QuickBooks 2008 Solutions Guide for Business Owners and Accountants
Laura Madeirais an accountant and Advanced QuickBooks Certified Trainer for the Intuit Accountant Training Network and Member of Intuit’s Speaker’s Bureau Network. Laura has been teaching companies how to use Intuit’s products beginning with Quicken in 1985 and then advancing to QuickBooks since its very first version. Laura has instructed more than 10,000 individuals. She presents QuickBooks training to audiences that are comprised of accountants, consultants, and end users, representing Intuit as a select presenter for its yearly national multi-city Accountant Update Tour and QuickBooks Advanced Certification Training seminars. Additionally, Laura was a guest presenter at the 2006 ASBDC Annual Conference in Houston, Texas. Laura continues to be a guest speaker for Intuit at national CPA trade shows. Laura has been an advocate for the QuickBooks product line for more than 15 years and has been featured in several marketing articles on Intuit, QuickBooks, and in particular the QuickBooks Certified ProAdvisor program. In addition to the numerous speaking engagements, Laura also served on the first two Intuit Customer Advisory Councils from 2002–2005. This gave Laura an opportunity to meet Intuit executives and help influence changes in Intuit’s relationship with accountants. Laura also is a skilled technical writer and has provided Intuit with technical training and public presentation materials over the years. Her “QuickBooks at Year-End” document has been distributed by Intuit at several national events and is one of Intuit’s most requested training and presentation documents. Laura is the owner of a software consulting firm located in the greater Dallas, Texas, area. Laura resides with her husband and two teenage sons outside Dallas, Texas. She graduated from Florida Atlantic University, May 2003, with her bachelor of science, majoring in Accounting. Her hobbies include photography, art (watercolor), scrapbook making, and training two Cocker Spaniel dogs.