Both Dave and Don believe that their clients are impressed with the professional appearance of Clients & Profits' printed estimates and invoices. Clients now get estimates and change orders faster than before, which is important in these times of tight deadlines. Since billing is based on jobs, each month's client invoices are now produced in hours, not days - and with very little typing. Since billing amounts are automatically based on estimates and costs, they are especially accurate.

Commuting via Timbucktu

Don Fatheree works and lives in San Clemente, about 35 miles away from K+A's headquarters. He connects to the Clients & Profits database using Netopia's Timbucktu remote-access software to manage the all of the agency's finances. Meanwhile, the K+A staff enters jobs, estimates, schedules, and time in Anaheim.

Don handles all of the agency's invoicing, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and check writing. Payroll is outsourced to Paychex ("I hate doing payroll," Don says.

"It's worth the hundred bucks a month to have someone else do it."), which are added as journal entries into the Clients & Profits general ledger. He says the setup works great and, he adds, "I love working out of my home."

Korobkin + Associates has always been committed to using the best technology available to serve their clients, and they upgrade and update their systems constantly. And why K+A has seen steady growth since 1980 with a diverse collection of clients and staff members, some things have remained constant: unchanged leadership, a clear focus, and dedication to systems that work - like Clients & Profits.

"I can't imagine a scenario," Dave says, "that would cause me to change my software from Clients & Profits."