Would QuickBooks help me manage my business?

SCORE counselor, Oria Gonzales, has practiced accounting for more than 40 years as Controller and Senior Accountant for numerous businesses, and in private practice as co-owner of an accounting and tax service. As a Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor, she shares with you her thoughts on QuickBooks.

QuickBooks is accounting software that helps small business owners record what is bought, sold, owed, owned, what money comes in, what goes out, and what is left, all in one place. It's so easy to use, almost 70% of users report saving 3 hours or more a week. This allows you to spend more time growing your business and generating revenue not recording it.

Whether you’re just starting out or your business is growing, there is a QuickBooks that fits your needs:
· Simple Start – instantly create invoices, track payments and manage expenses, start using it in minutes. Free download.
· QuickBooks Online – access your finances from anywhere, anytime, keep your data backed-up and secure - automatically.
· QuickBooks Pro – track inventory, set reorder points, create purchase orders, import data from Excel, Quicken, Microsoft Office Accounting and prior QuickBooks versions, track international sales and expenses in multiple currencies, download bank and credit card transactions.
· QuickBooks for Mac – it’s built for Mac users by Mac users, with the same basic features found in QuickBooks Pro.
· QuickBooks Premier – chart of accounts and reports tailored to your specific industry (Contractor, Nonprofit, Manufacturing & Wholesale, Professional Services, and Retail), easily generate sales forecasts and business plans, create sales orders and track back orders.
· QuickBooks Enterprise – for mid-market, track inventory in multiple warehouses, do serial/lot tracking and bar coding. Up to 30 simultaneous users.


Common features in all QuickBooks editions:
· Easily print checks, pay bills & track expenses
· Track sales, sales taxes & customer payments
· Create & email invoices
· Create & email estimates
· One-click business reports

Intuit, the maker of QuickBooks, invites you to visit its website at www.smallbusiness.inuit.com for free products and marketing tools, to help your small business survive and thrive.


Richard Strug
Greater Princeton Area SCORE (Chapter 631)
Serving Mercer and Middlesex Counties