Workshop: Quickbooks Desktop VS Online Versions

Speaker:  Louise Pooley, President Pooley Accounting Services

Originally from England Louise Pooley started her career in accounting in the early nineties. Over fifteen years and a trans-continental move later, Louise is the President of her own accounting firm here in the US.

In the intervening years between taking her first accounting position and starting her own company, Louise graduated Magna Cum Laude with a B.S. in Accounting from the University of Missouri - St Louis and completed her education with a MBA in Accounting in 2009. Her years of practical experience with small businesses and non-profits, both here and in England have led Louise to realize that every organization, no matter how small, needs to have good accounting practices and records so that they can track their profitability, manage their business and minimize their taxes. Her substantial expertise and knowledge of QuickBooks financial software helps her clients reach their financial goals with the confidence of knowing that their finances are under control and that they can achieve maximum profitability.  

Louise regularly gives presentations on accounting and QuickBooks related topics as well as volunteering her time to the Emerging Leaders program offered by the U.S. Small Business Administration. 

Speaker:  Jill Ulett, Owner Accounting Girl, LLC

Jill Ulett, the alter-ego behind Accounting Girl, LLC has been providing accounting and payroll services since 1997. Jill has a degree in Accounting and Business Management and is also a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. Having education and experience in both fields allows Jill to offer a holistic approach to small business management. Beyond basic accounting and payroll processing, Jill helps business owners understand their numbers so they can stop operating out of their checkbook and start balancing their cash flows. As a Virtual CFO, Jill provides necessary analytics to help business owners create a strategic growth plan that increases their gross revenue and profit margins.

Jill works with Intuit to educate accountants, bookkeepers and small business owners on the importance of proper accounting and how QuickBooks Online (QBO) can make those tasks infinitely easier. Working entirely with cloud-based products, and in a paperless environment, Intuit has named Accounting Girl as one of the Top Ten QBO experts in the U.S.