Advertised as the number one business financial software, QuickBooks is designed specifically for small and mid-sized businesses to be easy to install and use.
The feature functionality of this business software offers flexibility at an affordable price. Allowing you to focus on your company, this business software provides intelligent data management features that keep you organized and allow you to save time.
Intuit QuickBooks Pro 2010
As the most popular version of QuickBooks, this software will keep business finances organized in one place while you also manage employees, customers and vendor data. The features will allow you to track all expenditures and every dollar made.
New features include the ability to customize a Company Snapshot. This function provides a mechanism to choose which at-a-glance reports are critical to your business. The latest version adds seven new reports. Options include a real-time view of the company’s bottom line.
There are also expanded income and expense comparisons with detailed breakdowns that can be viewed on one page.
Document Management
QuickBooks enables you to store all your business documents in one place. Scan or attach electronic documents to customer, vendor, employee, account or transaction files. This allows you to organize, collaborate, and share the documents with anyone, even if they don’t have QuickBooks access. Documents are stored online, which means they are backed up and safe from equipment or software glitches.
Customization
QuickBooks allows you to customize many options. One of these options is Invoice Customization. Create a unique look for your business by utilizing free professional designs for all company forms including statements, invoices and other documents.
The Marketing Center feature will allow you to create and send professional-looking emails campaigns. These campaigns can be designed and applied within minutes with the ability to target a group of customers taken from your own QuickBooks list. The function can be utilized to send thank you notes to new customers, special offers to a select geographical group, or more. The Marketing Center has a free 30-day trial offer with a limit of 500 free emails.
In QuickBooks Premier the industry specific software is customized for industry targeted reports, forecasting and planning tools and even more customization options.
Editing
QuickBooks offers the ability to edit or add multiple entries from a list. Take a batch entry and edit the information for customers, vendor or items.
Save Time
Whether you save time by utilizing the customization tools to batch-send hundreds of marketing emails, tag a favorite report, or simply add the auto-sign feature to the checks created in QuickBooks, this financial software will minimize accounting and marketing time.
Once you create a customized report, save the template and the next report will be finished in seconds. The Report Center allows you to preview options and make changes, then tag the reports you like to use so you can find it quickly the next time.
QuickBooks also allows you to deposit checks without making a trip to the bank. Just use the Check Solution to scan and deposit the checks in your bank. This feature requires a subscription and a scanner that is sold separately.
Industry Options
QuickBooks offers a number of business software options that have already been customized for specific professions. Below are those options with a brief description of the particular needs of the industry.
- Accounting Professionals – This software package is designed for accountants. The feature functionality includes write up and financial reporting tools, all-in-one bookkeeping and the software is compatible with all QuickBooks 2010 accounting programs.
- Contractors – This software package offers the ability for contractors to document and track bids, change orders, subcontractors, job liabilities and allows you to progressively bill clients dependent on the job phase.
- Manufacturing & Wholesalers – This industry specific software will give manufacturers, wholesalers and distributors the ability to manage and control inventory costs. They will also be able to track customer orders and make price level adjustments by item.
- Professional Services – Designed for medical or legal professionals or those client-based businesses that need to monitor client expenses, track time and set billing rates by employee, client, or service.
- Retailers – For those brick and mortar stores, or even for online retailers that utilize point-of-sale hardware and software, this business software package offers live inventory tracking and credit card processing.
- Nonprofits – This industry-specific software is Designed for 501(c)(3) organizations. This package allows these organizations to generate nonprofit-specific reports needed to track program budgets and donations. It also allows users to create professional correspondence.
- QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions – Is targeted towards growing businesses with more than three users. This software package offers additional tools for those expanding companies that include the ability to add up to 30 simultaneous users, controlling user access levels, providing enhanced reporting and inventory tools, and added capacity to track customers, vendors and inventory.
If your business isn’t one of those already customized in the QuickBooks Premier Industry Edition, there is always the General Business option that comes with the feature functionality of a full financial software package with customizable options that can adapt this business software package to meet your needs.