The Road Show Rolls On
The Cougar Mountain Training Road Show continues to move full-steam ahead across the country. Our instructors recently visited the great cities of San Francisco and Portland, Maine and were welcomed by a great turnout of old and new CMS Professional users eager to learn.
The Cougar Mountain Road Show is planning 2008 dates and any CMS Professional user is invited to attend. These seminars are a great opportunity to combine business and pleasure, and network with other CMS users. You’ll learn tips and tricks, shortcuts, the setup of the various modules – GL, AP, AR, OE and should you opt to stay the 4th day, PR, BR and PO. There’s even opportunity to ask questions specifically related to your business.
Here’s an itinerary of the upcoming Road Shows for 1st Quarter 2008:
- Phoenix, Arizona (Jan. 14-17). Reserve your seat for the class as well as your room at the Pointe Hilton Squaw Peak Resort. CLICK HERE for more information on the Phoenix Road Show event or call your Account Executive at (800) 388-3038.
- A few weeks later -- St. Louis, Missouri (Feb. 5-8), home of the Gateway Arch and the 2006 World Series Champions the St. Louis Cardinals. CLICK HERE for more information on the St. Louis Road Show event or call your Account Executive at (800) 388-3038.
- In March we’ll head to Oklahoma City (March 3–6), the heart and capitol of Oklahoma. CLICK HERE for more information on the Oklahoma City Road Show event or call your Account Executive at (800) 388-3038.
Plan ahead. Don’t miss out on learning how to use CMS Professional software to its full capacity and gain insightful information and useful tips to help in your business success.
Road Show Network
Since launching the Cougar Mountain Road Show, we’ve felt that some networking and camaraderie has developed among the attendees—as it should. In an effort to keep the dialog open, we’ve specifically designated an area on our Cougar Mountain Blog where you can continue to speak with other training attendees.
This is a place where you can ask one another questions regarding the software, business, or new promotional ideas. Or, if you’re considering attending a Road Show event, this is the perfect place to get real feedback from previous attendees.
**Please note: If you have a problem that demands our attention, please directly contact Customer Support at (800) 390-7053 or your Account Executive at (800) 388-3038. None of our trainers will participate in any blog discussions, nor is this an area to contact customer support. This is an area for you to simply talk amongst yourselves.
eFile Your W-2s!
The end of 2007 is nearing—and soon it will be time to organize your W-2s.
With our latest CMS Professional Version 12 release, our Payroll program is even better with the addition of efiling through Aatrix’s eFile service. This feature allows you to electronically file employee W-2s as well as other state and federal tax forms. This also means no more reprinting—simply provide your employee or ex-employee with their login information and they can print their own or access their files over multiple years—anytime, anyplace. It’s a secure, efficient, cost-effective solution for any business.
Take the work out of doing payroll or eliminating the costs and hassle of outsourcing. Use our Payroll solution and save, big!
For more information on CMS Professional Payroll call an Account Executive at (800) 388-3038.
A Fresh Look
Cougar Mountain Software is constantly looking for ways to put our best foot forward and one of our most important information sources for new and old customers is our website. We’ve been working hard at redesigning the structure of our site as well as the content on each page. In the next few weeks the switch-over will take place.
We welcome your thoughts and comments. Like our software, we want to make the website intuitive and easy to use when searching for updates, product info, or the latest news from Cougar Mountain Software. Drop us a note at marketing@cougarmtn.com.
And the award goes to...
We don’t want to boast, but since our last newsletter Cougar Mountain Software has received a few accolades worth mentioning. And to be honest, we could not have received these honors without the help of you, our customers. It was your feedback that enabled us to produce our best CMS Professional version release yet – Version 12!
In the September issue of the CPA Technology Advisor, Cougar Mountain’s CMS Professional Accounting Version 12 package received an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars. In and of itself this is an achievement, but what made it even more special was the fact that we swept each review category (Ease of Use, Modules & Notable Features, Integration/Export/Import, Reporting, and Support/Training/Help System). Here’s one quote from the review:
“Cougar Mountain continues to add industry-specific modules and functionality to its strong core accounting program, increasing its value in the process. Excellent point-of-sale, job costing and inventory modules make Cougar Mountain Accounting Professional an excellent choice for retailers, contractors and those looking for a powerful system in an easy-to-use package.”
As if that wasn’t enough, the following issue of CPA Technology Advisor again awarded Cougar Mountain Software an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars in their Oct. 2007 issue—this time for our FUND Suite. Though we weren’t able to sweep every category this time, we were ecstatic to receive such praise. Here’s one quote from the article:
“This new release contains numerous upgrades and enhancements throughout the system. . . Reasonable pricing puts Cougar Mountain’s FUND Suite within reach of most small to midsize nonprofit organizations. . . Cougar Mountain Software FUND Suite is an excellent choice for small to midsize nonprofit organizations that desire a strong financial system with good nonprofit accounting capability.”
Finally, the most recent issue of CPA Technology Advisor reviewed our POS/Retail package and not only did CMS Professional receive 5 out of 5 stars, it swept each review category (again!) for a perfect score! Here’s what the reviewer had to say:
“CMS Professional POS is ideal for small to midsize retailers that will benefit from a fully integrated system. . . CMS Professional POS is ideally suited for small to midsize specialty stores. While not suited for high-volume transaction processing, CMS Professional POS would work well in a mixed use environment, such as gift and specialty stores. Full integration with CMS Professional Accounting provides both front and back office functionality.”
To receive such praise three times in a row is unprecedented and a true testament to the powerful features and tools we incorporated into Version 12. To read the full article and other reviews of Cougar Mountain Software, CLICK HERE.
The Top Ten Rules of
Inventory Management
Whatever your business, inventory is commonly your first- or second-greatest asset. Given that, it’s also the one area that can bust a company’s bottom line wide open. Why? Because a solid inventory management system is not in place.
If you’ve ever wondered whether or not your inventory management system is working for you, or if there is some aspect to inventory management you’re overlooking, read our latest white paper 10 Ways Inventory Management Can Make or Break You. This list of problem-solution scenarios will get you thinking about ways to improve this sometimes overlooked but nonetheless crucial component of your business. Cougar Mountain Software offers a complete Inventory Management Solution to those problems you may encounter on a daily basis.
For more information on how Cougar Mountain’s Inventory setup can help you, visit our website or call and Account Executive at (800) 388-3038.