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"Dr. QuickBooks & Quicken" of Greater Seattle: I make house calls to help train you
Personalized, one-on-one, on-site Quicken & QuickBooks training, tutoring, classes, instruction, help
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"Make your bookkeeping software work for you, instead of the other way around."

Last Updated on Friday, March 22, 2013

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"Keith returned our call immediately and promptly arranged for a time to come out to our home office to help us "fix" our QB mess. He explained up front how he could help us and what it would cost. He helped us troubleshoot several problems that had been bugging us for the past year or two, including reconciling a credit card account, paying sales tax using the QB "pay sales tax" function and improving our expense categories. He walked through our "Chart of Accounts" with us and suggested better ways to label accounts and categorize expenses. He gave us tips on how to better use the software to track our expenses. He answered multiple questions we had about various QB features, including the reports. And he helped us migrate from an older version to QB 2010. In the end, we spent about six hours with Keith and it was worth every penny. Keith was very professional and knowledgeable. When he left, we felt that we were finally on the right track with our record keeping and could make better use of the software to help us improve our accounting."


"Keith worked with me to help me understand how to classify (within QuickBooks) the various types of income and taxes that come in through my personal training business. Because I provide a number of different fitness services, some which require me to collect sales tax, and others that don't, and each of them falling under different Washington state tax codes, Keith helped me figure out how to classify everything on Quicken so that I am better prepared for tax season. I was very stressed out after 9 months of categorizing sales tax incorrectly, but Keith met with me over coffee and in 30 minutes I had figured out how to correctly categorize and pay sales (and B&O) tax in Washington. And even though our meeting was initially arranged to talk through this one big issue, Keith gave me some tips about how to more effectively and correctly utilize the Quicken software for all the business income and expenses I deal with."


Keith was able to help me with my QuickBooks for Mac question, how I was not able to download my financial information from the Washington Mutual website. After asking a number of questions he was able to reassure me that the problem wasn't with QuickBooks but with Washington Mutual. He hadn't heard of the problem I was having but after ending our phone conversation he went on line and found a link that gave detailed information on how to fix it. He promptly sent that link to me."


"Keith provided excellent financial and small business advice to my wife who is considering working for herself as a 1099 contractor. He advised her about two online resources to help her make the transition and recommended some books she might want to read. Keith reminded her of the importance of knowing what your tax deductions are such as mileage. He discussed the need for getting a business license to support that (independent) status as well as how to determine using an IRS form when one is actually an employee versus a bona fide independent contractor. Finally, he advised her how to calculate how much she would need to withhold from her future profits to pass on to the government. Keith's advice was helpful, detailed, accurate, and very timely. I recommend Keith to anyone wanting expert and specific advice about the intricacies of starting your own business."


"Keith was fabulous at helping me with my photography business. I have been using Quickbooks for about 9 years. I was having trouble with my undeposited funds account. He was very efficient and thorough. Problem solved."


Our (accounting) practice focuses on providing administrative, financial, accounting and bookkeeping support to individuals, families, trusts and estates and small businesses. In most cases we are either creating, maintaining or supporting their accounting activity in Mac or Window's based Quicken or Quickbooks.

Occassionally, we find ourselves at a loss on how to make Quicken or Quickbooks do something. After exhausting the available help online, my thought is always to call Keith. On several occasions when I find myself doing battle with Quickbooks I speak with Keith and he generously, intelligently and simply walks me through the solution.

Most recently I was having a issue which Keith explained was a Quickbooks issue and described the work around.

If you need someone to help you navigate Quickbooks, or Quicken, need training or want staff trained Keith is your man. He is knowledgeable, personable, and easy to work with on projects."


"My Father used to say "The known is obvious and the unknown is profound". Keith turns the profound into the obvious for his customers.

I have used his financial management services several times in the past 2 years to set up and track my household income, investments, and spending in Quicken including putting the individual transactions into their appropriate categories including those related to taxes, how to go online to access my bank and credit card accounts to download transactions, and how to set up a budget and produce reports on spending patterns.

As a result, my wife and I were able to identify over $1,600 in monthly expenses that we could reduce or reallocate to other purposes.

Keith is very conscientious and detail oriented. He is careful to respect and listen to the needs and goals of individuals seeking a better financial knowledge and improve upon their current situation. He informed me of two positions that he heard about and thought that I was a good fit for.

