Presenters


Brian Wiese

For more than a decade, Brian Wiese has provided business owners with unparalleled expertise and service in optimizing their business’ financial systems.  Brian has earned QuickBooks® highest esteem as an Advanced Pro Advisor and Intuit Solutions Provider, by focusing on the individual needs of each client to solve their business’ most paralyzing problem – being overly dependent on people, and not on internal systems.  As the owner of By The Book Solutions, Inc., Brian guides his clients through a 4-step process which ensures that a complete evaluation of each client’s business processes and systems have been completed and a plan developed to address the specific needs of the business.  By The Book Solutions, Inc. provides complete business coaching, bookkeeping consultation and support, and full service QuickBooks® support.

Brian Wiese

By The Book Solutions, Inc. PO Box 197 East Schodack, NY 12063

518) 813-9052

www.btbsinc.com



Stephen Vardin

Stephen Vardin provides bookkeeping services, tax preparation, accounting software training and business consulting. His experience includes but is not limited to: New Businesses, self-employment, Corporations, Individuals, Partnerships, Unions, Charitable Organizations, Cooperatives, and Farms including Thoroughbred Horse Farms. Affiliations include QuickBooks¨ Pro Advisor, National Society of Accountants, American Institute of Professional Bookkeepers,  Rensselaer County Regional Chamber of Commerce, Coop America, and World Watch Institute.Stephen Vardin President, Stephen Vardin & Colleagues, Inc. Bookkeeping, Planning, Taxes, & TrainingPO Box 5 Malden Bridge, NY 12115-0005


Stephen Vardin
President, Stephen Vardin & Colleagues, Inc.
Bookkeeping, Planning, Taxes, & Training

PO Box 5
Malden Bridge, NY 12115-0005

518-283-1786
www.bookkeepingwizards.com


Wayne Higdon

Wayne Higdon helps small businesses with selection, implementation, training and support for accounting technology. From the corner store to the web store, over the past 24 years Wayne has helped 350 business owners and nonprofit managers improve their bookkeeping systems.  Beyond accounting, Wayne works to improve a business’ efficiency in managing customer relationships, time, inventory and paper documents.  CPAs and bookkeepers call for help with their messiest client’s books and their toughest troubleshooting for QuickBooks, MYOB and other accounting software. Having achieved the Advanced Certification level from QuickBooks and certified by The Sleeter Group of accounting technologists, Wayne participates in numerous seminars both locally and nationally and is a founding organizer of the Tech Valley QuickBooks Powerusers.Wayne Higdon

Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor

25th Hour Accounting Solutions

240 Whitehall Rd

Albany, NY 12209-1226

Office 518-489-4365

www.25thhour.biz

Bridget M. Chandler

Bridget Chandler, Accountant, Managing Member, oversees operations, finances, software implementation, performs staff training, accounting and bookkeeping services while monitoring and ensuring client satisfaction. Simply Accounting & Bookkeeping Services combines tax, accounting and bookkeeping services to provide comprehensive financial information while our clients remain in complete control from accounts payable authorization to check signing. Prior to establishing Simply Accounting & Bookkeeping Services she has managed and performed bookkeeping, accounting and financial consulting services for private, small to mid-sized companies for over 20 years.


Simply Accounting & Bookkeeping Services, LLC          

P.O. Box 343                                                                                                 

1676 Columbia Turnpike                                                                           

East Greenbush, New York   12061

(518) 512-3632 Phone 

www.simplyaccounting-bookkeepingsvcs.com



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