http://blog.sunburstsoftwaresolutions.com by Sunburst Software Solutions, Inc. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:13:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://blog.sunburstsoftwaresolutions.com/2012/01/05/employee-education-training-are-you-making-the-investment/ http://blog.sunburstsoftwaresolutions.com/2012/01/05/employee-education-training-are-you-making-the-investment/#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 12:30:56 +0000 Nancy Smyth http://blog.sunburstsoftwaresolutions.com/?p=2864 Whether you are a contractor, a bookkeeper working for contractor, or certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor you need to make a commitment to yourself, to your employees, to your business, and to your clients to obtain the training necessary to perform daily tasks quickly and efficiently

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