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Cloud
AccountingA custom solution for your
Schedule C filers & small
businesses
I’m Dustin.
Thank you for joining
us.
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Questions welcome!
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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
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You and today’s sessionHow FreshBooks can help you
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Get cleaner data Make tax time easy Grow your business
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You and today’s sessionFreshBooks Accountant Network
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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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4
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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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The forgotten masses – who are they?Schedule C, small S Corp. and others * Sole
proprietors,
Partnerships
,
co-mingle
funds
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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
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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
3%
0-10 employees
27.9 million
91%
11-100 employees
1.7 million
6%
SOURCE: US Census bureau http://www.census.gov/econ/smallbus.html
67% Service Based
Businesses
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… and they don’t use accounting
software
Time
Single entry
Double ledger accounting
Fra Luca Pacioli
1494 1991-Today Future
Companies using
accounting software
0%
~20%
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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
3%
0-10 employees
27.9 million
91%
11-100 employees
1.7 million
6%
Small service based
business not well
served
Traditional
accounting
software
serves well
~33%
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100+ employees
1 million
3%
0-10 employees
27.9 million
91%
11-100 employees
1.7 million
6%
Small service based
business not well
served
Traditional
accounting
solutions
…and, who’s been serving them?
~33%
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Lack of
choice for
Schedule
C
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/
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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
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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
1
1
3
4
5
6
2
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FreshBooks has many Schedule C
Filer usersHere is a list of our top 10 industry users…
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Marketing & Advertising
Graphic Design
Trades
Information Technology
Programming
Web Design
Management Consultant
Photography
Legal
Writing & Publishing
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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
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Basic Jobs
• Expense capture
• Time tracking
• Estimates
• Invoicing
• Simple reporting
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
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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
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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
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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
• Simple reporting
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Don’t take our word for it
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There are tasks that Emma will not do She leaves that for her Accounting Professional
Your tasks
• Cash reconciliation
• Financial statements
• Corporate taxes
• Personal taxes
• Payroll
• Ad hoc services
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FreshBooks facilitating collaborationTransaction capture
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Emma’s Job’s
• Expense capture
• Time tracking
• Invoicing
• Estimates
• Basic reporting
CPA’s Jobs
• Cash reconciliation
• Financial statements
• 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
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Meet JodyA real life FreshBooks Certified Accountant
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CPA
Top 100
Influencer
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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
• Cash reconciliation
• Financial statements
• Corporate taxes
• Personal taxes
• Payroll
• Ad hoc services
Client’s Jobs
• Expense capture
• Time tracking
• Estimates
• Invoicing
• Simple reporting
Owners get the data in
(50%+ of Jody’s job)
Jody has time to add value
and she charges for it!
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Want to learn more about value billing?
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breakingthetimebarrier.freshbooks.com
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Poll Question #5
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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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1
3
4
5
6
2
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Accounting for the massesA paradigm shift
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Why have software vendors not been able to solve
for the masses?
Schedule C &
small S Corps
Vendors
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Competing forces at workThe design struggle
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Features &
Controls
Ease of Use
It’s hard
to solve
for both
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Most small businesses reside here …
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Features &
Controls
Ease of Use
Most small
businesses live
here
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… vendors reside elsewhere
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Features &
Controls
Ease of Use
Most small
businesses live
here
Traditional
accounting
solutions
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Market stats for N. America only. Source: Intuit Investors’ Day - Sept 21, 20112015-07-1545
100+ employees
1 million
3%
0-10 employees
27.9 million
91%
11-100 employees
1.7 million
6%
Small service based
business not well
served
Traditional
accounting
solutions
So, who have the vendors been serving
them?
~33%
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Lack of
choice for
Schedule
C
Fear not, help is on the way for the forgotten
masses
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The cries for help are
being heard and …
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Cloud technology, changing the accounting
landscape… and bringing choice to Schedule C
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100+ employees
1 million
3%
0-10 employees
27.9 million
91%
11-100 employees
1.7 million
6%
Cloud accounting
specifically built for
Schedule C
Traditional
accounting
solutions
YesterdayToday ~33%
~67%
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… choice has arrived for the forgotten
masses
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Features &
Controls
Ease of Use
Traditional
accounting
solutions
Most businesses
live here
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The masses now have FreshBooksNot for everyone, just most people
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Features &
Controls
Ease of Use
Traditional
accounting
solutions
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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
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Maybe history is repeating itselfSchedule C’ers are choosing …
Established 2003
# 2
How did FreshBooks solve for the
masses?
Schedule C &
small S Corps
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FreshBooksAccounting for Schedule C, transaction capture
for you
Our Mission
Become the NEW standard for small business owners
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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
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Consider recommending FreshBooks
Your Schedule C & small S Corps will thank you
Cloud accounting
Time
Single entry
Double ledger accounting
Fra Luca Pacioli
1494 1991-Today Future
Companies using
accounting software
0%
~20%
?
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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
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Agenda
2015-07-1558
The forgotten masses
Meet a Schedule C filer
Accounting for the masses
Getting comfortable with the cloud
FreshBooks product demo
Benefits of FreshBooks Certification
1
1
3
4
5
6
2
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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)
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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
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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
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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
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Why the fuss?
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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)
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Many companies are still cautiousThey won’t put some information in the cloud
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58%56%
48%
43%
30%26%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
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
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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
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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
spend
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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
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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
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What to look for from Cloud vendors
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So, is the Cloud secure?
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YES
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Agenda
2015-07-1572
The forgotten masses
Meet a Schedule C filer
Accounting for the masses
Getting comfortable with the cloud
FreshBooks product demo
FreshBooks Accountant Network
1
1
3
4
5
6
2
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Live Demo
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Set up
Invoices
Expenses
Time Tracking
Reports
Pricing
1
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3
4
5
6
2
Playing nice with others
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Our Commitment Support, core to the value we deliver
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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
you
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?
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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
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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
1
1
3
4
5
6
2
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FreshBooks Accountant Network What’s in it for you?
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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: [email protected]
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Bonus - free FreshBooks account
A personal “sandbox” to learn about your clients’ preferred solution
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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
Never
Just 1 time
2-5 times
6-10 times
Every month
Every week
Almost every day 2012
2010
Online search frequency
85% of people
search for businesses
online
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Get found online with the FreshMap
• Access millions via the
FreshBooks network
• Everyday, clients come to
FreshBooks looking for an
accountant
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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.
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Get started todayAdd your practice to the FreshMap
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Poll Questions #7
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FreshBooks Certified Member
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Make your expertise known with the FreshBooks badge
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Actionable collateral
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• Personalized collateral
• Easily track your referrals
• Help your customers get
started and
• Clickable media will …
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Personal landing page
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Partner with FreshBooks Receive great tools and market your practice online
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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
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Create a Free Accountant Center
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www.freshbooks.com/accountants
Invite your Clients to Try FreshBooks
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Congratulations, you are eligible to be
certified with FreshBooks!
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Poll Questions #8
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Thank you for investing your time
BestBoss
s
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NeedsWork
Today’s session
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