His no frills approach and straight talk is a refreshing pleasure to work with and learn from. He is talented and has found an way or niche to use those talents in an industry where they are desperately needed.

His process is teaching a little, assigning homework, and teaching a little more insures we are not overwhelmed and can actually gain new skill sets and can use Quicken efficiently.


"Keith is very knowledgeable of Quickbooks and shows a genuine interest in clients needs. He listens well, works hard to understand and resolve issues. He is very bright which is a necessity when trying to understand how an individual has set up their business. I needed someone who understood Quickbooks for the Mac - he was; most quickbooks experts are not... I would definitely recommend him to others!"


"Keith is very knowledgeable in accounting software QuickBooks which helped me to manage and organize my plumbing company. He is very patient and detail oriented. Has an ability to reduce stress during his teaching especialy on a one on one basis."


"As an organizational development consultant - finance is definitely not my forte! Keith came to my home office and in just a few hours had my Quickbooks neat, correct, and prepped for tax season.I feel more confident about my bookeeping and better able to manage my books and run reports after learning from Keith. I highly recommend his services."


"Keith is great. I called Keith several weeks prior to even buying the QuickBooks program (for my appraisal business). Even before we began working together, Keith offered professional helpful advice from which version of QuickBooks to purchase to ideas regarding business structure and which laptop to buy.

He is a friendly approachable professional who really knows his work. I also appreciated his willingness to come to my home for the training sessions. If you need to get started in QuickBooks or ever thought how nice it would be to do your own bookkeeping - call Keith to get the best local training available. I highly recommend Keith."


"I like Keith because he doesn't play games. What you see is what you get and if you have problems, he does what it takes to get the answers. He's kind and patient, very understanding when it comes to stress and upset."


"We contacted Keith to get some one on one training with QuickBooks for our electrical contracting business. From the beginning Keith clearly communicated what his rates were, and what we could expect from him for training. We were thrilled that we could have the convenience of in-home training for reasonable price.

"Keith scheduled us for an appointment and came to our home office prepared. By carefully listening to us he figured out what we needed exactly, and taught us tips and tricks to more effectively use QuickBooks for our business. He was able to assist with invoice formatting, and showed quicker ways to enter information that was a real time saver. Since so many of the tasks are repetitive with QuickBooks streamlining the process really helps."

We were very happy with his services, knowledge and helpful attitude. A few days after our training we even received a follow-up email listing many helpful websites, and ways to promote our business. Not expected??? and some of this information has really paid off in a synergistic way with consistent effort."


I called Keith because he knows all things Quickbooks and also because he's located close to my massage practice in Wedgwood. He had the answers I was looking for regarding my current Quickbooks situation. Don't waste your time googling for answers...give Keith a call!"


"I just did my first 1099 with Quickbooks and realized I was completely messed up! I couldn't get my form to print and I was three days away from an IRS deadline! The first person I thought of was Keith, and thankfully, he was able to rescue me in the nick of time. He was very fast, sympathetic, and kind with me as I dealt with my system. I don't know what I would've done without his help!"

"In working with Keith, we have found that he can explain how to use QuickBooks to make bookkeeping much easier, faster, and simpler. His extensive business and accounting experience enables him to understand the needs of a variety business types. He is able to recommend unique and novel ways to solve both general business problems as well as the most efficient approaches when configuring and using QuickBooks. Keith is much more than just a QuickBooks expert. His experience and skills go well beyond into many aspects of running a small business, whether they be sales and marketing, organizational issues, or accounting / bookkeeping. I have found him to be very patient and easy to work with even with my limited knowledge and experience with accounting issues. I highly recommend Keith."


"Keith is so patient, and he never makes me feel foolish for my little QuickBooks snafus."


"Keith got me on the road to recovery within the first couple of minutes on the phone. It seems my architectural publishing and land use consulting companies needed more than just my Quick Book Simple Start. Yeah, go ahead and laugh. Keith told me where I could get good prices on QuickBooks Pro and we met the next day. He helped me map out a new accounting strategy, gave me marketing tips and general business counseling encouragement, all in less than an hour. Now I'm actually excited to set up my finances in QBP!


Thanks Keith for helping me fix my goofed up QuickBooks. I appreciate the tips and love knowing that my reports are now accurate.

