Donti from Lebanon, MO says…

“Have you ever called Red Wing software with a problem or question… phenomenal customer service!! You actually speak to a person who can fix your problem or answer your question! I just wanted Ken to know - Red Wing should train other companies!! ”

Erin from Arctic Printing & Graphics, Inc. in Mountlake Terrace, Washington says…

“I want to acknowledge your company for being so supportive. I think you′re doing a great job and I know I can count on you if I have questions or technical issues. Thank you.”

Judy from Hollar Seeds in Rocky Ford, Colorado says…

“The Red Wing Software support staff is always there to help me. I love the unlimited support! With my previous software, I was only allowed five issues each year. Now, I have so many options including a simple e-mail request for help.”

Paul J. Hill, Clerk/Treasurer from Beebe, Arkansas writes…

“Your whole support department is over-the-top when it comes to service, but I′d like to nominate Marlene for sainthood! Not only has she quickly resolved all of my problems (mostly self-created) but she has done it with patience and understanding. I could not have made it through my first two years in this position without her. Period.”

Cindy from United Way of Franklin County in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania writes…

“I just wanted to say that I have been delighted by the tech support I receive whenever I have a problem. Thanks for the great service.”

Alex Branom from Mortgage Associates in East Peoria, Illinois writes…

“Your staff is very helpful and friendly. I am impressed with their professionalism and willingness to talk me through problem areas. I appreciate the quick response to my issues.”

Pamela Wright from City of Marked Tree Water Department in Marked Tree, Arizona writes…

“We do thank all of the employees at Red Wing Software for making our lives a lot easier. I love the new Aatrix W-2 program and I am so proud to know that you all work dilligently to make your program the best. Please keep up the good work and thank you all so much.

Doug Morgan of Goodland, Indiana says…

“Julie always does an excellent job, the conference is well-organized, the materials provided match the information that is being presented, and the Red Wing organization is a consistent and dependable leader in business systems.”

Carol Peck from EL-VI Farms LLC in Newark, New Jersey says…

We upgraded from Red Wing Payroll and AgCHEK Accounting software to CenterPoint Accounting and integrated Payroll in January 2012. At first, it seemed difficult to adapt to the different types of menus, and new terminology.

But now it is July, and I am so glad that we made the switch. It now takes only about 1 to 1.5 hours to process the payroll from start to finish, not counting downloading the hours from the time clocks. The post & print procedure in the payroll program works so smoothly in transitioning from employee paper checks to direct deposit pay advices. No longer do I have to process two complete pay runs like I did before purchasing the Direct Deposit module, and the pay run report has all the net pay amounts broken down by the amount and the bank account in which they are deposited. After a few glitches at first, it runs without any problems.

Also, being able to have multiple screens open at the same time allows me to retrieve information when needed, or to look up an account setup if I need clarification. I am constantly being interrupted at work with questions or requests, and it so easy to switch to another screen to retrieve the information requested, and then return to the work in progress.

My heartfelt thanks to all the support staff at Red Wing Software. They are a very knowledgeable group of people, willing to help you through most any problem. I know that I can count on them to help when time is of the essence.

Eugene Glock from Cedar Bell Farms in Rising City, Nebraska says…

“I wouldn’t want to do without it, that’s for sure!”

Eugene Glock will tell you he is a lucky man, but what he might not tell you is that the financial information for his farms and entities is meticulously organized, and because of this he is keenly aware of which areas of his business produce his highest profits. While Gene is a humble man, he is the poster child for smart farm accounting, and for using CenterPoint Accounting for Agriculture to its fullest capacity. Maybe it’s not luck after all!

“CenterPoint is a great improvement on the software we used previously,” says Eugene, “It works faster and does some things automatically that our prior system did not. “

Eugene breaks everything down by crop: irrigated corn, dry land corn, etc. He also keeps each farm separate. This way he can always tell which farms and crops are most profitable. “One helpful thing about CenterPoint is that when we need to borrow money, we can easily provide accurate cash flows to our bank, which they really appreciate. We can also see live, up to the minute financial information.”

