Accredited Consultant Conference 2011 – WelcomeCatie Cotcher

Welcome• Welcome to Conference 2011

• Introductions

• House Keeping

What to take home!• Conference focus for 2011

– Networking– Learning off each other– Technology– Technical Skill– Product features, new product– Motivation

2010 Overview• Financial Figures of Interest

– Reckon New Zealand Pty Ltd– 31% income growth in 2010 year from 2009– 131% profit growth in 2010 year from 2009– Top Selling / Moving Product – QuickBooks Online >

2000 NZ Users– Upgrade revenue growth 294% – Top moving Upgrade SKU – Premier and Small

Business

2010 Overview• Release of GST Patch – success!

– Delivery– Communication– Resolution

• QuickBooks, hosted by Reckon Online– Success– Ongoing delivery and commitment

2011 Outlook• Product Spotlight – QuickBooks hosted

by Reckon Online– Continues as the top moving product– Delivery focus of Mac Solution– Mac Resellers– 2011/12 Upgrade release

2011 Outlook• Product Spotlight – Retail POS

• More focus on retail, great opportunity in NZ

• Training availability

• Interested parties / buddy system

2011 Outlook• Accountant Network• Increase awareness / brand recognition in

Accountant sector• Introduce new Training course, designed

specifically for Accountants and Why?• Continued relationship development with NZICA

So What’s Ahead?• Product Releases – Online Solutions• QuickBooks Hosted by Reckon Online – Mac

Solution and User Provisioning Released – May 2011• Retail POS Online Release – July• Reckon Cashbook – May• Reckon RSDN Solution 1st release - July

So What’s Ahead?• Product Releases – Other• New Reckon Financial Statement Designer – After

June• Quicken 2012 – November• QuickBooks Banking Interface – June / July ** bank dependent

• Retail Point of Sale 2011/12 – • QuickBooks with Integrated Payroll - 2012

Reckon 2011 Focus• Innovation – capitalising on technology

available

• Great product

• Great communication

• Offer a business solution

• Training / Upskilling

Questions?We look forward spending the next few

days with you.