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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 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 consultant, he helps organizations nationwide strengthen leadership, improve communication, and elevate sales and marketing performance.

Ryan is President of End Resultz Media and Sauers Consulting Strategies. He is also Publisher of the Our Town family of magazines. Ryan teaches leadership, communication, and marketing to graduate and undergraduate students and hosts several leadership- and marketing-focused radio, TV, and podcast shows. He holds a Doctorate in Leadership and certifications in MBTI, DiSC, Emotional Intelligence, and is a Certified Marketing Executive. He is the author of the books Would You Buy from You? and Everyone Is in Sales and is currently developing his next leadership book.

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…

A reader asks, “When I am working in the Order Management screen in SAGE Online, sometimes I can’t see the right side of the screen. Can I fix that?” Read today’s edition of “Ask the Accountant” for the answer…

In this week’s “Ask the Accountant,” Harriet Gatter addresses a question about cash payments — specifically how to hide them. Here’s why that’s a bad idea...

A reader asks, “When I buy items from suppliers isn’t that inventory?” Read today’s edition of “Ask the Accountant” for the answer…

A reader asks, “When I create orders in SAGE and bring them over into QuickBooks, I like to create generic items, such as apparel, and change the description each time. It seems like I would have too many items otherwise. What do you think?” Read today’s edition of “Ask the Accountant” for the answer…

A reader asks, “Is there any way to see what I make on an order?” Read today’s edition of “Ask the Accountant” for the answer…

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