“I have really appreciated the recurring transaction features in CenterPoint. We split out our expenses by different enterprises, by percentage. (For example, a percentage goes to the office, a percentage to the farm, etc.) Our prior system had recurring invoice function, but it didn’t allow us to split it up by percentage. It has been a huge time saver for us.”

“No matter how perfect a software program is, there will always be some problems or issues along the way. The people at Red Wing Software are really great. I don’t know where they find these people, but they are just so patient and helpful. I think each one of them has helped me at some point. If you want a software product that will provide you service after you purchase it, you want Red Wing Software and CenterPoint. For the return on investment, CenterPoint is better than most investments!”

Hank Wagner from Wagner Farms in Oconto Falls, Wisconsin says…

Wagner farms began using CenterPoint Accounting for Agriculture in 2008, after receiving recommendations to replace their a basic, general accounting application with ag-specific enterprise accounting program. “We decided to move up a notch with our financials and make the switch, since our program really wasn′t meant to handle agriculture,” says Hank, “I loved CenterPoint the first year. We broke down each enterprise to see profitability by enterprise as well as the entire business. We also went to accrual accounting versus cash accounting, so we now have a better picture of profitability each month.” Hank also uses the custom reporting feature in CenterPoint Accounting, so their reports have been set up as they like them and saved. Reports can now be run each month with just a few clicks. Hank adds, “We have been extremely pleased with addition of the ratios / financial analysis to CenterPoint, which was not available in our previous program. We use this tool mainly at year end and keep a running benchmark of each category and compare it from year to year to see how we are doing. We can also compare our data with other farmers or businesses to see how we compare. This ratios module is something bankers have been using for years, but businesses have typically found it too difficult to generate this information. CenterPoint makes it easy for businesses and ag operations to generate this information and use it to their advantage.

Amy Sleik of Cross Farms LLC in OshKosh, Wisconsin says…

Cross Farms LLC has been using CenterPoint Accounting Software for Agriculture to manage their farm′s accounting for about three years. A long time customer of Red Wing Software, Amy has been very pleased with the performance and ease of use CenterPoint has provided. “We really like the way the reports are laid out,” Amy said, “And recent updates have made the reports even more beneficial because we can get exactly the information we need each month. We use the custom reporting and save them to our favorites for easy access whenever we need them. We have been impressed with how user friendly CenterPoint is, especially since we were able to get up and running with the software pretty smoothly right from the start.”

Dan Luckwaldt of Luckwaldt Agriculture, Inc. in Woodville, Wisconsin says..

Luckwaldt Agriculture, Inc. has been using CenterPoint Accounting for Agriculture since January 2009. He decided to make the switch from his more basic software to the ag-specific CenterPoint after hearing recommendations at the PDPW Conference to use management accounting, and also from a friend in the industry. “CenterPoint definitely helps me do a better job of keeping track of loan balances. I know where I am financially, which bring me peace of mind and makes things a easier for my accountant at year end. Compared to our previous program, CenterPoint lets me do a better job of tracking principal, interest, and funds held on my various loans. “I′m more in tune with exactly where my money goes,” Dan says. He also mentioned his appreciation for such ag-specific features as the ability to enter milk check data on a repeatable template. This give him confidence in knowing all funds have been allocated properly. “I′m confidenct at the end of the month all my income and expenses have been allocated properly with quantities included so I can perform further analysis.”, says Dan. “I also have been very pleased with the service we receive from Red Wing Software Partner, Barb Kelm. Whereas we previously felt left high and dry with questions with our software, we now have a partner who will come right to our facility to help us when we need it.”

