Our March 2021 QB Talks being held at 2:00 PM (1 PM Central) on Wednesday, March 17, 2021, features an Introduction to QuickBooks Commerce, Intuit's new eCommerce solution.
QuickBooks Commerce (QBC) is a cloud-based inventory SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) application for small-to-medium sized businesses. Intuit announced the acquisition of TradeGecko in August of 2020 and rebranded the product as QuickBooks Commerce last September, so while this product is new to Intuit it has been around since 2012.
QBC has an easy GUI (graphic user interface) that pretty well mirrors QuickBooks even down to the fact that the left-hand navigation bar collapses so you can maximize the window you are working in. Since you will be using QBC for eCommerce you are most likely going to connect to one of your sales channels and then import your products and stock information as well as your customers (if you track them individually). QBC works with most major channels that eCommerce businesses use to sell their products, including Shopify, Amazon, eBay, Etsy, WooCommerce, Magento, Zapier, ShipStation, and more integrations. But you should note that your QBC subscription level determines the number of ‘channels’ you have access to, as well as the number of ‘transactions per month.’
In terms of using the product, this is probably the point at which you are also going to connect to your new QuickBooks Online or QBO-Advanced subscription. (The specific version of QBO will ultimately depend on your transaction volume and other requirements.) But there is an issue at least for now. Intuit is presently only allowing you to subscribe to QBC if you don’t already have a QBO or QBO-Advanced subscription, and to subscribe to QBC you must also subscribe to a new QBO or QBO-Advanced account at the same time… so it’s a ‘package’ offering. Nevertheless, you will probably have some clients who are in need of QBC, or who have been wanting to change/upgrade, and this maybe the time to 'work a deal' to get both products if eCommerce is their thing because this new platform really is a slick product.
Zenubia Madhani of Intuit
Zenubia Madhani of Intuit
Please join me when I welcome Zenubia Madhani and Meha Shah from Intuit to present this powerful new addition to the QuickBooks Ecosystem, and they take your questions on how QuickBooks Commerce can impact QuickBooks Online clients as well as the future of your ProAdvisor practice.
Zenubia Madhani is a product manager at Intuit and has worked on QuickBooks products for over three years as a product marketer and product manager. Her experience with Product Based Businesses spans from counting inventory at her family’s business, to consulting on omni-channel strategy and operations for major retailers, to working on QBO’s sales tax engine and now QB Commerce for small businesses. Zenubia has her Bachelors in Commerce and Foreign Affairs from the University of Virginia and her Master of Business Administration from the Kellogg School of Management.
Meha Shah of Intuit
Meha Shah of Intuit_Headshot
Meha Shah is a Group Product Manager with QuickBooks Commerce. She has six years of experience working at Intuit in several roles spanning from Corporate Strategy & Development, Business Operations and Product Management. She has been steeped in the world of Product Based Businesses with her father’s corrugated box business, managing the Walt Disney Company’s DVD operations, leading the acquisition of QBO’s sales tax engine – Exactor and most recently leading the launch of QuickBooks Commerce. Meha has a Bachelor in Supply Chain Management from Arizona State University and her Masters in Business Administration from the Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley.
If you are not already registered for QB Talks...
QB Talks: 'Introduction to QuickBooks Commerce' - Wednesday, March 17, 2021 - 2:00 PM Eastern
In the mean time, here is great 'YouTube' about QuickBooks Commerce to help peak your interest.