[Finance] Introductions?

[Sean McBeth]

Hello, I'm Sean McBeth and I'm a member of Hive76 in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania. I'm considering running for treasurer next year, so I thought
reading this list would be something easy to do to learn more.

On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 1:06 PM, Chris Hardee <shazzner at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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