Rae Ann from Associated Employee Assistance Services in Plover, Wisconsin says…

Rae Ann is the Director of Associated Employee Assistance Services in Plover, WI. RaeAnn has 20 years of experience and background in Social Work and Employee Assistance Counseling. She also has a Masters Degree in Public Administration which gives her some familiarity with finance and accounting. While she does have a general understanding of accounting principles, she had always been able to rely on their program accountant to handle this area of the business. When her internal accountant left recently, she was challenged to clean up and operate the EAP accounting system. The Old Accounting system, a DOS-based application, was outdated and in need of replacement, so she chose CenterPoint Accounting Software by Red Wing Software, Inc. In choosing this new software, she needed to bring over valuable historical information from her old data base, and correct errors in the translation of data across the two programs. The task of migrating the data and cleaning up issues with the old system was daunting. This is where her technical support person, Larry Kirkpatrick at Red Wing Software excelled!

Larry Kirkpatrick stepped up right away and helped Rae Ann by transferring their data from the old system to CenterPoint, and then sending the system back with the new data all ready to go. Once the data transfer was complete, Larry continued to help Rae Ann by troubleshooting issues and showing her how to perform crucial functions within the software. “Larry helped me every step of the way during the transition, which was much appreciated” said Rae Ann, “and I loved the way the whole Red Wing Software team worked together consistently to help us out.”

“I really like using the CenterPoint Accounting Software system. It is easy to use, and I am not an accountant. You can edit things easily if you need to instead of having to find the problem, delete a transaction and then create a completely new one. I also love the ability to drill down to the details and the original source transaction right from the report, without having to back out of the report and go to another screen. “

“I have been extremely pleased with the customization available in CenterPoint reports. This feature allows us to put exactly the information we want to see on a report, and exactly where we want it, and then save the report for later use. Because of the reporting flexibility, we are able to provide our corporate headquarters information exactly how they want it, which keeps them happy and makes us look good, too.”

“We got WAY more than our money′s worth with the Customer Care Technical support plan that we purchased,” said Rae Ann, “Red Wing Software technical support is excellent. There are times when you think you are doing something right, but you just want that extra assurance, and the Red Wing Software support team is always there to provide that for your, which has really given us peace of mind.”

Mary Wiles from City of Highland, Arkansas says …

“I am very happy that our municipal organization made the choice to upgrade our accounting and payroll software to CenterPoint Fund Accounting and CenterPoint Payroll. The reports are so user-friendly, and I like the flexibility that I can customize my reports the way I need them and then save them in my Favorites tab. Also, the drill-down features within CenterPoint allow me to quickly access the information I need and I like that I am able to navigate within the software to easily manage my fund accounts. We have also integrated CenterPoint Payroll into our system, and I have been extremely pleased with the way it streamlines the pay entry process by putting all entry onto one screen. We′ve also made our pay process much simpler by adding direct deposit; a feature which allows us to transmit all pay data electronically to each employee′s account right from our payroll system, reducing the cost and time associating with printing checks. I recommend any municipal looking for fund accounting and payroll software to take a look at CenterPoint.”

Wendy Velarde from U.S. Water Services in St. Michael, Minnesota says…

Wendy Velarde, VP of Human Resources at U.S. Water Services, noticed one day that somebody was walking around the office handing out pay stubs to employees. She thought it seemed inefficient and wanted to see if there was a better way. They were using CenterPoint Payroll by Red Wing Software at the time, so she contacted Red Wing Software to learn more about streamlining that process. Shortly after, they began using the electronic publish pay advice feature offered within CenterPoint Payroll. “Employees have been extremely happy with the online access to their pay information,” said Wendy, “Now they can access their pay data anytime.” Wendy also mentioned several situations during which the electronic access to pay advices could have come in handy. “Once during a snow storm, an employee needed access to his pay information, but only a very few employees had made it to the office. Having the pay advice function back then would have given him immediate access to that data, as long as he had access to the internet,” said Wendy. Also, employees all around the U.S. had to wait for their paper pay stub from the corporate office via mail. The employees are now much happier, having immediate access to their pay information instead of waiting for their stub to arrive in the mail. Providing immediate access to their payroll information allowed one family with a son going to college, to access the financial information they needed for their son’s college easily by using the online pay advice system. Wendy added, “Adding the publish pay advice function has been a huge win from an employee perspective, and it has also saved our company time and money. ”