"(We) needed help with transfering the item list from one company to another. He knew just how to do it and explained step by step in an email. Fast response also."


"I had specific questions about insurance adjustments. He has experience with medical practices and the unique tax/accounting problems. Very straight forward and helpful."


"Keith is fantastic! He was patient, thoughtful and creative in his efforts to help me find the best solutions for how to set up and manage my books and naturopathic medicine business via QuickBooks. He helped me resolve a $2,100 discrepancy in my banking records and gain a more effective understanding of QB in the process. Through his help I have honestly been able to sleep better at night! I cannot recommend him enough.""

"Keith is very knowledgeable of QuickBooks and shows a genuine interest in clients needs. He listens well, works hard to understand and resolve issues. He is very bright which is a necessity when trying to understand how an individual has set up a business that is not one of the standard ones written in to Quickbooks. I needed someone who understood QuickBooks for the Mac - he was. Most QuickBooks experts are not. I would definitely recommend him to others!"


"We run a small manufacturing and wholesale business. Earlier this year, we decided to upgrade our accounting system (to 2009) and realized we needed to find someone with more QuickBooks experience than we had. In working with Keith, we have found that he can explain how to use QuickBooks to make bookkeeping much easier, faster, and simpler. His extensive business and accounting experience enables him to understand the needs of a variety business types. He is able to recommend unique and novel ways to solve both general business problems as well as the most efficient approaches when configuring and using QuickBooks. Keith is much more than just a QuickBooks expert. His experience and skills go well beyond into many aspects of running a small business, whether they be sales and marketing, organizational issues, or accounting / bookkeeping. I have found him to be very patient and easy to work with even with my limited knowledge and experience with accounting issues. I highly recommend Keith."


Keith fixed my mistake within 20 minutes of arriving. This mistake had been in my Quickbooks since 2005 and I was very relieved to have it fixed. If I had gone to my accountant to have it fixed the price would have been 3 fold."


"I had the opportunity to meet Keith at a Biznik-hosted tax planning workshop. He was very knowledgeable in answering my questions about how to use QuickBooks Pro for my marketing and PR service to small businesses and nonprofits as well as approachable. He clearly knows his stuff."


"I was using Quickbooks to keep track of rental properties. I had made some errors in the deposit screen and could not delete the errors. Keith was able to show me how to delete the errors as well as generally clean up and organize my entries more efficiently. The service and advice was excellent. He was able to explain things in detail with clear and concise explanations, but most importantly Keith is very calm and patient. I highly recommend him."


"I am now doing the books for my husbands general contractor company and I did not know how to set up Quickbooks. I bought 'how-to" books and basically gave up. I found Keith and he came and set up my program, entered all my tax information rates, and showed me how to get started. The beauty is he made a house call and saw how I worked in my office and gave me very energy conservation tips. I would highly recommend Keith for any level of business as he can 'grade' his tips for you."


"I especially appreciated how (he) called me back within my timeframe which was less than 24 hours from when I had posted my request. I was researching a problem for a client whom I was to see the following day, and getting a timely response from you meant I could get back to my client with the answer without delay!"


"Keith was very helpful. I had a bookkeeping client using Quicken 2010 and we ran across a reconcilation problem I had not seen before. After an in-depth conversation with Keith on the phone, I learned we were doing everything right... More importantly for this review is that I felt Keith had a good grasp of my problem and gave clear answers that enabled me to move forward to the next step in the trouble-shooting process."


"Keith was able to help me get my entire natural medicine/western medicine and supplement sales business up and connected with the business checking account and the credit card acceptance software in under 3 hours, teaching me the entire time how to use the system... with more professional receipts. He was very patient, even when I could not remember my passwords! My business will be much easier to manage now, as my old software was inadequate for my more successful business."


Keith arrived at my office on time and ready to teach. He came to assist my sister and I with the reconcilliation portion of invoicing and deposits into the account. Keith was very knowledgable about both the QB's, as well as computers in general. He was very helpful to us, and I appreciated his patient approach, and willingness to meet us where we were at regarding our level of skill. I would highly recommend Keith for assistance with Quickbooks!


Keith is fantastic! He was patient, thoughtful and creative in his efforts to help me find the best solutions for how to set up and manage my books and (restaurant) business via Quickbooks. He helped me to gain a more effective understanding of QB and it has honestly helped me to sleep at night. I cannot recommend him enough."


