Gone are the days when paper-based ledgers were the only option to track key accounting tasks. Now, a plethora of small business accounting software choices are available. Accounting software can help your business in numerous ways: reducing errors, saving time, organizing customer data, streamlining payroll and giving you a complete view of your company's financial status. With a clear picture of your financials, you can make smarter business decisions.
Before choosing among software accounting systems, here are some key questions:
Can it scale or upgrade if my business grows?
Is it easy to learn and easy to use?
Does it have all the features I need?
Does it have features I don't need?
Will it run on my computer?
Will it work on an office network?
Does the vendor offer online and phone support?
Is the price right for my needs?
Action Steps
Monday, September 28, 2009
Friday, September 25, 2009
Guide to Facebook Basics for Your Business
Facebook is a website where you may upload personal information, including photos and videos, and share this information with a network of friends of your choosing. The purpose is to keep in touch with your network of friends by using Facebook's "applications" to send messages to each other, share photos, videos, files, and interact in other creative ways.
What you must know about using Facebook for your business:
1. Facebook offers direct marketing toward anyone in your list of "friends." Your "friends" are automatically updated whenever you update an item in your profile. These updates may contain notifications of sales, company information, new product releases, etc.
2. Facebook allows you to create groups surrounding a specific interest. By creating a group around your company's area of expertise, you can attract other Facebook users into your group of friends with similar interests.
3. Facebook allows companies to create "applications" that allow Facebook members to interact with their friends in creative ways. These applications create exposure for the company who built them because the company's brand may be displayed on the application itself.
What you must know about using Facebook for your business:
1. Facebook offers direct marketing toward anyone in your list of "friends." Your "friends" are automatically updated whenever you update an item in your profile. These updates may contain notifications of sales, company information, new product releases, etc.
2. Facebook allows you to create groups surrounding a specific interest. By creating a group around your company's area of expertise, you can attract other Facebook users into your group of friends with similar interests.
3. Facebook allows companies to create "applications" that allow Facebook members to interact with their friends in creative ways. These applications create exposure for the company who built them because the company's brand may be displayed on the application itself.
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Guide to Small Business Accounting Software
Gone are the days when paper-based ledgers were the only option to track key accounting tasks. Now, a plethora of small business accounting software choices are available. Accounting software can help your business in numerous ways: reducing errors, saving time, organizing customer data, streamlining payroll and giving you a complete view of your company's financial status. With a clear picture of your financials, you can make smarter business decisions.
Before choosing among software accounting systems, here are some key questions:
Can it scale or upgrade if my business grows?
Is it easy to learn and easy to use?
Does it have all the features I need?
Does it have features I don't need?
Will it run on my computer?
Will it work on an office network?
Does the vendor offer online and phone support?
Is the price right for my needs?
Action Steps
The best contacts and resources to help you get it done
QuickBooks rules the roost in small business accounting software
The leading small business accounting software offers many products to fit your needs. Simple Start, its most basic version, is ideal for sole proprietors and tracks sales and expenses, prints checks, pays bills and prepares invoices. More powerful, yet still easy-to-use versions are geared for multi-users in growing small businesses. They work with Microsoft Office and offer additional features, such as managing payroll, forecasting, budgeting and tracking inventory. QuickBooks also offers industry-specific accounting systems for retailers, professional services, manufacturers, nonprofits, wholesalers/distributors, contractors and accountants.
Before choosing among software accounting systems, here are some key questions:
Can it scale or upgrade if my business grows?
Is it easy to learn and easy to use?
Does it have all the features I need?
Does it have features I don't need?
Will it run on my computer?
Will it work on an office network?
Does the vendor offer online and phone support?
Is the price right for my needs?
Action Steps
The best contacts and resources to help you get it done
QuickBooks rules the roost in small business accounting software
The leading small business accounting software offers many products to fit your needs. Simple Start, its most basic version, is ideal for sole proprietors and tracks sales and expenses, prints checks, pays bills and prepares invoices. More powerful, yet still easy-to-use versions are geared for multi-users in growing small businesses. They work with Microsoft Office and offer additional features, such as managing payroll, forecasting, budgeting and tracking inventory. QuickBooks also offers industry-specific accounting systems for retailers, professional services, manufacturers, nonprofits, wholesalers/distributors, contractors and accountants.
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