Category: Small Business
New Invoicing Software from Sage
Well hot on the heels of SageLive (which I still cant get to work at the moment) comes another offering aimed squarely at the start-up/SME. Sage have released a free invoicing application I guess to compete with offerings from rival vendors. At 161MB for the application (which seems enormously bloated) its quite a big download but probably worth a look if you are looking for a simple invoicing application. I have always thought that Sage Instant is great value for money at £99 and maybe this package maybe just what the startup market needs. You can download it here
Category: Small Business
Whats new in Sage 50 2009?
Well in a nutshell you now get;
- Built in diary facility
- Improved credit management
- Additional contact information can now be stored
- Communication history to assist with credit management
- Batch printing of reports
Is it worth the upgrade? Well I guess it depends how valuable those features are for your business.
Category: Sage 50, Small Business
Try before you Buy
If you’re a startup business and are not sure if Sage accounting is right for you well now it doesnt cost you anything to find out. You can simply do the Sage TestDrive and get a feel for the software before commiting to buy it. You can find the link here
Or you can now get a 90 day trial of the software which is available from this page here
Category: Sage 50, Small Business
Integrated CRM and accounts
The holy grail of systems. CRM is a hot topic but guess what? Integrated CRM and accounts in the Sage world is a myth. It simply doesn’t work 100%. Why because the Sage 200 suite and Sage 1000 comprise of nothing more than two products loosely coupled together. With the Sage 200 suite you get a windows based legacy application bundled with a web based application; two applications and two databases. With Sage 1000 you get a Sage Line 500 webclient (which uses Java) and the same web-based CRM (which doesnt use Java). So what happens when you want to raise a quotation for a prospect in Sage 200? There you are in the web-browser and as soon as you hit the quote button up pops the a windows application window from Sage 200! As this site is focused on business productivity and not specifically Sage productivity I am watching with interest a product called Interprise suite. It is the only completely integrated accounts, CRM and webshop on the market. The single user version is completely FREE and it is priced between Sage 50 and Sage 200. A demo can be downloaded from this site.
Category: Sage 50, Sage CRM, Small Business
Dashboard for Sage Instant or Line 50
The completely FREE dashboard I mentioned a couple of weeks ago. Is now ready for download. If your a user of Sage accounts, either Line 50 or Instant you can check out the features and get the software from this page.
Category: Sage 50, Small Business
How to find the best small business accounting software
The eternal question “I have just started a business, what accounting package should I use?” crops up time and time again. Now of course this site is dedicated to Sage but I do not sell Sage software, I merely help businesses achieve more with it so I have no real preference. Many start-ups go with what their accountant suggests. Of course this is good practice as it makes moving all the data to and from your accountant much easier. However if I had a pound for everytime I heard “I just want a simple invoicing program” I would have accrued a fair amount of money by now! The problem is that vendors think that by offering more features in their product it makes it more appealing….wrong! It just makes it more bewildering and complex to the untrained user. Sage Instant is a fantastic product, it just does what it says on the tin and is very cost effective. There are plenty of options in the marketplace so look around, what you after is an accounting system that allows you to remain productive so raising an invoicing should take less than 60 seconds.
Category: Small Business
