An Update...

Well, today I broke down and bought a PC. I went with a Dell special and feel that I got a nice price for it. I also had them install QuickBooks Pro 2006 and the system should arrive sometime this week. This computer ended up being considerable less than the Mac I was planning on purchases and will get the job done for us. The main reason we went with a PC was to run QuickBooks as I feel -- I have stated this before -- that it is a better version than the Mac version. I did not get any of the crazy extras trying to keep the cost down. Once the computer arrives, I will begin setting up QuickBooks and trying to get things customized for us. By that time, my goal is to have our invoices in order from as far back as I can. While I do not have to enter all of the past data, it will allow us to track our spending and generate better reports. With these reports and our future needs assessment project that I have been working on, we should be in good position to really watch our books and figure out where we are over spending. This will be taking up most of my "office" hours. I am also getting ready for our 4th mailing. This mailing will be all about Fall and Christmas parties. I am going to be sending them to furniture stores and galleries. My goal is to have at least 3 events each month from here until the end of the year. We have had 2 this month -- one less than my goal -- and I hope to sneak a third event in before month end. We have one event planned for September and hopefully more to come. ...be bold Tagged: Cafe Evoke, coffee catering, bozeman, montana, coffee, tea, espresso, quickbooks, dell, computer, mac