"Keith was very helpful in helping me set up my Quickbooks. I run my Web Design business as an LLC (electing to be taxed) as an S corp, and there are some special scenarios I have questions about like how to pay subcontractors in China, healthcare as employee benefits. Keith was quite knowledgeable in answering all my questions, and patient at explainations. As a result, I was not only able to clean up my books, but learn how to maintain it going forward."


I had a very productive session with Keith. He guided me through various helpful actions using my Quicken Home & Business as: adding a cash account for petty money, the proper way to record payments to credit cards, paying off loans, creating new and editing categories, distinguishing between business and personal transactions, adjusting preferences to better view transactions. He also gave me tips on how to save money on things personal and business related. I recommend him!"

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  • Do you need someone to organize or set up your new business or start up's financial records and chart of accounts in QuickBooks financial (PC or Mac)?

  • Do you understand the importance of setting up items correctly and what they are?

  • Are you starting a store and need your Point of Sale system configured and integrated into your QuickBooks financial (PC) software?

  • Has your bookkeeper recently left and you'd like a second opinion on how to manage your bookkeeping system and to review what they did?

  • Have you s l o w l y come to the realization that you don't know how to use your financial accounting and bookkeeping software and it is affecting your bottom line and your sleep?

  • Are you embarrassed by the state of your books (don't worry, I've seen worse)?

  • Do you have amounts remaining in your "undeposited funds" account and it keeps on growing each day?

  • Is your sales tax payable increasing each month? Do you know the proper way to pay your sales tax in the program?

  • Does your A/R and A/P seem to low or "wrong"? When you take a customer deposit, do you simply receive a payment?

  • When you run a profit and loss report, does it agree with your bank deposits and customer sales?

  • When you look at them, do you realize that you don't understand how the whole program works and you'd like to?

  • Is your company file s l o w to respond? Does it take forever to load reports and process transactions?

  • Have you wondered if using the online banking feature is a time saver when reconciling?

  • Would you like to find out how much you earned from each customer or job and how much you had to spend to earn that revenue?

  • Does the thought of spending time doing the financial side of your business send you into a depression or make you overeat?

  • Would you rather make more money doing what you do best rather than dealing with the Castor Oil of paperwork?

  • Have you thought about taking a QuickBooks class (presuming you can get into the class, unemployed job seekers have the same idea) but don't want to fight traffic to get to one and turn away billable clients, because you have to be somewhere you'd rather not be, sit in a sweaty, crowded classroom filled with strangers and be expected to talk about your personal financial issues as part of class participation. Or worse, the class will never talk about what you need to know (like job costing) to help support you in your business.
I might be able to help. Like an old fashioned doctor, I come to you, on your schedule and bring my class and one-on-one traing based on what you need to know to meet your needs. All you have to do is start the process by sending me an e-mail.

Has your company grown to the point where it would be nice to have someone, perhaps an Advanced Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor with 21 five star reviews and additional current certification in Intuit's Online, Point of Sale (POS), and Enterprise software (for middle market companies) like myself to come in on a regular basis  to help solve your QuickBooks problems as well as train, tutor, teach, support, and instruct you and your staff in QuickBooks® (for Windows or Mac), and assist you in your bookkeeping and financial reports and let you make more money by doing what you really enjoy doing?

Or would you rather sit in the dark?

Well, let's chat on the phone for up to 30 minutes free of charge about your new business or start up's needs, what would be the best QuickBooks software to use for your industry, what your problems are, what you would like me to accomplish, what I think I can do for you, and to bounce ideas off of.

After all, it can be pretty lonely starting, managing, or running a business. We all need to talk about it with someone in the same boat. You can start the healing process by sending me an e-mail with your contact information and what you want to achieve.

You’ve hired an attorney, accountant, insurance agent, business coach, public relations expert, marketing, SEO expertm and other professional consultants to help you set up, start, or manage or run your business.

Shouldn’t you hire someone to teach or train you how to effectively use the accounting, bookkeeping, and financial management software that you will be relying on to discover how well you are (or aren't) doing? Or generate an accurate profit and loss statement for your lender when you decide to expand or buy a competitor or another business?

Or would you rather walk in the dark with no financial lantern?

