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1 2015-07-15Do not reproduce or redistribute without the

explicit written permission of FreshBooks

AccountingA custom solution for your

Schedule C filers & small

businesses

I’m Dustin.

Thank you for joining

2015-07-152 Do not reproduce or redistribute without the explicit written permission of FreshBooks

Questions welcome!

You and today’s session

Schedule C filers

• Traditional Accounting Software was not designed for schedule C

• Cloud Technology provides new options to solve Accounting needs

You and today’s sessionHow FreshBooks can help you

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Get cleaner data Make tax time easy Grow your business

Do not reproduce or redistribute without the explicit written permission of FreshBooks

You and today’s sessionFreshBooks Accountant Network

Agenda

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The forgotten masses

Meet a Schedule C filer

Accounting for the masses

Getting comfortable with the cloud

FreshBooks product demo

FreshBooks Accountant Network

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Agenda

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The forgotten masses – who are they?Schedule C, small S Corp. and others * Sole

proprietors,

Partnerships

co-mingle

The forgotten masses – the challenges

Not well-served by accounting

software

Revert to less than ideal tools (Word, Excel, Pen & paper)

Minimal financial insight limits

their potential

What that means for you

They are often disorganized

Data is missing or incorrect

It’s hard to make them a profitable

client

Market stats for N. America only. Source: Intuit Investors’ Day - Sept 21, 2011

The masses - small in size, massive in

number

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100+ employees

1 million

0-10 employees

27.9 million

11-100 employees

1.7 million

SOURCE: US Census bureau http://www.census.gov/econ/smallbus.html

67% Service Based

Businesses

… and they don’t use accounting

software

Single entry

Double ledger accounting

Fra Luca Pacioli

1494 1991-Today Future

Companies using

accounting software

Market stats for N. America only. Source: Intuit Investors’ Day - Sept 21, 2011

…and so, who’s using accounting

software?

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100+ employees

1 million

0-10 employees

27.9 million

11-100 employees

1.7 million

Small service based

business not well

served

Traditional

accounting

software

serves well

Market stats for N. America only. Source: Intuit Investors’ Day - Sept 21, 20112015-07-1514

100+ employees

1 million

0-10 employees

27.9 million

11-100 employees

1.7 million

Small service based

business not well

served

Traditional

accounting

solutions

…and, who’s been serving them?

Lack of

choice for

Schedule

Lack of choice impacts small business

survival

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~630,000 new starts each year

49% fail within first 5 years

Majority won’t “graduate”

SOURCE: http://www.getbusymedia.com/small-business-stats/

The right advice and toolsfor Schedule C’ers

Professional advice

SOURCE:

http://www.accountingweb.com/article/what-small-

business-owners-dont-understand-could-be-

holding-them-back/221600

Ideal Accounting

software

SOURCE:

http://www.accountingweb.com/article/what-small-

business-owners-dont-understand-could-be-

holding-them-back/221600

Improves visibility

Increases confidence

Better decisions

71% seek out advice

A more organized

client is a more

profitable client

Improved success for your clients

Agenda

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FreshBooks has many Schedule C

Filer usersHere is a list of our top 10 industry users…

Marketing & Advertising

Graphic Design

Trades

Information Technology

Programming

Web Design

Management Consultant

Photography

Writing & Publishing

Emma’s accounting needs are simple

Basic Jobs

• Expense capture

• Time tracking

• Estimates

• Invoicing

• Simple reporting

Advanced Jobs

• Cash reconciliation

• Financial statements

• Corporate taxes

• Personal taxes

• Payroll

• Ad hoc expertise

Basic Jobs

• Expense capture

• Time tracking

• Estimates

• Invoicing

Supporting Emma is straightforward

but…it’s hard to make money from Schedule C Filers

SOURCE: FreshBooks survey of accountants, November 2012

Client66% of

accounting pros

spend >50% of

their time on:

1. data entry

2. fixing errors

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Poll Questions #1 & #2

Emma is like most Schedule C’ers…but a little different

Same as most Schedule C’s

Likes being in charge

Passionate about her craft

Not interested in learning accounting

Wants it simple and now

Part of the early majority

Using cloud accounting to run

her business

FreshBooks captures transactional

informationSo Emma collects data in one safe place

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Increasing her confidence

Improving her financial insights

Making better decisions

Team saving 8 hours per month

Getting paid 14 days faster

Hold on … a matter of perspectiveProducts like FreshBooks are “not accounting”

Client says,

“This is Accounting

CPA says,

“This is a Transaction

Capture (data) Tool”

