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June, 2008

Just Added: vCard Import

by Daniel Tsang  |  June 25/2008  | 
Just Added: vCard Import

While our dev team is busily working on our next big release, we’ve decided to release some new functionality that you can enjoy in the mean time. This morning we added a new vCard import tool which allows you to import client records from vCards into your FreshBooks account. vCards can be exported from a …



Firefox 3 is on fire

by Myleen Bacarra  |  June 19/2008  | 
Firefox 3 is on fire

Firefox 3 was officially launched Tuesday June 17th, and after a quick run through our analytics, and since then (i.e. the last 48 hours or so) over 11% of visitors to FreshBooks have been using FF 3.0 – wow! A few of us FreshBookers attended Mozilla’s FireFox 3 Launch Party on Tuesday at Toronto’s Mozilla …



Jonathan Nelson: iconoclast in loafers

by Mike McDerment  |  June 17/2008  | 
Jonathan Nelson: iconoclast in loafers

People who see things differently and do things differently interest me. I’ve said before that perspective is everything. So, I was pleased to read about Jonathan Nelson of Providence Equity Partners this weekend in my beloved Fortune Magazine. Jonathan is running one of the world’s most successful private …



FreshBooks in the Financial Post

by Mike McDerment  |  June 17/2008  | 
FreshBooks in the Financial Post

Financial Post FreshBooks was featured yesterday in the Financial Post in an article titled, “Road warriors’ bookkeeper“: Freshbooks.com can help businesses simplify their bookkeeping. The online program lets you set up clients and create estimates and invoices, while managing and tracking projects and tasks…While not a full accounting program …



7 ways entrepreneurs are artists

by Mike McDerment  |  June 16/2008  | 
7 ways entrepreneurs are artists

Entrepreneurs are artists — their business is the canvas. Here are seven reasons: Entrepreneurs create something out of nothing That’s what entrepreneurs do. Instead of using canvas and paints as resources, entrepreneurs take people and capital and create product and culture. Their is no doubt their fingerprints are all over the output. Jeff Bezos at …



FreshBooks helps the CBC navigate RIA

by Mike McDerment  |  June 13/2008  | 
FreshBooks helps the CBC navigate RIA

FB does usability FreshBooks was recently featured alongside Adobe, Microsoft and resident Toronto design genius Jon Lax in an article about Rich Internet Applications (RIA). Above is a photo of the FB team doing a usability test with local designer and prospective customer Andrés Aquino of The Creation Process. In unrelated …



Fresh Faces: Jeffrey Nichols

by Aaron Adams  |  June 13/2008  |  , ,
Fresh Faces: Jeffrey Nichols

Real customers share the real benefits of using FreshBooks Photo of Jeffrey NicholsMy name is Jeffrey Nichols, and I’m an independent SEO/SEM developer based in Atlanta, Georgia. “FreshBooks is one of the most well programmed, nicest looking web-based applications I’ve ever used.” I have a client …



Relationship priorities for managers

by Mike McDerment  |  June 11/2008  | 
Relationship priorities for managers

I was recently introduced the writings of Dee Hock, founder and CEO of VISA. Here is what he has to say about relationship priorities for managers: I ask each person to describe the single most important responsibility of any manager. The incredibly diverse responses always have one thing in common. All are downward looking. Management …



Hockey Night in Where?

Hockey Night in Where?

Hockey Night In CanadaOk hockey fans, the story around the Hockey Night in Canada theme song has been all over the headlines this past couple of days, and like me, most of you have been stunned, mad and/or confused over the whole thing. I …



PayPal lowers fees for Canadian merchants

by Aaron Adams  |  June 9/2008  | 
PayPal lowers fees for Canadian merchants

PayPalWith FreshBooks, you can accept credit cards online right on your invoices with our PayPal integration. Today brings great news for Canadian merchants, straight from the PayPal Blog: Canadian dollar transaction fees for receiving payments, for all merchant rate tiers, has [sic] been lowered from C$0.55 …




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