Mark Gregory and Janice Carlson from Carisch, Inc. in Wayzata, Minnesota say…

“There are far fewer screens to get through in CenterPoint in order to get things done,” says Janice Carlson, “It’s very user friendly. There are only about six screens to get through in CenterPoint to complete a payroll, and that’s including direct deposit. Some other systems are so polluted with different screens, fields and tabs to get through. CenterPoint helps us get things done faster.” They also liked the simplicity of easily switching from keyboard to mouse functions, to improve efficiency. Mark and Janice were also pleased with the reporting capability of CenterPoint Payroll. “There are a lot of standard reports available,” says Mark, “But creating your own custom reports is also easy.” Janice expanded by saying, “A payroll system is only as good as the information you can pull out of it. CenterPoint saves us time by making our reporting more efficient.” With Carisch’s legacy payroll system, it almost took a programmer to generate a report. The Carisch staff feels that the ad hoc reporting in CenterPoint is probably the software’s major strength.

Carisch decided to go with Red Wing Software and CenterPoint Payroll. Red Wing Software imported employee data from their Libra software, and they ran payroll on both systems parallel for an entire month, until they felt comfortable things were running smoothly and accurately. Training was completed online with a Red Wing Software technician. “Response times are critical for us,” says Janice, “Our payroll is 100% direct deposit, and we must have the payroll data to the bank before the required cutoff time. So response time was especially crucial when we first started, and continues to be important. We were very pleased to find that Red Wing Software’s customer support always reacts quickly.”

Dan Hustedt from California Forensic Medical Group in Monterey, California says…

California Forensic Medical Group, a company providing contract medical care, has more than 600 employees in 26 California counties. Dan Hustedt, the company’s VP of Finance, was looking for a better accounting and payroll system, when their needs had outgrown the software they were currently using.

Dan found the import capabilities within CenterPoint Payroll ideal. They could import their data directly from spreadsheets where their payroll information is tracked. Also, the Aatrix State and Fed Payroll Reports is included within the standard system. Dan liked the capabilities CenterPoint offered for storing additional information about employees, such as the employee training and certification tracking. “The next step up from what we were using would have probably been a much more expensive option with full HR capability. Red Wing Software’s CenterPoint provided us the features we needed at a much lower price,” said Dan, “The support has been very good and conscientious, and you get to know them. We’ve definitely been satisfied with the product and support, and the support staff.”

Lisa Chester of American Implement in Garden City, Kansas says…

“I really like CenterPoint Payroll’s reports. They are easy to run, and you can make them look just how you want and then save them. Also, when we get audited, I run any report that is requested by the audit team using CenterPoint Payroll. I have always been able to give them exactly what they want on the first try, by running the reports. You can easily get the information you need, right when you need it in CenterPoint Payroll!”

Garry from Quoin Financial Bank in Miller, South Dakota says…

“We moved to CenterPoint Payroll and have really found the system easy to use. We are extremely pleased that we complete the payroll process about forty percent faster with CenterPoint Payroll than with our previous software. Reports are easy to find and run. Direct deposit speeds up the payment process because of not having to print checks. We also now track more information in CenterPoint Payroll, such as deductions and leave time, 401K employer match, and by having this information calculated saves us time. With CenterPoint Payroll the tax tables are updated and installed automatically when we update the system. Quarterly tax filing is also much more convenient. We′ve been very happy with CenterPoint Payroll and the service we receive from Red Wing Software. Customer Support is very helpful and willing to help solve your questions. The fact that customer support has the ability to access your computer through the internet is very helpful and eliminates further call backs.”

