Notes from the President

Ken Hilton - President Red Wing Software

By now, most of us have completed and filed our 2024 federal and state(s) tax returns. We’ve spent a fair amount of time ensuring all the information from our accounting reports has been entered into the correct accounts throughout the year. Of course, if we’ve been doing the proper analysis during the year, we should be very comfortable with the data and mainly looking for anomalies.
Now that the first quarter of the year is complete, and all the information for completing the quarter should be entered into the accounting system, it would be a great time to review the results. With the budgeting process for 2025 completed a few months ago, it is important to stay on top of the actual results of the first quarter with what we projected.
While we try to project what we believe will happen throughout the year, more than ever, this year’s budget will need to be a living document with necessary changes to reflect the unexpected deviations happening within the business accurately.
If revenue and expenses are significantly different than expected at this point in the year, make sure the proper adjustments are made to the budget or within the business for the remainder of the year to keep things on track and profitable.

Full Product Training

Full Product Training provides everything you need to know to work efficiently, improve your day-to-day skills in your accounting software, find ways to save time, and obtain the information you need to make better management decisions. Full Product Training is the most comprehensive way to learn how to use CenterPoint. Live sessions are typically four hours daily, run over multiple business days, and are presented by an experienced Red Wing Software instructor. Participants join a scheduled session with other Red Wing Software users. Attending a live Full Product Training session gives you 30-day access to the recorded session.
You can view and register for all available sessions by clicking here or clicking the session link below.
Full Product Training - CenterPoint Accounting for Agriculture
  June 9-13, 2025
9:00 am – 1:00 pm CDT
Cost: $300.00
  Note: This training is a four-part, 16-hour live online session held on multiple days for $300.00 and will be limited to 15 participants. An optional 2-hour Understanding & Using Products bonus session is included at no additional cost and will be held on June 13, 2025, from 9:00 am – 11:00 am.
Full Product Training - CenterPoint Accounting and TurningPoint Migration Bonus Session
  May 12-16, 2025
9:00 am – 1:00 pm CDT
Cost: $300.00
  This training is a four-part, 16-hour live online session held on multiple days for $300.00 and will be limited to 15 participants. An optional 2-hour TurningPoint Migration bonus session is included at no additional cost and will be held on May 16, 2025, from 9:00 am - 11:00 am.
Red Wing Software offers recorded Full Product Training videos and live Full Product Training sessions. The recorded sessions can be purchased with 30-day access and viewed as many times as you like during the 30 days, giving you the flexibility to access training at any point from anywhere! You can view and purchase all available recorded sessions by clicking here.

Notes from the President

Ken Hilton - President Red Wing Software

I recently attended a trade show in Denver where I talked to several current Red Wing Software customers and about an equal number of attendees searching for an accounting solution for their business. I want to thank everyone who stopped by and took the time to talk to us. It’s always a pleasure to catch up with long-time customers who feel more like family members.
One of the recurring themes from people looking for new software was that their current solution provider was forcing them to a browser-based model that didn’t work as well as the desktop version of the software.
As you’ve heard from Red Wing Software several times, we value our customers’ input, which drives a lot of what we do in our products and as a company.
I must admit, I’m not a big fan of online surveys (don’t tell our marketing department I said that), but I’d like to get your opinion. Here is a link to a two-question survey about how you prefer to use your accounting software. This is totally anonymous. We won’t ask for any identifying information, and it will take less than a minute to complete.
As always, if you would like to give more information and/or have us contact you, there is a “Contact Us” link at the bottom of every page of our website, or unlike most companies, you can simply give us a call and talk to a live U.S.-based person that will be happy to help.
Thanks again to everyone who stopped by to see us in Denver and for taking this quick survey.