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In 1977 he joined Computer
Consultants (CCL), a large computer bureau and supermini computer distributor, where he became a "specialist" in converting medium to large companies from manual
accounting systems to computer accounting systems, like MYOB and QuickBooks.
During the 7 years he was with CCL he also managed their largest
computer bureau with over 50 personnel and 5 large mainframes and then
moved into Finance to head up their importing and administration areas.
In 1983 he was appointed
Finance and Administration Manager with the international mainframe
manufacturer ICL (now Fujitsu) and first came into contact with Personal
Computers and Spreadsheets running on the original IBM PC.
In 1985 he decided to move
into a sales and marketing role in the fast growing PC industry and in his
first year sold over a $1 million worth of PC's and software. In 1987 he
opened one of the first Personal Computer retail shops. He was appointed
an authorised Microsoft dealer in 1988 and was awarded "Epson Printer
Dealer of the Year" in 1989. He went on to import, distribute and support
a wide range of computer software.
In 1995 he joined Inform
Group, a major developer of legal and accounting practice management software in
Australasia, where he remained as Financial Controller for over 5 years.
In 2000, just after the introduction of GST, he purchased a
bookkeeping franchise and moved to Australia. The franchise subsequently
lead him to set up his own bookkeeping company,
Bookkeeping Consultants Pty Ltd.
Initially the company specialised in bookkeeping and
training but it soon became clear to Dennis that
there was a need for an Australian training organisation that specialised in
Bookkeeping, MYOB and QuickBooks courses, as well as
general business and Microsoft Office courses. In 2003
the Bookkeeping Institute
of Australia Pty Ltd was born.
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