What I Can Do For You

I can help you solve some of the following common accounting software, bookkeeping issues and problems:

  • Help you pick the right QuickBooks program (there are six (Pro for Windows, QuickBooks for the Mac, Online (including Simple Start, Essential, and Plus), Premier including its sub categories [Contractor, Retail, Professional Services, NonProfit, Manufacturing & Wholesaling, and Accountant], Point of Sale (usually used to track the sale of inventory and/or in a retail environment), and Enterprise) for your business.

    I may also be able to provide a link to download a 30 day trial of an older verision of QuickBooks Premier for the PC or the Mac version to try it out.

  • Use my Intuit Solution Provider status to quickly obtain your software in as few as 24-48 hours depending on the day of the week, POS hardware, or other services such as payroll or credit card processing so you can be up and running. Why fight traffic to run to the store and waste your time standing in line when I can bring your QuickBooks software or other services to you via the Internet and a backup CD via USPS/FedEx/DHL/UPS?

  • Help you to convert your QuickBooks company files from other software programs such as Peachtree, Microsoft Small Business and Office Professional or Express Accounting or provide a link to convert it from MYOB. For Quicken, I can help you with converting Money into Quicken providing you do some set up steps.

  • Set-up your initial financial Chart of Accounts applicable to your business (something software can't personally provide) including bank, petty cash, employee advances, fixed assets and other assets, credit cards, loans, payroll and sales tax payable, and other liabilities, taxable and non taxable sales or services, billing rates, custom prices, fixed or nut expenses (the bills you have to pay every month) versus variable and setting up tax lines for most accounts to make it easier to file your income tax returns and save on your accountant's fees.

  • Explain why your chart of accounts should be numbered and when you should use classes if you are tracking real estate rentals, store or sales locations, or other situations.

  • Set up your accounting software for On-line Banking for real-time knowledge on where your account balances currently are at including some credit cards (unless you like to pay over limit and NSF fees). However you are responsible for confirming with your financial institution that they offer downloads into QuickBooks or Quicken for PC or Mac or in a format that you can import into your company or data file.

  • The proper way to record personal credit card charges so you can reimburse yourself and how to make yourself a vendor in QuickBooks.

  • Show you how to turn on certain accounting preferences in QuickBooks related to your business which in some cases can save you data entry time.

  • Establish correct service, inventory, noninventory, or other charge items,, payments (which you can show on your invoices or sales receipts if you wish), discounts (and why you need to use subtotals), sales tax items classes, and adjusting Inventory (and if you sell informing you why it is important to keep track of your shipping costs).

  • Using custom billing rates in Premier or higher for employees and creating custom price levels for products and services.

  • Using integrated third party applications available from the Intuit App Marketplace or third parties to keep you using the software instead of outgrowing it.

  • Discuss iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, Android, and Blackberry applications such as GoPayment and Square to accept credit cards, QuickBooks mobile connect which lets you keep a list of customers so you can create estimates, invoices, and sales receipts and receive payments in the field, Expensify for your traveling employees or officers, and other applications available from the the appropriate marketplace. I can show you them on my iPod touch, iPad, Android cell phone and Asus Tablet.

  • Job Costing and Estimates (and explaining how to convert your estimates into an invoice) - Very useful if you are a contractor concerned about job costing.

  • Bank, Petty Cash, Credit Card, and other Account Reconciliation.

  • Bill and Credit Card Posting including matching up net credit card receipts to charges.

  • Show you how to design your own customized Estimates, Invoices, or Sales Receipts with your company logo. And yes, you can e-mail them using desktop and web based e-mail services depending on your year and version of QuickBooks.

  • Demonstrate the proper way to receive and deposit advance and customer payments.

  • Teach you how to track income for two or more different B&O rates and file your City & State B&O and Sales Taxes. Washington State requires that you charge sales tax based on where the sale, delivery, or transaction took place. I can show you how to import all 303 sales taxes or just those you need such as King, Snohomish, and Pierce County cities.

  • Intuit Basic, Enhanced, Assisted, and Online Payroll and direct deposit through QuickBooks whether you have one five, or 18 employees. If we have time, I try to go over some tax credit programs. Three of my clients stand to save up to $9,000 in payroll taxes over a two-year period. Wouldn't you like to be number four?

