Thanks to Salesforce for this excellent video which explains what cloud computing is.

All those Xero users out there, remember to enter 2011 for any dates for last year – including December.  If you are wondering why payables or receivables are showing, but then seem to disappear in another screen, a likely reason, if that you have marked it as paid in December 2012.  Go to the contact, or search for the invoice, delete the payment and re do it with the correct date.

We are very pleased to be listed on the advisor page of Tradevine.  If you haven’t had a look at their site yet, check them out.  ”Superb software for Trade Me sellers – list faster, list smarter.  Save money, save time”.  If you haven’t heard of Tradevine yet, it will only be a matter of time.

Tradevine Advisor

Checkout Web Widgets free Website Builder - this cloud based content management system and shopping cart integrates with Xero, sending invoices into your Xero drafts.  It also integrates with paypal and several other payment gateways.

Build and maintain your website for free.  It’s easy to create your own website using their templates and wizards, or alternatively contact them for a professional design service.

www.webwidgets.co.nz

Katalyst manage debtors for many of our clients, we know a few rules that help maintain relationships and ensure payment.  Check out our Debtors page for some tips to better manage your debtors and maintain them as clients.

Click here to view.

Katalyst Office Management are now Unleashed Partners.  We will do the accreditation for training next month, so if you need to manage inventory in your business we will be able to set up Unleashed for you, or if you have clients on Unleashed who need support, we will be able to provide support for you.

If you didn’t know, Unleashed can now comfortably manage around 50,000 stock lines.  I have a stock background and I can tell you it easily handles import costing.  Unleashed starts from $40.25 per month.  Call us at the office now if you are interested in Unleashed for your business or clients.

www.unleashedsoftware.com

Katalyst are proud to co-present the Cloud Office Services Seminar being held in July – speakers as follows:

1. Cloud Services – Brendon Ros – www.needanerd.co.nz
2. Virtual PA – Charlie Perry – www.charliesangels.co.nz
3. Websites and Xero Integrated Shopping Carts – www.websitebuilder.co.nz
4. Book Keeping with Xero – Glennis Stuckey – www.katalyst.co.nz
5. Accounting with Xero – Ric Thorpe – www.djca.co.nz
6. Debt Collection – Josie Hart – www.waterstone.co.nz
7. DIY HR – Lisa MacKay – www.hrtoolkit.co.nz

Goto http://www.katalyst.co.nz/cloud-office-services-seminar/ to book.

Hi, check out the following docx custom invoice for Xero for an example of what can be done.  There is some amazing work going on out there.  We offer custom invoices, statements and credit notes, we can even create packing slips if required.

https://forsythes.box.net/shared/ldiplv0jdy

Already 2011 is proving great for us at KOM – I am happy to report that the office is finally up and running and fully functional – with phones and internet working – all the girls should be back, based in the office this week.

If you would like to send us some art work to test the fax – send your self portrait or other drawing to 09 269 5465 – there might be a prize for the best one! 

Marilyn is turning her hand to renovating; waterblasting and painting the office to bring it into the present – painting out the lovely mint green that the previous owner liked – traces can still be seen of the beautiful pink used in the kitchen ;-P.  I think we took 3 archways out when we renovated the inside.

Our hours should return to normal from Monday next week – please feel free to come and visit us!  For those with a GPS: 41 Alfriston Road, Manurewa, for those without: get off the motorway at Hill Road and turn right.  Take the left called Claud Road, then we are across the road to the right (hiding behind the bus stop).  We would love to show off our new office.

Best Wishes for a profitable New Year!

Glennis Stuckey
Katalyst Office Management

The custom invoice, statement and credit note templates were included in the major Xero upgrade this morning.  It looks awesome!  For those who don’t want to read about, there is also a video on the link below:

http://help.xero.com/#Settings_InvoiceSettings$BK_Docx

Please remember you can brand your invoices if there are difference faces to your business.  For example, Katalyst Payroll, Katalyst Debtors Managers etc.  This suits where you might have other logos for the various functions of your business.

Let us know in the New Year if you would like some work done on your invoices.