Google, Intuit to coax small businesses onto the Internet

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September 14, 2006
Updated 11:59:46 (Mla time)

Agence France-Presse

SAN FRANCISCO -- Online advertising mastermind Google and business software specialist Intuit announced on Wednesday they have teamed-up to tempt small businesses into seeking customers on the Internet.

Intuit's QuickBooks 2007 program slated to go on sale this fall will be imbedded with Google-powered ways to promote inventory and businesses online, the presidents of both company's said in a telephone conference call.

"It's a good win for Intuit. It's a good win for Google," said Google chief executive Eric Schmidt. "More importantly I think it's the beginning of a much deeper partnership."
The QuickBooks software package would target millions of small business, ranging in size from a few employees to 250, that have been unable or unwilling to create websites or advertise on the Internet, Intuit said.

The new QuickBooks will make it easy for businesses to list themselves on Google Maps; manage Internet advertising campaigns with Google Adwords program, and post inventory in Google's search database, according to Schmidt.

"The business world is one of collaboration because of the game-changing power of the Web," said Intuit chief executive Steve Bennett. "This is truer today than ever before."
"This is an exciting new alliance to help businesses find new customers."

 

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September 14, 2006
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