New Posts For Thread: Free accounting software for small businesseshttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23464586/free-accounting-software-for-small-businessesMy son has asked me to help him with the books for his recently started small business. Has anyone had any experience or could recommend any free accounts software? Any help would be much appreciated.thanks to all.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23464586/free-accounting-software-for-small-businesses?post_id=419063750#419063750thanks to all.Wed, 03 Feb 2010 09:38:23 -0600Blades is right ..for zero cost you can run a small business on just spreadsheets , and print your own invoices , as there ae templates in Word ..https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23464586/free-accounting-software-for-small-businesses?post_id=419063114#419063114Blades is right ..for zero cost you can run a small business on just spreadsheets , and print your own invoices , as there ae templates in Word ..Wed, 03 Feb 2010 05:22:07 -0600Sage is great, but costs about £500. could be worth the investment if the company grows. if it is really small co, why not just use excel....https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23464586/free-accounting-software-for-small-businesses?post_id=419063110#419063110Sage is great, but costs about £500. could be worth the investment if the company grows. if it is really small co, why not just use excel....Wed, 03 Feb 2010 05:20:22 -0600Quicken is good for small businesses .https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23464586/free-accounting-software-for-small-businesses?post_id=419063106#419063106Quicken is good for small businesses .Wed, 03 Feb 2010 04:59:21 -0600shergar- most banks will give free banking for a new business account-mine lasted 18 months with barclays.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23464586/free-accounting-software-for-small-businesses?post_id=419063102#419063102shergar- most banks will give free banking for a new business account-mine lasted 18 months with barclays.Wed, 03 Feb 2010 04:03:18 -0600Also Quicken is a decent program all be it now very old since they stopped producing it in the uk a few years ago. However it does all thats needed still and quite simple.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23464586/free-accounting-software-for-small-businesses?post_id=419063098#419063098Also Quicken is a decent program all be it now very old since they stopped producing it in the uk a few years ago. However it does all thats needed still and quite simple.Wed, 03 Feb 2010 03:23:04 -0600Heads up join the fsb (federation of small businesses) costs around £100 a year but gives you a lot of benefits including free business banking with the co-op saves me in the region of £500-600 a year on that alone. Also get slightly better rates ohttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23464586/free-accounting-software-for-small-businesses?post_id=419063094#419063094Heads up join the fsb (federation of small businesses) costs around £100 a year but gives you a lot of benefits including free business banking with the co-op saves me in the region of £500-600 a year on that alone. Also get slightly better rates oWed, 03 Feb 2010 03:21:47 -0600thanks I'll have a look at ithttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23464586/free-accounting-software-for-small-businesses?post_id=419063090#419063090thanks I'll have a look at itWed, 03 Feb 2010 01:56:04 -0600I've been using Quicken for years. It's not free but it's cheap and does all I need.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23464586/free-accounting-software-for-small-businesses?post_id=419063086#419063086I've been using Quicken for years. It's not free but it's cheap and does all I need.Wed, 03 Feb 2010 01:48:43 -0600thanks Burt the problem is he's using one of his personal accounts and not a business account in order to save on banking costs. I know the bank are going to realise soon that he's running a business but this is still early days for the venture and mhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23464586/free-accounting-software-for-small-businesses?post_id=419063082#419063082thanks Burt the problem is he's using one of his personal accounts and not a business account in order to save on banking costs. I know the bank are going to realise soon that he's running a business but this is still early days for the venture and mWed, 03 Feb 2010 01:37:02 -0600