Todd from City National Bank in Taylor, Texas says…

City National Bank in Taylor, Texas prides itself on offering the latest technology advancements to its customers, and this commitment extends to the bank′s internal software systems as well. Last year, Vice President Todd Ringling was searching for a payroll software system that could grow with the bank′s technology needs and provide cutting edge payment options to the bank′s employees. “We rely on and consistently stay ahead of technology,” says Todd, “and when we found CenterPoint Payroll by Red Wing Software, I just had a feeling they would be able to help us stay ahead of the curve.”

He decided to check into CenterPoint Payroll Software more deeply to see if there was a fit for the bank′s payroll needs. “I was especially impressed with our sales rep, Matt,” says Ringling, “Instead of just giving us the answers we wanted to hear, Matt dug in and researched to find us the right answer, even with our more challenging requirements. I appreciated his hard work and honesty—it was a very painless process.”

“We were really looking for a payroll system that would allow for electronic pay stubs (the ability for employees to view pay information securely online), and an interface to our new 401K system. Red Wing Software was able to help us on both counts. Later on, we needed to create a posting file for our general ledger entries. Again, Red Wing Software obliged and created it for us. There are some things we need to help keep us efficient, and Red Wing Software has provided us with those things in CenterPoint Payroll.”

Aaron Marxen from Schuneman Equipment Company in Milbank South Dakota says…

After many years of using the same payroll application, the system became difficult to manage and keep up with current payroll needs. Calculations were not coming out correctly, and increasing time was necessary just to keep the payroll running properly. Aaron started searching for payroll software that could handle the unique needs of their John Deere dealership. “CenterPoint Payroll′s feature set was appealing for its cost, which was a large motivator for us,” Aaron says, “It′s a feature-rich program at a reasonable cost.”

After purchasing CenterPoint Payroll, Aaron installed the software and used the import tool to bring in data from the older system. “The installation of the software and the import of data went smoothly, no problems whatsoever,” says Aaron, “Going from our older software to now and how customizable CenterPoint is to our needs is a major difference. Instead of tweaking our payroll processes to fit our software, we are now able to set up CenterPoint to meet our needs, which saves considerable time.”

Aaron has made use of the customizable reports tool within CenterPoint also. “Wow, it′s fantastic!” he says, “CenterPoint has standard reports available, which can then be customized and saved just how we like them. I cannot say enough good things about CenterPoint Payroll. Their support is fantastic. I never have any problems getting ahold of anyone. When I do have a problem with the system, somebody is able to help me through it quickly.”

Pam from McDonald's of Fairmont in Fairmont, Minnesota says…

“Navigating around in CenterPoint Payroll is really easy. Compared to the older payroll system we were using, it is much easier to complete tasks like looking up employees or other information when I need it. Being able to access this information more quickly saves significant time!”

Judy from Hollar Seeds in Rocky Ford, Colorado says…

“TurningPoint has been everything we could have expected and more. Our CEO has more tools now than previously with our larger, more expensive software. It′s very user friendly and more capable to quickly print the reports that we need for management decisions.”

Roberta from Pro Trak Trailers in Wills Point, Texas says…

“The most important reason we chose to implement TurningPoint software was its reports. We will be able to easily sort out our dealer purchase history from our retail purchase history, and how profitable each of them are at any given time, for an unlimited number of years.

TurningPoint has the management reports we need to track profitability and allows us the flexibility to run them the way we choose. Our processes are streamlined because of our ability to manage all purchasing, receiving, invoicing, order entry, and inventory management including assemblies and serial number tracking, together in one system. This system cuts down on our labor time, as well as providing us more accurate inventory and financial numbers.

For the manufacturing of our trailers, we needed the ability to create assemblies in our software. TurningPoint allows us to set up the assemblies, create a bill of materials, and when production is run, all the parts are taken right out of inventory. This also gives us an accurate cost for our trailers. And with TurningPoint we can easily run a report to see which items are needed for a production run, and then order them through the system right away.

We have been very happy with TurningPoint software and look forward to improving our bottom line even more as time goes on. ”

Alan Baucom from A L Baucom Co. in Monroe, North Carolina says…

“I can literally get any type of report that I need out of my Red Wing Software system. And, it′s relative to agriculture. I no longer have to try to mold a general package to my specific needs. There′s a wealth of managment information for me to use.”

