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Getting Organized for Year End!

November 23, 2010   in   MSS news,Special offers

The end of the year always comes more quickly than we expect, so now is the time to get organized! Whether you are a long time customer or new to Boulevard, we can help with your choice of Inventory Setup, a Database Makeover, or even our Virtual Assistant services!

The Inventory Setup Service includes entering Section 1 on hand amounts, entering Section 1 Ideal amounts, and clean up of the Closeout Items product category. Valued at $75, you can purchase this service for just $30, and be up and running in minutes! Call us today to inquire or purchase.

A Database Makeover is the perfect way to clean up and organize your data. Our Database Makeovers are available starting at just $25. The best part? Each makeover level builds upon the previous and increases the amount of help we can provide to getting your systems in place and you back on track. Call our office today to discuss how a Makeover can help! Perhaps the problem is bigger than a makeover warrants… perhaps you’re behind on the data entry itself. We have a solution for that, too!

All of us have lives outside of our Mary Kay® businesses, right? Being a Mary Kay Consultant is a grand adventure, but there are times when other things happen and they take priority, so your business may take a back seat for a while. Life happening doesn’t keep customers from needing to reorder their skin care and cosmetics and doesn’t stop you from needing to order inventory to replenish what you are selling. It also doesn’t stop those ever present and inevitable business expenses from accruing. Sometimes it can keep you from being able to sit down at your computer to enter it though.

Is all of this sounding a little familiar? Do you find yourself in this position now? Maybe a paperwork pile three or four months (or more!) deep is threatening to spill onto the floor as you read this message. Does the thought of prepping for taxes – let alone filing on time – give you cold sweats and chills? We have the answer for you: Historical Virtual Assistant – and the professional, reliable competence of our Customer Service Representatives – to the rescue!

We have offered a Virtual Assistant Service for several years now and those using it swear by its positive effects on their business. Offloading your data entry to someone else frees up your time and energy to concentrate on actually building your business. Plus you can continue to take care of your family, enjoy your friends, and not get behind. Our historical Virtual Assistant service is perfect for helping you to fill in, catch up, and just get back to where you need to be.

We can help you to determine what needs to be entered by assessing your unique situation. Based on the number of months of entry and the amount of paperwork from each month to be entered, we will provide you a customized quote for this service. Not only will your data entry be completed by trained Boulevard professionals, it will be done neatly and to your specifications.

While you’re in the clean up and organization mode, do you have a plan for all those foundations you have in stock but are being discontinued by Mary Kay? You guessed it! We have a solution for that, too! Check out our awesome Product of the Month postcards. We suggest using these lovely cards to showcase specific products that you’re overstocked in or are being discontinued. You can purchase these cards in a set then prep and mail them yourself or, sign up for our Postcard Service and let us do the work for you! For just $0.70 a name including postage, you won’t find a better deal. Better yet, we provide a report you can use to follow-up and even remind you to follow-up after the cards are sent.

We believe in working this business full-circle – just like you have been taught in Mary Kay. We don’t like to leave anything to chance and are always looking for ways to simplify, streamline, and improve the odds of our customers’ success. Our Customer Service Representatives are waiting to assist you. Contact us, and let’s get started today!

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Did you know you could track commissions received in your Boulevard software?

August 3, 2010   in   Did you know...

In Boulevard you can enter and track business-related expenses and other income, assign categories, and view monthly expense and income totals. An abundance of report options are available to you too, so you can provide your accountant or tax preparer with the information they need.

Boulevard comes preloaded with some commonly used expense and income categories. You can change these categories and add new ones at any time so that you can customize to meet your specific needs. For example: maybe your accountant wants your commission checks broken down to show personal recruit and unit commissions separately.

If you or your accountant decide to delete a category that has expense or income transactions assigned to it, those entries become unassigned. Having each transaction properly assigned to the applicable expense or income category helps to ensure complete and accurate records for tax purposes at the end of your tax year.

You can also export expense and income information from Boulevard to financial software packages that accept QIF files such as Quicken®.  Any software that can accept this file type will work with your tax or financially pertinent Boulevard information. See Exporting to financial software in the Help menu for complete instructions.

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Did you know… Your Boulevard software can manage write-offs for old/expired and damaged product?

December 22, 2009   in   Did you know...

Writing things off, or expensing them, is a normal part of running a business. Examples of writing off Section 1 products for your business can include lost or damaged product you have shipped to a customer and old or expired product. Your Boulevard Help menu has additional examples in the topic: Using section 1 items as demos.

When you have a situation that occurs where you need to write-off a Section 1 item, there are several key components you should consider to ensure your records are kept accurately. First, the product needs to be removed from inventory – usually handled by entering an invoice. Second, the item should be shown as a loss. In Boulevard, this means entering an expense transaction. There may be more than one way to handle such a transaction, but here are the steps we recommend using the example of an expired product. Please refer to your accountant or tax advisor for additional information, further clarification, or their recommendation.

  1. Invoice the product to your Business Supplies customer at 50% off (or the applicable discount for your country) and tax on the retail value.

    Business Supplies Customer

  2. Mark the invoice as Paid. Paid in full
  3. In the Note field, type Expired Product. Invoice Note
  4. Print the invoice. Toolbar: New Expense
  5. Create an expense transaction using Business Supplies as the Payee, and Old/Expired Product as the category – or the one recommended by your accountant.

Please Note

Would you rather have all of this done for you? Not a problem! Main Street Software, Inc. offers a host of services to support you in your business. Our A la Carte Virtual Assistant service might be the perfect compliment to your busy life. Let us do the data entry on your expenses so you can spend time with your customers and family. Visit our website for more details.

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Did you know… that there is an easy way to write off Section 1 items used as demos?

September 2, 2009   in   Did you know...

Your Boulevard software Help menu has a fantastic article on this topic. To locate the article, go to Help, click on Contents, then Business Tips. Select Using Section 1 Items as Demos.

  1. To begin, enter all Section 1 items on an invoice that are being used for demos (E.g. Day Solution).
  2. Invoice your Business Supplies customer, which is primarily used for write-off purposes.
  3. Mark the invoice with a 50% discount and paid in full (Cash/Check). paidinfullNo money actually changes hands as your business already purchased the product.
  4. Print the invoice and you’re ready to expense these items.
  5. New ExpenseCreate a New Expense and enter the amount of the invoice under a category called Supplies (COG).
  6. File your receipt with your tax records and your done!

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