Small Business and Technology Development Center to offer seminar

August 20, 2009 -- Arkansas State University’s Small Business and Technology Development Center (SBTDC) is offering a four-night, hands-on ‘Introduction to QuickBooks’ workshop beginning Tuesday, August 25, from 6-9 p.m. and running consecutive Tuesday evenings through September 15. The workshop will be held at the ASU Technical Center, 5504 Krueger Drive, Jonesboro.

Registration is $75 per workshop or $225 for all four nights (a $75 savings). Seating is limited to 20 participants and attendees are encouraged to attend all four evenings to learn the entire series.

Certified QuickBooks instructors Linda Harvey, Jones & Company, Ltd., and Sherry Hensley of Computer Tutor will teach the workshop. Attendees will have an opportunity to learn the basics of this computerized accounting program, and each session will cover different aspects. Participants should be comfortable operating a personal computer in a Windows environment.

Session I (August 25) will cover setting up a new company, chart of accounts, writing checks and bank reconciliation. Sessions II (September 1) and III (September 8) detail issues with inventory, adjusting and reporting inventory, invoicing, and accounts payable and receivable. The final Session IV (September 15) instructs how to set up information for payroll.

The seminars are co-sponsored by the Jonesboro Regional Chamber of Commerce, Jones & Company, Ltd., Computer Tutor and East Arkansas Planning and Development District.

To register or obtain more information, contact Lois Travis at (870) 972-3517 or e-mail lois@astate.edu. Registration can also be done online at http://asbtdc.ualr.edu/training.