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Patrick Bonnaure
ProLedge Bookkeeping Services
1250 S Capital of Texas Hwy Building III, Suite 400
Austin, TX 78746
Categories: B2B, Finance and Accounting, Financial Services, Outsourcing
Tags: bookkeeper, Bookkeeping, QuickBooks
Tags: bookkeeper, Bookkeeping, QuickBooks
About
Patrick is the founder and CEO of ProLedge Bookkeeping Services. ProLedge has offices in Austin, Houston, Dallas and Fort Worth. It offers QuickBooks support to small businesses from 0 to 50 employees. ProLedge's key selling point is that it charges the same prices a independent bookkeepers, while offering the stability of a firm. Prior to founding ProLedge, Patrick was the COO of CPA2Biz, Inc., the leading provider of marketing and technology services to the accounting profession. Prior to CPA2Biz, Patrick held several executive positions at Intuit (maker of QuickBooks), Microsoft, WebTV (acquired by Microsoft), Bain & Company (strategic consulting) and Procter & Gamble. He holds an MBA and an engineering degree.
Passions
A wife, 3 young kids and a slew of pets. Between this and a company to run, tries to squeeeze in a few runs a week.
Wish List
Find a way to get to this elusive "4 hour work week".
Bookkeepers & Accountants: Where to Draw the Line between the Two.
posted on April 15, 2011
Bookkeepers and accountants are not interchangeable. There are tasks that clearly belong to your bookkeeper and others that belong to your CPA. In many people’s mind, the demarcation line is blurry and this is because, historically, both professions have had incentives to blur that line in order to grab billable hours away from each other. The reality is a lot simpler and cleaner. The accounting profession (aka CPAs) is highly regulated. Read more »
Author: Patrick Bonnaure
QuickBooks Online: A Nasty Week For Intuit
posted on April 1, 2011
Between March 22, 2011 and March 25, many of Intuit’s online services, including QuickBooks Online, some payment services and payroll systems were down for pretty much 3 business days, paralyzing a large number of small businesses. Read more »
Author: Patrick Bonnaure
QuickBooks Accountant Copy: Don’t Bother.
posted on March 28, 2011
The QuickBooks Accountant Copy is a great concept on paper, but a hindrance in real life. Nowadays, there are much more elegant and efficient ways to coordinate your work with your CPA, tax adviser or bookkeeper. If your CPA asks you for an Accountant Copy, I recommend that you push back. Luckily, fewer and fewer CPAs ask for an Accountant Copy. Quick primer on the QuickBooks Account Copy. Read more »
Author: Patrick Bonnaure
Intuit’s 401k – An Intriguing Approach
posted on March 18, 2011
Intuit, the maker of QuickBooks, recently entered the 401k market and is getting some good traction. Why is it worth noting? After all, there are hundreds of 401k providers out there and most are investment institutions with much better financial pedigrees than Intuit’s. However, Intuit is taking an innovative approach that might fill a void for small businesses. 401k plans are widely considered to be a powerful tool for retirement savings and for employee retention. Unfortunately, they are usually complex and expensive to administer. Read more »
Author: Patrick Bonnaure
Your Bookkeeper is not a Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor. Does it Matter?
posted on March 11, 2011
The bookkeeping profession is as unregulated as it gets. There are no official certifications like they have for CPAs, financial planners and many other white collar service professions. It’s a good thing as I’ll explain below, but it leaves many small business owners wondering how to identify the good from the bad among bookkeepers. Read more »
Author: Patrick Bonnaure
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