A reader asks, “I have been a distributor for over 25 years, and would like my daughter to take over my business in the next five years. She is concerned that being a distributor is not a long-term business. What do you think?” Read today’s edition of “Ask the Accountant” for the answer…
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Harriet Gatter is an independent accounting and order management consultant serving only ad specialty distributors. Her specialty is QuickBooks Desktop and QuickBooks Online: getting started; migrating from QB Desktop to Online; converting from other order management; and accounting systems, including manual spreadsheets, restarting QuickBooks files that have gone rogue, and training distributors to use their new system. (She was also a distributor for 23 years.)
Dr. Ryan T. Sauers is a keynote speaker, author, and nationally recognized expert in leadership, communication, and marketing, with more than 30 years of experience in the printing, graphic communications, and visual media industries. A former print company executive turned speaker and consultant, he helps organizations nationwide strengthen leadership, improve communication clarity, and elevate sales and marketing performance.
Ryan is President of End Resultz Media and Sauers Consulting Strategies and has served as Publisher of the Our Town family of publications. He teaches leadership, communication, and marketing at the graduate and undergraduate levels and is a leadership and marketing media host. He holds a Doctorate in Leadership and certifications in MBTI, DiSC, Emotional Intelligence, and is a Certified Marketing Executive (CME).
He is the author of the books Everyone Is in Sales and Would You Buy from You? and is currently developing his next leadership book focused on communication clarity, trust, and human-centered leadership in a distracted world.
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