I know, once you are out of school, you always want to be back in.) ..be bold Tagged: cafe evoke, catering, business plan, marketing plan, marketing, coffee, tea, espresso, bozeman, montana, quickbooks