  • Use QuickBooks to track your various federal and state tax liabilities (wouldn't you rather know that you need to allocate X dollars for them then find out at the end of a quarter?) as well as prepare your Payroll Forms (Unemployment, Worker’s Comp, & IRS) and pay them online.

  • Filing and organizational advice to keep your financial and office files in shape (such as using color tabs for certain types of files such as green for customers, blue for vendors, etc.).

  • Preparation of monthly, quarterly, and year end management financial reports including profit and loss, balance sheet, cash flow predictions, and who are your most profitable customers or job productivity.

  • Showing you how to use the new Certified QuickBooks Users Program or the Sleeter Program to test your existing employees knowledge of the program or to verify prospective job candidates bookkeeping, accounting, and QuickBooks skills or if you are an employee, use the certification test in the program to argue for a pay increase as you have had your skills independently confirmed.

  • You can start pushing the ball uphill by sending me an e-mail.

What I Can't Do

I can't guarantee that I will be able to fix your problems if they are due to the built in limits of your accounting, bookkeeping, or financial management software, operating system, network, computer hardware, other computer software, or not having any of the previous updated to the latest release, version, or driver. While I am able to solve about 98% of my client's problems, there are some that I can't. So I can't make any guarantees. I also sometimes can't fix issues when a client is not prepared for me. That means I expect you to be up to date in your operating system and Intuit software and have sent me a list of what you want to accomplish at least 12 hours before I come out.

My QuickBooks Certification

I am an Advanced Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor with 21 five star reviews and one 4.9. I am certified for QuickBooks years 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, and 2007 which includes Intuit's PC, Simple Start, Pro, and Premier (including Contractor), Online, and Mac versions. I recently was certified for all three versions of QuickBooks Online.

I also have voluntarily obtained additional certification in Intuit's Point of Sale (versions 10.0, 8.0, and 6.0) software for retail operations and Enterprise Solutions (ES) software (11.0, 9.0, and 7.0) for mid-market companies. In case you are wondering, Intuit did not offer certification tests for the versions (POS: 9.0 and 7.0 and ES: 10.0 and 8.0) inbetween the Point of Sale and Enterprise versions listed above.

I currently have QuickBooks Accountant, Enterprise 2013, Point of Sale 11.0 or 2013, and Quicken Home and Business 2013 on my computer ad laptop and have attended webinars on using the former three. I also have the Accountant's version (which is a higher version of Pro and Premier) for 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, and 2007 versions as well as Point of Sale 6.0, 8.0, 9.0, and 10.0, and Enterprise 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, and 7. I also have 2006 that I use to convert my PC clients using older (2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 6.0 and earlier) products in XP, Windows 2000, Windows 98SE, Windows 98, and Windows 95 to more current QuickBooks software running in Windows 7 or Vista (my experience is that one needs to use 2006 as a bridge).

I like using the new Quicken 2013 mobile app to record my personal and business expenses when I am in the field.

I am a member of Intuit's (the folks who make TurboTax, Quicken, and QuickBooks to name a few products) Accountant, TurboTax, Small Business, and Quicken's Inner Circles which advises the company on ways to improve their products and make them more consumer friendly (gasp!). I pointed out a bug in QuickBooks Pro 2008 and suggested a programming code change to fix it. I also have made over 29 product suggestions over the last five years.

I just came back from an annual accounting conference and have accummulated over 30 CPEs in 2012 to stay informed on the software I use and related third party applications, trends, and developments. I don't see how I can help you if I am uninformed.

I currently rank about #1-2 in the Greater Seattle area and Seattle on the Intuit FindaProAdvisor web site depending on the zip code.

Classroom Experience

Besides helping over 611 businesses in the last seven years, I taught seminars or classes in the "Ten Things You Need to Do to Set Up Your Start Up's Books Correctly" at the quarterly Renton Almost Free Biz School and accounting and bookkeeping fundamentals at the Six Hour Start Up Conference. I have also been asked to teach classes at Seattle Central Community College and Bellevue College (formerly Bellevue Community College). I was the subject of an article Spotlight on a QuickBooks Instructor: Teaching Small Businesses to Fish on the TeachStreet Blog. TeachStreet was a web site that brought together local teachers and inquiring students.

Local Business Licenses and Verifications

I have a City of Seattle business license, am registered with the State of Washington Department of Revenue and the Secretary of State (as a corporation.)

