Where are classes held? Our classes are held in NW Washington, DC on I street and 19th off of Farragut North metro. We hope to offer classes in Maryland and Virginia in 2009.                 How much is the class? $440 for the Professionals Course                How do I get the 10% discount? To sign up and reserve a seat in one of our courses you must go to “Sign up Here” on our website and pay by credit card. We will charge your card for the full price of the course and credit you the discount the same day (as long as the promotion applies).                Example: If you sign up for the Professionals Course, we will charge your credit card for the full $440 and credit you back $44 (the 10% discount) the same day for a net charge of $396.              What is the Professionals Course? The Professionals Course is a 4-week accounting and tax software training course that is 8 classes long. The course is held on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:30- 9:30pm, every other month. Our next class starts Tuesday, October 7th. We cover Accounting theory and QuickBooks Premier software training and Tax theory and ProSystem Fx Tax software training. Plus, all students that pass our simulation receive career placement services.            What is the simulation? The simulation is a 2.5 hour exam administered on the last day of the course. The exam tests your proficiency in the QuickBooks and ProSystem Fx tax software and is based on the material taught over the 4-week course. Students that pass the simulation will receive free career placement services!            What career placement services do you offer? Upon successful completion of the simulation, students will meet with a member of our staff to re-vamp their resumes and discuss local job opportunities. Resume revamping can take anywhere from 1 to 2 hours. In this time we show you how to improve the layout, organization, and content of your resume. After a number of resume drafts, we circulate your final resume draft to local employers.     Is there a guarantee? We do not provide a guarantee. However, placement of our students is our priority. Though we make a small profit on our classes, the big money is made on our student placements. With a flat recruiting fee of $2,000 per student, one class can potentially generate almost $50,000 in placement revenue. Accordingly, placement of our students is in our best interest!            What payment options do you offer? Please e-mail us at info@interactivect.com to request to pay by cash, check, or installment plan. We accept credit cards through PayPal’s secure processing platform.           How do referrals work? If you refer a friend to sign up for one of our courses, you will receive a $50 credit to the credit card you used to pay for the course. To receive the credit, please e-mail us at info@interactivect.com with the full name of your referral.         Who teaches the course? All of our courses are taught my instructors that are CPAs and Certified QuickBooks Pro Advisors. Noura Salman, CPA, the President of InteractiveCT, is teaching all of our 2008 Professionals Courses.           Do I need any experience? Students with any accounting degree or experience will perform best in this course. However, the course is designed to cover all Accounting and Tax theory needed to acquire proficiency in the accounting and tax software. Those with a weaker accounting background will simply need to spend more time reviewing the course material and software at home.          How do you make your money? We charge firms a flat fee of $2,000 for full-time placements and $1,000 for part-time placements. Traditional recruiters, on the other hand, charge firms on a commission basis. Firms end up paying anywhere from 25- 30% of starting salaries which can translate to a recruiting fee of up to $12,000 on a $40,000 salary. Accordingly, our rates are extremely competitive and allow us to profit from the volume of placements we make.