[Finance] Introductions?

[Chris Hardee]

I'm Chris from San Antonio, Texas. I'm founder of an upcoming hackerspace
here.

We're attempting a membership plus an online store that sells arduinos and
possibly some of the open-source hardware we develop at the hackerspace. I'm
not sure how feasible this is or if it could be a huge source of contention.

On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 11:30 PM, Ben Brown <ben at kwartzlab.ca> wrote:

> Haven't seen anything on here yet despite the two-dozen people
> subscribed, so perhaps introductions are in order?
>
> I'm Ben, hailing from the Kwartzlab hackerspace in Kitchener, Ontario.
> I've been the treasurer there since it's founding last July (So far so
> good though!)
>
> My big tip (from talking with frustrated treasurers) is to use a REAL
> accounting package -- with good reporting! Google Docs/OO Calc/Excel
> just doesn't cut it. We use a donated copy of Quickbooks. Yes, it's a
> proprietary, Windows-only hellspawn (Don't even get me started on the
> company behind it) but it generates any report you could ever want,
> takes care of most of the mundane tasks (that a spreadsheet can't solve)
> and should you ever need to see a book-keeper or accountant, you'd be
> hard-pressed to find one that isn't at all familiar with it (at least in
> North America). I've also heard some good things about LedgerSMB if
> you're on the open source-only kick, but don't expect to find local
> support for it.
>
> Other than that, If anyone has questions or comments about the
> intricacies (idiocy) of Canadian finances, collecting ridiculously high
> federal taxes etc, let me know!
>
> Cheers!
>
> Ben Brown
> Treasurer, Kwartzlab Society Inc.
> http://www.kwartzlab.ca
>
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