Basic Jobs

• Expense capture

• Time tracking

• Estimates

• Invoicing

Don’t take our word for it

There are tasks that Emma will not do She leaves that for her Accounting Professional

Your tasks

• Corporate taxes

• Personal taxes

• Payroll

• Ad hoc services

FreshBooks facilitating collaborationTransaction capture

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Emma’s Job’s

• Expense capture

• Time tracking

• Invoicing

• Estimates

• Basic reporting

CPA’s Jobs

• Corporate taxes

• Personal taxes

• Payroll

• Ad hoc services

Data flow

FreshBooksG/L Export

Transaction Capture

Value Add

Re-capture your valuable timeEmma collects all her data

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Poll Questions #3 & #4

Meet JodyA real life FreshBooks Certified Accountant

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Top 100

Influencer

Jody markets herself online via theFreshBooks Accountant Network

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Because Jody recommends

FreshBooksHer Schedule C filers are profitable clients

Jody’s Jobs

• Corporate taxes

• Personal taxes

• Payroll

• Ad hoc services

Client’s Jobs

• Expense capture

• Time tracking

• Estimates

• Invoicing

Owners get the data in

(50%+ of Jody’s job)

Jody has time to add value

and she charges for it!

Want to learn more about value billing?

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breakingthetimebarrier.freshbooks.com

Poll Question #5

Agenda

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Accounting for the massesA paradigm shift

Why have software vendors not been able to solve

for the masses?

Schedule C &

small S Corps

Vendors

Competing forces at workThe design struggle

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Features &

Controls

Ease of Use

It’s hard

to solve

for both

Most small businesses reside here …

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Features &

Controls

Ease of Use

Most small

businesses live

… vendors reside elsewhere

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Features &

Controls

Ease of Use

Most small

businesses live

Traditional

accounting

solutions

100+ employees

1 million

0-10 employees

27.9 million

11-100 employees

1.7 million

Small service based

business not well

served

Traditional

accounting

solutions

So, who have the vendors been serving

Lack of

choice for

Schedule

Fear not, help is on the way for the forgotten

masses

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The cries for help are

being heard and …

Cloud technology, changing the accounting

landscape… and bringing choice to Schedule C

100+ employees

1 million

0-10 employees

27.9 million

11-100 employees

1.7 million

Cloud accounting

specifically built for

Schedule C

Traditional

accounting

solutions

YesterdayToday ~33%

… choice has arrived for the forgotten

masses

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Features &

Controls

Ease of Use

Traditional

accounting

solutions

Most businesses

live here

The masses now have FreshBooksNot for everyone, just most people

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Features &

Controls

Ease of Use

Traditional

accounting

solutions

Is history repeating itself?Owners are making their own choices once again

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FreshBooksNo balance sheet

No ledger

Professionals say: “not accounting!”

Result:#2 in online paying customers

IntuitSingle entry

Change prior period entries

Professionals say: “not accounting!”

Result:#1 in America for accounting

Maybe history is repeating itselfSchedule C’ers are choosing …

Established 2003

How did FreshBooks solve for the

masses?

Schedule C &

small S Corps

FreshBooksAccounting for Schedule C, transaction capture

for you

Our Mission

Become the NEW standard for small business owners

Our Vision

A world where small business owners can successfully run

their businesses without having to learn accounting.

Passionate People Executing Extraordinary

Experiences Everyday

Our strategy

Extraordinary

Consider recommending FreshBooks

Your Schedule C & small S Corps will thank you

Cloud accounting

Single entry

Double ledger accounting

Fra Luca Pacioli

1494 1991-Today Future

Companies using

accounting software

Working together to increase their oddsYou and FreshBooks building a better future

Professional advice

Ideal Accounting

software

A more organized

client is a more

profitable client

Improved success for your clients

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Poll Questions #6

Agenda

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Benefits of FreshBooks Certification

The Cloud – massive momentum

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Public cloud market will

reach $191 billion in 2020.

(Forrester)

SaaS market came in at $52

billion, and by 2020, that

number will come to $133

billion

(Forrester)

Your customers will all be there

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The number of very small companies

using paid cloud services will triple in the

next three years. SOURCE: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/news/presskits/telecom/docs/SMBCloud.pdf

Are accounting professionals Future

Ready?

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• 20% believe disruptive innovations will be a driving

influence by 2025

• 82% need to better understand innovation

• 90% agree that digital future is rapidly approaching

CPA.com Future Study 2015

Your peers are also getting onboard

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82% intend to use cloud or

SaaS for accounting solutions

in the next year

Cloud Accounting Institute:

2013 survey of US

Why the fuss?

Collaboration

Access

Data backup

No upgrades

Security

Is the Cloud really secure?

