Mary Girsch-Bock is a graduate of the University of Illinois-Chicago. She began her career as accountant and later made the switch to writing full time, concentrating on business and technology, with a focus on small business. A former QuickBooks beta tester, Mary has been a featured regular contributor to CPA Practice Advisor since 2002, and she has also been published in The Motley Fool, The Blueprint, and Property Manager.com. She currently writes a monthly accounting and technology-related blog for PLANERGY, and ghostwrites several blogs for various software companies.
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July 15, 2019
QuickBooks Desktop Point of Sale 18.0Intuitwww.quickbooks.com From the July 2019 Review of Point-of-Sale Systems QuickBooks Desktop Point of Sale 18.0 is well suited for small to mid-sized retailers that are using QuickBooks financial applications. Designed for on-site installation, QuickBooks Desktop Point of Sale is available in three versions; Basic, Pro, and Multi-Store, with the Multi-Store...…
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July 15, 2019
Celerant Stratus Celerant Technologies www.celerant.com From the July 2019 Review of Point-of-Sale Systems Celerant Stratus Retail from Celerant Technologies is an enterprise level application designed to provide retailers with complete retail management, whether in-store, online, or from a mobile device. Designed for flexibility, Stratus can be used with Windows, Linux, UNIX, and Mac operating systems,...…
July 15, 2019
AccuPOS 866-593-2246 www.accupos.com From the July 2019 Review of Point-of-Sale Systems AccuPOS is a point of sale application that offers integration with both QuickBooks and Sage Financial products. AccuPOS is well suited for niche businesses such as bars, restaurants, gift shops, and liquor stores, with a version available for each particular type of business. In...…
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July 15, 2019
Denali Point of Sale Cougar Mountain Software www.cougarmtn.com From the July 2019 Review of Point-of-Sale Systems Denali, from Cougar Mountain Software (CMS), offers a Point of Sale module that is part of the CMS business application. Denali is well-suited for small to mid-sized retail businesses that are looking for front/back office functionality, or those that...…
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July 15, 2019
Cumulus Retail Celerant www.cumulusretail.com From the July 2019 Review of Point-of-Sale Systems Cumulus Retail from Celerant is a point of sale application that is best suited for small to mid-sized retail businesses that manage both brick and mortar and online stores. An In-Store edition and an Online edition are available, or users can opt to...…
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July 15, 2019
Keystroke Advanced POS Specialized Business Solutions www.keystrokepos.com From the July 2019 Review of Point-of-Sale Systems Keystroke Advanced is one of three point of sale offerings from Specialized Business Solutions. Also available is Keystroke Express, ideal for smaller retail businesses, while Keystroke Point of Sale is a good fit for growing retail businesses. Keystroke Advanced is...…
July 15, 2019
Vend www.vendhq.com From the July 2019 Review of Point-of-Sale Systems Vend is a scalable point of sale application designed to work online. The product works with iPad, Mac, or PC devices, with users able to use any and all platforms simultaneously. Vend will also work offline; automatically synching with sales data once a connection has...…
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July 15, 2019
Not every retail business is looking for a complete front office/back office point of sale application. Smaller businesses, as well as online sellers are frequently looking for an application that allows payment acceptance from anywhere, whether it be ...
July 12, 2019
While the sole proprietor or small business owner may not realize their impact on the U.S. economy, small businesses account for 55 percent of all jobs in the U.S. Since 1982, the number of small businesses has risen 49%, with no signs of slowing down. While some of these small businesses will never grow past...…
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July 12, 2019
Accounting Suite www.accountingsuite.com From the July 2019 reviews of small business accounting systems. AccountingSuite is a good fit for sole proprietors, freelancers, and small businesses that are looking for scalability and anytime/anywhere access. An all-inclusive application, AccountingSuite includes complete GL functionality as well as Time and Project Tracking, Customers/Vendors, Inventory, Purchasing, Sales, and Cloud Banking...…
July 12, 2019
FreshBooks Cloud Accounting www.freshbooks.com From the July 2019 reviews of small business accounting systems. FreshBooks is best suited for sole proprietors, consultants, and other micro-businesses that are looking for mobile capability and an easy way to track business expenses. As one of the mobile pioneers, FreshBooks was started in 2003 as a way for those...…
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