Small Business

A-Systems Corporation — A-Systems Visual Bookkeeper800.365.6790www.a-systems.net From the July 2012 Review of On-Premise SMB Accounting Systems Best Fit: Visual Bookkeeper is a small business accounting and management system based on A-System’s powerful construction-focused flagship product JobView. The primary differences between the two is the inclusion of extensive job-costing functions and workflow utilities in JobView, while […]

Sage North America — Sage 50–U.S. Edition 877-495-9904na.Sage.com / www.Sage50Accounting.com From the July 2012 Review of On-Premise SMB Accounting Systems Best Fit: Sage 50 Accounting is a good fit for most small businesses, it has an impressive selection of management features, inventory functionality, reporting options, and connected services, to meet the users growing needs. This […]

Red Wing Software, Inc. — CenterPoint Accounting Software800-732-9464www.redwingsoftware.com From the July 2012 Review of On-Premise SMB Accounting Systems Best Fit: CenterPoint is a good fit for companies that need multi-company consolidations and other strong reporting capabilities. Companies that have a large amount of data entry will benefit from the import feature and the ability to […]

Intuit Inc. — QuickBooks Premier 2012877.683.3280QuickBooks.Intuit.com From the July 2012 Review of On-Premise SMB Accounting Systems Best Fit: This product is targeted at businesses that need one solution that will meet both their accounting and office management needs.   QuickBooks Premier has strong accounting functionality, management features, reporting tools, connected services, and document storage. Strengths Improved […]

Acclivity—AccountEdge Pro 2012800-322-6962www.accountedge.com From the July 2012 Review of On-Premises SMB Accounting Programs Best Fit: AccountEdge is a good fit for many small companies and especially those companies that require multi-location inventory, multi-currency, or need a program that is designed for a Mac. This program is easy to understand and the uncluttered screens are easy […]

Evaluating small business management software is always full of surprises. Some users wonder where to start the process and ask if they really need to change software, upgrade to the current version, or invest in training on the existing application. While there are many ways to evaluate these decisions, I would suggest that you consider […]

The movement to the cloud has had many names over the past decade: Web 2.0, SaaS, web-based services, net-native programs, etc. But whatever you call it, the coming mass adoption of cloud-based business solutions will have the biggest effect on our work and business lives since computers themselves were first installed on desktops back in the 1980s.

All things in life change. It is inevitable that we evolve. Accounting solutions are no exception and as with everything else the web is forcing a new species to evolve while old ones become extinct.