Kellie Hulsey from Emerald Dairy in Emerald, Wisconsin says…

“We′ve reduced our time spent in monthly management meetings because the reports I give our owners are streamlined and precisely targeted at what they need to know.”

Myron Stutzman from Stutzman Orchards in Malaga, Washington says…

“I trust Red Wing Software′s ag-specific accounting software to provide access to key data that I would not have by using off-the-shelf products.”

Sarah J. Mueller from Brinkman Bros. Inc. in Tecumseh, Nebraska says …

Brinkman Bros. Inc. is an authorized automobile dealership that uses Red Wing Payroll software to process their payroll. Sarah J. Mueller from Brinkman Bros. Inc. submitted the below story about their success with Red Wing Payroll software.

“We have used your payroll system for over ten years and have been satisfied with it. However, this spring when it was time to upgrade our [Large Automobile Manufacturer] mandated accounting system, the opportunity arose to implement their payroll at no fee for usage. With much hesitation, but trying to save some money, we opted to go with it.”

“As we expected, the setup and history input was very “interesting” with strange numeric required for pay and deduct types. There were no vacation and sick tables available or a provision for calculating or tracking.”

“We processed a payroll okay but the reports were very difficult to read. The end of quarter reports were worse!”

“One payroll and one quarter end was all we needed to realize that this wasn´t our best choice! We learned an expensive lesson as we did have laser setup fees and check blanks to order that have been destroyed. We now know, though, that Red Wing Payroll is the very best system for our needs.”

“Thanks for a very efficient, easy to understand and use system that has more accurate, up to date features than a large, very large, corporation has to offer.”

“Thanks for your continued service and for your efficient, accurate technical support center. We now know that you offer what we need at a reasonable price and that something at no additional charge isn´t necessarily best.”

Gail Freeman from Pizza Hut of Uniontown in Wichita, Kansas says …

Pizza Hut of Uniontown uses Red Wing Software to Manage Payroll for 14 Stores. Pizza Hut Of Uniontown, Inc. is a company that owns and operates 14 Pizza Hut franchise stores. Gail Freeman is in charge of managing and processing the payroll for all 14 locations and approximately 300 employees. Since implementing Red Wing Payroll Software about two years ago, she has found much greater flexibility in reporting and time entry, and has been very happy with the system′s ease of use and excellent telephone support.

Gail wanted to have all 14 of the Pizza Hut locations set up in one company, and also be able to track labor information by individual location when necessary. To accomplish this, they set up the payroll system as one total company with each Pizza Hut location as a department. By doing this, they can run reports to see expenses by location that includes information such as how much labor expense there was for the cooks, drivers, servers, maintenance, overtime, and more. “There′s just so much flexibility,” said Gail, “We can get a report on just about anything an officer of the company wants to see, by total company or by store.”

Because they needed the ability to track information by job function, they set up each job class as a project. For example, servers, cooks, drivers, and maintenance each have their own project code. When data is entered, a job code is selected, making it easy to back and see vacation and sick time (for example) by job type. This also allows them to keep track of incentive pay for drivers, who earn incentives based on the number of hours without an accident. In addition,they can easily see labor costs by job function.

In order to make the setup of new employees easy, Gail set up pay codes for each employee type, attaching standard earning and deduction codes by job type. Entering new employees becomes a matter of simply attaching the pre-set pay codes to the employee, rather than entering each earning and deduction by hand.

“Red Wing Payroll is a really user-friendly system,” remarked Gail, “The people I′ve hired to use the system learned it very fast, and were able to run it on their own after running only one payroll. Although I learned to use the system before attending training, Red Wing Software´s training is very good, and their technical support is just excellent”.