I am also a Better Business Bureau (BBB) Accredited Business You can click on this link to see a BBB report. I was also nominated for the City of Seattle Mayor's Small Business Award in 2009.

Locally, I am a paying member of Biznik - the 12,000+ local social business networking group with many classes, seminars, and on-line help, support, and training for folks that own and operate their own businesses (and which won't let MLMs (multi level marketers) join).

Educational Background

I have a Bachelor's degree from the University of Iowa where I was on the Dean's List. I completed two years of law school at Seattle University where I was nominated to be the graduation speaker nominee before I "escaped".

Previous Work Experience

For about two and a half years, I was the former operations and office manager with a "cents" of humor for Stuart Silk Architects, recipient of 9 AIA Awards that did around 2 million a year in business, had 15-18 employees, and a 22-30% profit margin. I was responsible for the company paying for employees health insurance starting on their first day. If you want to know why I thought it was in the company's interest to do so, please call or e-mail me.

During my two and half years with the professional services firm, I was invited to speak about my experiences with QuickBooks and office management issues including payroll at my professional association's national convention.

Previously, I was a career temporary (administrative assistant) for seven years, securities arbitrator, real estate agent, VISTA volunteer for Solid Ground (formerly Fremont Public Association), and patient financial and collections representative for the University of Washington and Harborview Medical Center (I helped people with their bills and wrote off $900,000 of them) and am an Outward Bound graduate.

All you have to gain and support your self-confidence and self-respect by making your bookkeeping and accounting software program work for you, instead of the other way around. My goal is to help teach you how to make your own financial bread for yourself and work myself out of a job except for regular checkups (and hopefully, lots of referrals from you!)

Industries Served

My clients have included the following industries: advertising agencies, adult family homes, adult entertainer (burlesque), agriculture, architecture, automotive repair, bookkeeping, catering, child care, computer and/or software development, construction and/or contractors (including job costing and using payroll), consulting, coffee shop, delivery, dental, design, DJ, education, condominium homeowners association, electrican, engineering, entertainment, ESL education, ethnic based organization, farming, financial services, fine shirtmaker & clothier, flower shop, food shop (frozen yougurt), golf course, government agency, hair stylist, health, home health care, hospitality, industry association, insurance, lawn care and/or landscaping, legal or law firms, manufacturing (including inventory issues), marine, marketing, medical, massage therapy services, museums, naturopath, non profit, property management, real estate and/or development, religious institutions, restaurant and/or bar, retail, roofer, salon (beauty or hair), school, tattoo shop, telecommunications, transportation, virtual administrative assistant, web development, winemakers, wholesale, and youth clubs. I don't discriminate by your industry.

I also support individuals who use either Quicken or QuickBooks to track their personal finances.

Cities Served in Western Washington State and Puget Sound

I usually serve the following cities and towns in Western Washington: Algona, Auburn, Bainbridge Island, Bellevue, Bellingham, Black Diamond, Bothell, Burien, Brier, Carnation, Clyde Hill, Covington, Des Moines, Duvall, Edmonds, Enumclaw, Everett, Fall City, Federal Way, Granite Falls, Index, Issaquah, Kenmore, Kent, Kirkland, Lake Forest Park, Lake Stevens, Maple Valley, Marysville, Medina, Mercer Island, Milton, Monroe, Mountlake Terrace, Mt. Vernon, Mukilteo, Newcastle, Normandy Park, North Bend, Olympia, Pacific, Puyallup, Ravensdale, Redmond, Renton, Richmond Beach, Sammamish, SeaTac aka Sea Tac, Seattle, Shoreline, Snohomish, Snoqualmie, Sultan, Skyway, Skykomish, Stanwood, Tacoma, Tukwila, Vashon, Vashon Island, White Center, Woodinville, and Woodway.

Areas outside King and Snohomish County may be subject to mileage (at standard IRS rates, currently 56.5 cents a mile each way for 2013) and applicable actual bridge or road tolls, parking, and ferry charges depending on the services rendered and when I come out. However, I sometimes waive mileage on weekends as I can make it a combined work session and tax deductible vacation. It only seems fair that both of us should win for being flexible.

I am also willing to go to Bremerton, Gig Harbor, Poulsbo, Port Angeles, Port Orchard, Port Townsend, Sequim, Shelton, Silverdale, Portland, and Vancouver (BC).