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54% of companies cite security

as their primary concern. (LinkedIn)

Many companies are still cautiousThey won’t put some information in the cloud

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58%56%

30%26%

Confidentialcompany

financial data

Credit carddata

Confidentialintellectualproperty

Employee HRfiles

Customercontact

information

Data coveredby regulations(e.g. HIPAA,PCI, SOX)

Market stats for US only. SOURCE: http://www.cio.com/article/703064/How_Secure_Is_the_Cloud_IT_Pros_Speak_Up

IT professionals believe in the CloudThey believe the data will be safe

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85% of IT

professionals

are confident in

cloud providers

can provide a

secure

environment

Market stats for US only. SOURCE:

http://www.cio.com/article/703064/How_Secure_Is_the_Cloud_IT_Pros_Speak_Up

The U.S. Government invests in the CloudEmbracing a Cloud First policy

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“This policy is

intended to

accelerate the pace

at which the

government will

realize the value of

cloud computing...”

- U.S. Chief

Information Officer

Market stats for US only. SOURCE: http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/assets/egov_docs/federal-cloud-computing-strategy.pdf

$80 Billion

$20 Billion

Total IT Spending Potential Spending on CloudComputing

Estimated portion

of Federal IT

Precautions you can take

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Market stats for US only. SOURCE: http://www.cloudproviderusa.com/protecting-yourself-mobile-computing-security-threats/

• Avoid unsecured WiFi spots or networks

• Make sure all your devices are password protected

• Keep your desktop applications up to date

Precautions your vendors can take

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Data is secure in transit, 256-bit SSL encryption

Strong AES encryption

Servers regularly scanned for vulnerabilities

Physical security with Rackspace

What to look for from Cloud vendors

So, is the Cloud secure?

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Agenda

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Live Demo

Set up

Invoices

Expenses

Time Tracking

Reports

Pricing

Playing nice with others

Our Commitment Support, core to the value we deliver

Support Dashboard

Our commitments

to you and your clients

Help when there is no

one else

Free, even for free clients

No more tech support for

No matter the problem*

A real person will pick up in

less than 2 rings

* Still find it hard to believe, follow this link

http://daveyank.com/terrible-customer-service-and-amazing-customer-service-all-in-the-same-morning/

Support engineered into our DNAHow do we do it?

All staff member including executives must spend 30 days on the phones

Each quarter all staff will rotate back into support for 1 day

Visual cues re-enforce the right behavior

Everyone

including

the CEO will

pickup

during

code red

What you and your client’s have to say

Agenda

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FreshBooks Accountant Network What’s in it for you?

Get cleaner data Make tax time easy Grow your business

Your personal contact

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Call toll free: 1-877-262-5122

Email: accountants@freshbooks.com

Bonus - free FreshBooks account

A personal “sandbox” to learn about your clients’ preferred solution

Are you being found online?

% of consumers searching online

SOURCE: http://searchengineland.com/study-72-of-consumers-

trust-online-reviews-as-much-as-personal-recommendations-

114152

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Just 1 time

2-5 times

6-10 times

Every month

Every week

Almost every day 2012

Online search frequency

85% of people

search for businesses

online

Get found online with the FreshMap

• Access millions via the

FreshBooks network

• Everyday, clients come to

FreshBooks looking for an

accountant

Say hello to new clients!

Iryna M. Stepanchuk, CPA

Hi, Jillian! Thank you very much for reaching out! Working with

Freshbooks has been great!

I got contacted by 4 small business owners already. One of

them signed an engagement letter already and the other

two are in negotiations.

Get started todayAdd your practice to the FreshMap

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Poll Questions #7

FreshBooks Certified Member

Make your expertise known with the FreshBooks badge

Actionable collateral

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• Personalized collateral

• Easily track your referrals

• Help your customers get

started and

• Clickable media will …

Personal landing page

Partner with FreshBooks Receive great tools and market your practice online

And it works!

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“Hits from FreshBooks represents over 15%

of the new referrals to my site for the last 30

days with 79% of those hits being new

visitors.”

Wray Rives, CPA CGMA, FreshBooks Accountant Network

rivescpa.co

Create a Free Accountant Center

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www.freshbooks.com/accountants

Invite your Clients to Try FreshBooks

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www.freshbooks.com/accountants

Congratulations, you are eligible to be

certified with FreshBooks!

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Poll Questions #8

Thank you for investing your time

BestBoss

Not So Good

Awesome!

Pretty Good

NeedsWork

Today’s session

Call toll free 1-877-262-5122

Or email

accountants@freshbooks.com

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