Description 

Authored by one of the world’s leading authorities in business accounting software for SMEs, this book has been written for small business owners, entrepreneurs, their bookkeepers and advisors. It assumes no IT knowledge or deep accounting skills. It simply tells you how to get the MAXimum benefit out of Microsoft Office Accounting.

Unfortunately, most books about accounting packages add very little value. They tell you what buttons to press (repeating most of the ‘Help’ text) but do not explain how to use the product to help you run your business. Neither do they tell you about all the extra practical things that you need to do around the system to provide adequate financial control, keep the taxman at bay and your accountant happy. It is written exclusively for the UK market addressing local VAT issues, HMRC likes/dislikes and of course UK English! Finally, it consolidates 25 years of experience working with mid-range businesses and includes scores of practical TIPS to show readers, amongst other thing;

 •How to set up the system to keep overheads and staff to a minimum.

•How to tailor the system to their specific needs.

•How to use the system to win more customers and retain them

•Which products, services and customers are most profitable.

•How to protect and improve cash flow.

•Which reports to produce, when and how to use them to run a business more profitably

•How to develop good habits early, ready for the challenges of growth and success.

About the Author

Gary Simon, BSc., ACA, FBCS, CITP, is Group Publisher of FSN and Managing Editor of FSN Newswire. He is a graduate of London University, a Chartered Accountant and a Fellow of the British Computer Society with more than 25 years experience of implementing management and financial reporting systems, much of it in the mid-market. Formerly a partner in Deloitte for more than 16 years, he ran the mid-market consulting practice for a number of years.