REALTIME BOOKKEEPING LAUNCHES '5-STAR SOLUTION' FOR QUICKBOOKS ACCOUNTING FIRMS —RANKS FIRMS RE AUTOMATED BOOKKEEPING SERVICES—WITH OUTSOURCING

    /24-7PressRelease/ - SAN DIEGO, CA, July 21, 2008 — RealTime Bookkeeping, the leading U.S. online bookkeeping services provider, today announced the RealTime Bookkeeping (RTB) 5-STAR Solution for showing QuickBooks accounting firms how to expand into profitable, state-of-the-art practices.

The RTB 5-STAR Solution is a classification tool for appraising the quality and skill levels of QuickBooks accounting and bookkeeping firms. The solution measures a firm's progress on a scale of 1-5 toward achieving the industry's highest levels of development through the full utilization of completely automated QuickBooks bookkeeping processes, professional marketing programs and online professional networking services.

At the core of the solution is RealTimeBookkeeping.com and the RealTime Bookkeeping (RTB) System for professional bookkeepers and accounting firms nationwide. The RTB System provides firms with a reliable solution for increasing billings and reducing costs.

In the RTB 5-STAR Solution, a Single Star denotes firms that serve QuickBooks clients in a hosted accounting environment. Two Stars denote use of the RealTime Bookkeeping (RTB) System. Three Stars denote use of an RTB website and RTB promotional marketing materials (e.g., brochures, flyers, etc.). Four Stars denote use of RTB QuickBooks outsourced bookkeeping services, provided by bookkeepers either offshore or U.S.-based. Five Stars denote training in the RTB System at RTB University, and participation in the RTB e-Community—an online professional network of services, Internet forums, blogs and other social Web applications. Five Stars include business coaching, advising and mentoring by RTB senior management staff.

"The RTB 5-STAR Solution incorporates a detailed outline of exactly how we grow firms from small bookkeeping and accounting practices into profitable enterprises," said Robert Chandler, RealTime Bookkeeping CEO. "The star classification system is ideal for the purposes of our total solution offering. Five-Star ranking is a common rating tool used in areas like music downloads, hotels and restaurants. And it's effective—people know that a One Star is entry-level and a Five Star is the best. Now, bookkeeping and accounting practices can use the RTB 5-STAR Solution as a step-by-step blueprint for becoming state-of-the-art QuickBooks accounting firms—that is, Five-Stars."

The RTB 5-STAR Solution includes:

1 STAR - Hosted Accounting Environment—Anywhere, anytime access to accounting information online; Share information with anyone simultaneously; secure system/offsite backups.
2 STARS - RTB System—Hardware: Dual Screen Monitors, High Speed Scanners; Software: e-Dashboard for Paperless Office, Workflow Automation, Shadowing Technology.
3 STARS - RTB Marketing Program—Professionally branded firm with Professional Website/SEO and Marketing Collateral.
4 STARS - RTB Remote Back Office Services—Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) with either offshore or U.S.-based bookkeeping services.
5 STARS - RTB Network—RTB University for training in the use of the RTB System; RTB
e-Community online professional services Web site; Business Coaching, Mentoring and Advising.

The RTB System provides accounting firms and their clients with remote access to QuickBooks files, a paperless document storage and retrieval system, multi-layered security, an easy-to-use, friendly interface for accessing financial administrative resources, and remote back office accounting professionals for overnight "RealTime" bookkeeping services.
Phone: 888/869-0076; Fax: 866/326-3306; Email: [email protected].
Web: www.realtimebookkeeping.com



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About RealTimeBookkeeping.com

The RTB 5-STAR Solution and RealTime Bookkeeping (RTB) System are marketed under the RealTimeBookkeeping.com Division of ManageComm, Inc., San Diego, California, the leading U.S. online bookkeeping firm.

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