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
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...…
July 12, 2019
Xero www.Xero.com From the July 2019 reviews of small business accounting systems. Xero is best suited for very small businesses, sole proprietors, and freelancers that need to better manage their income and expenses. Completely online, Xero offers a long list of product features including Payments, Asset Management, Bank Reconciliation, Expense Management, Invoicing, Quotes, Inventory, Project...…
July 12, 2019
Denali Business Accounting Software Cougar Mountain Software www.cougarmtn.com From the July 2019 reviews of small business accounting systems. Denali Business Accounting, from Cougar Mountain Software, is a good fit for small to mid-sized businesses looking for a scalable accounting application. Denali can be installed on-premise or users can access the application on the cloud. Denali...…
July 12, 2019
Sage Business Cloud Accounting Sage Software www.sage.com/en-us From the July 2019 reviews of small business accounting systems. Formerly known as Sage One, Sage Business Cloud is a good fit for micro-businesses and sole proprietors that desire an easily accessible accounting application. Sage Business Cloud can be accessed from a computer, tablet, or smart phone, with...…
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July 12, 2019
Accounting Power CAS AccountantsWorld www.accountantsworld.com From the July 2019 reviews of small business accounting systems. Accounting Power CAS, from AccountantsWorld, offers a unique accounting and practice management solution ideal for accounting firms that wish to provide bookkeeping services to their clients. Accounting Power CAS provides complete accounting functionality along with write-up capability. Completely cloud based,...…
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July 12, 2019
AccountEdge Pro Priority Software www.accountedge.com From the July 2019 reviews of small business accounting systems. Purchased by Priority Software Ltd. in 2018, AccountEdge continues to offer affordably priced accounting software to small businesses. Designed as an on-premise application, AccountEdge also offers AccountEdge Connect, a remote access add-on along with a mobile app for iOS devices....…
