Posts Tagged ‘accountancy packages’
Startups.ie road tests Sage’s Free Small Business Tools
There is no such thing as a free lunch or so they say!!. In an effort to save on accountancy costs and to have a greater understanding of my business I have decided to take a accountancy for small business course which is run by my local county enterprise board (a bargain at €100 for a 6 week course!).
With my newly acquired financial wizardery I should be filing my own VAT returns, pondering my own cashflow forecast reports and generating my own employee payslips in no time. At least that is the theory anyway!
Like most men embarking on a new hobby or interest the first thing I normally do is rush out and buy stuff, a room full of fishing gear will attest to this. However the clever people at Sage are offering their entry level accountancy and payroll software for free!. They have also developed some business planning software to help you map out your business. As your business grows you can upgrade to the more professional versions of the software.
Over the next few weeks I will be taking these products for a test drive to see if they are easy to use and will report back on the features available. The business that I will be testing the products on has 5 employees so it should be the right size for the basic TAS books and Quickpay packages.
If you want to check out these free downloads for yourself click on the link below, now I am off to play with my new toys!
