Business Accounts package

busydaffodil1

BexTech wrote: »

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opps...i didnt know that. Sorry everyone!

mikewebs

Hi there

Microsoft Office Accounting 2008 was free before Christmas- i would think it still is. Very similar to SAGE and quite easy to set up. There was a thread here somewhere about it.

HTH

markchadwick

There are some free (as in cost and freedom) Accounting Software packages out there. Two that spring to mind are GnuCash and Turbocash (I think its called). These are open source and so free and legal to download and use. GnuCash seems to be the more popular one I think - but I guess the choice largely depends on what you want to use it for.

Other options that may be worth considering are web-apps (applications online that run in your web browser) such as Wesabe and Mint. Wesabe is more for your household accounts in my opinion as it suggests ways to save money based on a community of users who have similar spending habbits. Mint seems to be rather like Quicken from people's comments.

Obviously, you have a difficult choice here: you put your accounts online which can be accessed from any computer on the net (nice and flexible and no need to carry them around with you), but you have to decide whether you're willing to put your sensitive information on the internet and trust in these companies. Have a look at their sites as they have youtube videos with a quick guide.