Richard from Rentals Northwest in Tacoma, Washington says…

After 15+ years of using Champion Controller Software, Richard Wilber of Rentals Northwest decided to make the switch to Red Wing Software′s newest accounting software option: CenterPoint Accounting. “We really liked Controller and would have stayed with it, had a Windows version been available,” says Wilber, “But now we′ve made the switch to CenterPoint, and we are really happy with it.”

“Red Wing′s tech department was absolutely fantastic. They helped with the data transfer and software transition, which went without a hitch. We decided to migrate one company first and work with it while double entering the information into both systems. After we became comfortable using CenterPoint, we migrated all five companies into CenterPoint and then also added a new company.”

“CenterPoint Accounting is very flexible. I love the drill down capability, and especially the fact that we can fix invoices right there on the screen when we are making payments. We can also now use the newer scanners and printers, something we couldn′t do with Controller. Another thing I like is the flexibility on generating financial reports. The system makes it easy to get a good financial picture in any time period chosen. And CenterPoint is even quicker than Controller with the new computers we′ve purchased.”

Having been a customer for nearly 20 years, Richard says, “Red Wing Software just fits our needs. We purchase the highest level of customer support. We rarely need it, but when we do, it′s nice to be able to just pick up the phone and know we will quickly get the help we need.”

Lisa from Dowers Roofing in Galesburg, Illinios says…

Lisa Bennett, a Red Wing Software customer, had been with Dowers Roofing for 19 years when she made the decision to move from DOS® based accounting and payroll software to a newer, updated Windows® software application. “Our accountant kept on telling us we should move to newer technology,” says Lisa, “and we finally decided it was time to move forward. Thankfully, it was a lot easier to learn the new system than I thought it would be!”

Before making the switch, Lisa printed off some “migration help documents” that are available on the Red Wing Software Web site. She kept them at her desk and read them whenever she had time. After deciding to make the move, she opted to have Red Wing Software transfer or “migrate” her data into the newer system, which went very smoothly. Once the transfer was complete, she worried that she wouldn’t know how to use the new system. “I called Red Wing Software support nearly every day for the first few weeks,” says Lisa, “I took it day by day and did as much as I could on my own, and called when I had any questions or needed help. I became familiar with the new system more quickly than I thought I would!”

Once the transfer was complete, Lisa ran payroll in both systems for three pay runs, verifying pay and the accuracy of each run. She then went to just the new system. “After about a month and a half, I felt comfortable using both the accounting and payroll system on my own,” says Lisa, “I feel so confident with the new system now (after eight months) that I could comfortably train someone else how to use it.”

Despite her initial apprehension, Lisa is happy she made the switch. “The new system has a lot more to offer than the DOS program we were using. I haven′t tried out any of the graphs or charts yet, but I plan on trying them out more this winter along with more of the reports, to help us increase our profitability,” says Lisa.

Debbie from Lake City Marina in Lake City, Minnesota says…

“I can use TurningPoint to do more for my business than I could with DOS. I can even include slip rent in the customer set-up! I love that. It′s very efficient to access everything I need from this one program; it′s all right in front of me and very user-friendly.”

Lois from Mahlander′s A-1 Service in Sioux Falls, South Dakota says…

“TurningPoint is easy to use. The fact that you can export and e-mail reports is great! Now, I can quickly send information to my CPA instead of having to print, and fax or mail a bunch of paper.”

Michelle from Black Diamond Custom Feeders in Herington, Kansas says…

“I love the fact that I can go back and get reports for any time period. In DOS we had to be sure we had all the reports we needed before closing the month.”

Joan from Whole Hog Health in Hartington, Nebraska says…

“The migration was a lot smoother than I anticipated. I was very pleased and after just six weeks of using it, I knew I made the right choice to migrate. I would never go back.”

Joda Shuman of River City Awning in Wichita, Kansas says…

“I′m happy we migrated to TurningPoint because it is intuitive, like Controller, but more in-depth. It′s more flexible too; we′re eager to customize it for our own business needs. I love being able to quickly export reports to Microsoft Excel and manipulate them to get the data that I need. Your support staff is wonderful and so helpful through the learning process.”