Free QuickBooks training offered to small business owners

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Rhea Landholm, brand marketing and communications manager, rheal@cfra.org, 402.687.2100 ext 1025

HARTINGTON, NEBRASKA - A two-part QuickBooks training will be offered for local entrepreneurs and business owners this month, sponsored by the Center for Rural Affairs.

Class dates are Wednesdays, March 22 and March 29, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. each evening at the Hartington Public Library, 106 S. Broadway Ave. There is no cost for the class, but pre-registration is required.

“Many, if not most, small businesses are operating on very tight budgets to simply get by in these economic times,” said Juan Sandoval of the Center for Rural Affairs. “Improving bookkeeping is a way to tighten up.”

Computers with QuickBooks software will be available.

“This really helped me with my operation,” wrote one past participant in their course evaluation. “The system needs to be set up right, so that the reports are accurate. This was also very useful for working with my banker.”

“Accurate record keeping can be beneficial to the success of a small business owner’s business,” Sandoval said. “It can help professionals have needed information when tax time comes around. Record keeping can quickly identify past due accounts and help collect those accounts in a more timely manner. That helps cash flow and viability.”

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The Center for Rural Affairs is a private nonprofit specializing in strengthening small businesses, rural communities, and family farms and ranches.

Center for Rural Affairs Women’s Business Center receives funding from the Small Business Administration (SBA Microloan Program and SBA Women’s Business Center), United States Department of Agriculture, Nebraska Business and Innovation Act through the Nebraska Department of Economic Development, United States Department of Treasury, Peter Kiewit Foundation and other sources. Women’s Business Center is funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration. All Small Business Administration funded programs and services are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis. This institution is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities and/or persons with limited English proficiency will be made if requested in advance.