Wez Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 Hey All, I know there are a few people on here with there own businesses, just wondering what you use for keeping track of customer files, invoicing etc. Ideally a single package that does it all would be good. As it stands at the moment I have to wait for the accountant to tell me which invoices havent been paid etc. I was thinking something like quickbooks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creative Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 someone will say sage and someone will say quickbooks etc etc... im no accountant but in my experience sage is a very good package and industry standard but not very good for... errrrm 'hiding' things... quickbooks does it all also and it allows you to edit things without leaving a trace path.... can be very useful if you just simply make a mistake and you dont have to input several other things to show where the error has gone. just my limited knowlege and use of them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 I use Sage here, though only its most simple function as I'm only working as an IT contractor. Quickbooks is a bit generic and basic tbh. How many transctions are you talking about p/m Wez? Are they VAT accountable and do you need to include expenses tracking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted August 19, 2008 Author Share Posted August 19, 2008 How many transctions are you talking about p/m Wez? Are they VAT accountable and do you need to include expenses tracking? Low amount of transaction at the moment but hopefully they will increases if I put the effort in. VAT needs to be calculated and things like mileage and hours worked etc would be good. Its for a VAT registered Ltd company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Walker Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 We've got quickbooks here, and as a previous user of Sage, I find it much better IMHO. Quickbooks is the US standard whereas Sage is UK one but I find it way more user friendly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted August 19, 2008 Author Share Posted August 19, 2008 I have looked at Quickbooks in the past and it does look much easier than Sage. What version of quickbooks do you use :- * QuickBooks SimpleStart * QuickBooks Pro * QuickBooks Premier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Walker Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 We have Pro, which handles Payroll I think, have a look at the comparison thing on Intuit's site and see what suits you best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted August 19, 2008 Author Share Posted August 19, 2008 We were looking at SimpleStart but Pro has extra features including merchant account integration which looks good. I didnt realise you could get a merchant account for as little as £15 a month, I am sure when I looked into them a couple of years ago it was much much more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Walker Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 We were looking at SimpleStart but Pro has extra features including merchant account integration which looks good. I didnt realise you could get a merchant account for as little as £15 a month, I am sure when I looked into them a couple of years ago it was much much more. Yeah, QB merchant integration is supposed to be very good however for us, since most of our transactions are card charges we get a much better rate from our bank than we were offered from QB. Best Regards, Gaz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creative Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 you can also have QB on you pda so if you are out and about you can do the orders there and then and sync it all back up... afaik...I have it here but never used it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted August 19, 2008 Author Share Posted August 19, 2008 you can also have QB on you pda so if you are out and about you can do the orders there and then and sync it all back up... afaik...I have it here but never used it. Ohhh like the sound of that. Do you know what versions thats supported on as I have not heard of that feature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creative Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 ive currently not got any web at home fella... due to moving but I will be back online in a week or so. In the meantime I will have a butchers around my pc and see where I saved it to and let you know. I havent tried to install it or anything so dont know if it works but no harm in trying if you have the package. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Walker Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 you can also have QB on you pda so if you are out and about you can do the orders there and then and sync it all back up... afaik...I have it here but never used it. That sounds good. I know you can also have your Quickbooks "hosted" by Intuit so you can access it anywhere with a net connection. Best Regards, Gaz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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