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Mary Girsch-Bock

Contributing Writer

mary.girschbock@cpapracticeadvisor.com

Mary grew up in Chicago, graduating from the University of Illinois-Chicago. She began her career as accountant and later made the switch to writing full time, concentrating on business and technology, with a focus on small business. A former QuickBooks beta tester, Mary’s work has appeared in The Motley Fool, The Blueprint, and Property Manager.com. She currently writes a monthly accounting and technology-related blog for PLANERGY, and ghostwrites several blogs for various software companies.

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Cloud Technology

Kashoo Gives Cloud Option to Many Micro Businesses

An excellent app for micro-businesses and small business owners, Kashoo is a web based application that works as well on desktop and laptop computers as it does on mobile devices such as iPad and Android tablets.

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Small Business

2015 Reviews of Small Business Accounting Systems

Twenty five years ago, small business owners were hard-pressed to find an affordable accounting software product that was designed for the small business owner that had little to no accounting experience.

Small Business

2015 Review of FreshBooks Cloud Accounting

Founded in 2003, FreshBooks is the go-to solution for small businesses and freelancers. Originally designed as a quick invoicing method, the product has evolved, adding numerous features, including the ability to create estimates, track time, bill and inv

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Accounting

2015 Review of Abila - MIP Fund Accounting

MIP Fund Accounting is a good fit for mid-sized nonprofit organizations and government entities that have a need for comprehensive fund management and customization capability.

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Nonprofit

2015 Review of Serenic Navigator Nonprofit Accounting

Serenic Navigator from Serenic Software is a robust nonprofit product suitable for mid-sized to larger nonprofit organizations, NGS’s and government entities. A completely integrated product, Serenic Navigator offers users solid financial management capab

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Accounting

2015 Review of OneNFP Financials for Nonprofits

OneNFP Financials is available in two versions, making it a scalable product that can easily suit the needs of most small to mid-sized nonprofit organizations. The product offers excellent financial and grant management capability, as well as an ...

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Accounting

2015 Review of FUND E-Z Nonprofit Accounting

FUND E-Z is a scalable nonprofit software product that is designed for small to mid-sized nonprofit organizations and NGO’s. The availability of two versions of the product makes it easy for smaller users to scale up if necessary.

Accounting

Blackbaud Offers New Cloud-Based Financial Edge NXT for Nonprofits

The Financial Edge NXT, from Blackbaud, is the next generation of software designed for nonprofit organizations. Due out in July of this year, The Financial Edge NXT is a cloud-based financial management solution for nonprofits, which will offer the ...

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Accounting

GMS Offers Complete Financial Management for Nonprofits, NGOs and Agencies

GMS, or Grants Management Systems, is nonprofit accounting and financial management software specifically designed for nonprofit organizations, NGO’s, and government agencies that manage multiple grants or projects on a regular basis.

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Accounting

2015 Review of Cougar Mountain Denali + FUND Full Suite Accounting

Denali Full FUND Suite offers smaller nonprofits a modular software product that contains solid fund accounting capability, making it a good fit with organizations handling multiple funds.

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Accounting

2015 Review of Araize Inc. - FastFund Nonprofit Accounting

In business since 1985, FastFund Nonprofit Accounting was designed by CPA’s and uses SaaS technology to offer an easily accessible, easily affordable nonprofit software product well suited for small to mid-sized nonprofit organizations.

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Accounting

2015 Review of Aplos Fund Accounting

Designed for smaller nonprofits with annual revenues of less than $500,000, Aplos Fund Accounting offers users a cloud-based platform, easy system navigation, and a brand new Donor Relations module, making it easy to manage donor activity.