Ask the Accountant…
Question: I feel like each order is different with its own problems. Am I the only one?
Answer: No, you are not alone. Every distributor I work with has a slightly different business with their own unique challenges. Since we custom decorate our orders, they can involve different and complex processes. The orders can also be impacted by what types of customers you have, particularly if you service a particular niche. I was talking to a distributor who put it best. Lauren Dial of Jedco Sales Inc. said that in their business, the motto is:
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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.)