What it Costs to Hire Me and What You can Save

And as for the question you've been wondering while you were reading this (very long, detailed, and informative) web page, as an Advanced Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor, certified in six years of QuickBooks products, with over 13 years of experience using QuickBooks overall, and additional certification in Intuit's Online, Point of Sale (POS), and Enterprise software and former "COO" and comfortable with both the PC and the Mac, I offer three ways for you to use my knowledge.

You can hire me to help set up, review your file, support, and bring my class to train you on an hourly basis for $120 with a one hour minimum if you have a particular problem as I come to you in Greater Seattle (usually defined as King and Snohomish Counties). I reserve the right to require more time if I feel that your problem or issues need it to be solved or to conduct the training you want. Mileage charges may apply outside these areas.

If you use Quicken, QuickBooks for the Mac or Pro for the PC, QuickBooks Online, any version of QuickBooks Premier, or need help with Microsoft Office Accounting or Peachtree (I know there are a few of you out there) and need more time and want to save money, I provide a price break.

I only charge $295 for coming to you to provide up to three consecutive hours of classes, help, setting up your new business or start up, review what you have done (doing it yourself does not always mean you did it right, why take the chance?), and/or training, help, and support (I find that three consecutive hours works for most folks which is why I offer this special rate.)

That's a savings of $65 off my hourly rate for the same period.

Additional hours are $90 an hour on the same day so you can learn how how to fish for yourself (or make Tofu if you are a vegan, smile), the freedom to sleep at night, and count dollars instead of sheep. Training is usually for one person but I usually allow a second person to sit in provided I know ahead prior to our class (it has to do with making sure there is enough room for all of us to sit together).

Or you can pay me $1,195 plus mileage at the standard IRS rates each way and get one year of unlimited e-mail, phone, and in-person support, help, training, and one-on-one classes plus mileage both ways for Quicken, QuickBooks Mac, Pro, or Premier (and are not using the advanced functions of the latter) for one company or data file and one person at that company or home. One thing I do is allow my clients and I to try each other out and then apply that first session to that annual fee if we agree that it would be a good fit and choice financially. Bookkeeping, payroll, credit card processing, and third party applications are not part of this as those last three providers provide their own support. Training can be anywhere in North or East King or South Snohomish Counties. I may be willing to go outside those counties if I can double book students (in the morning and afternoon or evening) to maximize my time and reduce my travel time and your expenses.

QuickBooks Point of Sale set up, review, support, and training is $120 an hour. This is because it usually involves working with it and some version of QuickBooks financial (Pro, Premier, or Enterprise). Enterprise is also the same rate $120 an hour due to its complexity.

Because I believe in customer service, I am available evenings and weekends if you work during the day. I am sometimes willing to travel throughout Western Washington State. Same day appointments are sometimes available. References gladly exchanged.

Post service support by e-mail (preferred, I frequently find my clients solve their own problems when they write down their issues or problems) or telephone assistance is billed out in quarter hour increments.

Something to Consider
If You Still Want to Do It Yourself

If you're not convinced by now that you should hire me, consider this argument. You can spend 12 hours of unbillable time learning (maybe) how to do it yourself. Or you can have me come over for a quarter of that time and use my knowledge, skills, training, and advanced certification to bring my one-on-one class to you to help, support, and train you in QuickBooks or Quicken. That means you now have 8 hours to spend making money. I don't repair my car. I hire people who know more than I do to fix my problems and do it in less time. Shouldn't you?

How I Expect to be Paid

Payment is expected at the time of service. I take cash, checks, your first born (just kidding), and American Express, Mastercard, Visa, and PayPal, if you pay additional credit card processing fees of 5% (sorry, if you want those miles, you have to pay for them) for the latter four.



Contact Information

Keith Gormezano
Dr. Quick Books, Inc. a.k.a. "+Dr. QuickBooks and Quicken": I make house calls to fix your financial aches and pains and to train and teach you how to fish for yourself (or make Tofu if you are a vegan.)
The best QuickBooks (not Quick Books) instructor, trainer, tutor, and classes in Seattle for personalized one-on-one help and support at your place
2304 NE 89th St
(by appointment only)
Seattle, WA 98115-3372
(206) 789-8328 (if you leave a message, please let me know how you found me)

E-mail Response to Dr. Quick Books Web Site
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