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4 Affording QuickBooks-based Systems to Control Inventory

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When we talk to software buyers evaluating new inventory management solutions, we’re often asked about systems that can directly integrate with Intuit QuickBooks.

QuickBooks dominates the small and medium-sized business market, and the ability to integrate with it is often make-or-break for buyers. They want advanced inventory tracking, the ability to manage and send sales and purchase orders and forecast supply and demand across multiple locations–while building on its existing QuickBooks technology.

5 Expenses Web-Based Companies Should Never Skimp On

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For small businesses, unnecessary costs can be killers. Small businesses can buy more time is to eliminate any expense that doesn’t further their goals. Yet, many necessary expenses allow these web-based companies to operate day-to-day and thrive in the future.

Web-based companies, in particular, bear high expenses that are necessary for the business to flourish. They might hurt the bottom line, especially in the beginning, but over time they will repay themselves as indispensable parts of the organization.

If you own or are thinking of starting a web-based business, don’t let these expenses affect any cost-cutting measures you might seek. They’re just too important.

Guide on Small Business Software for Retailers

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Oftentimes, you’ve got a great idea for a product or business. We’re talking the next Snuggie, Slap Chop, or iPad. You’ve got everything lined up, and you want to sell the product the old-fashioned way – brick and mortar-style, in a traditional retail store. But you want something more than QuickBooks to manage your accounting and inventory. Something cooler than a cash register to ring up customers. Something that has more features than Microsoft Office to manage the business side of retail.

The solution: point of sale (POS) software. But, there’s a problem – many systems are expensive, difficult to implement and deploy for first-time and small business users, and offer more functionality than many consumers will ever need – or use. To make the search easier, Software Advice has put together a guide for small business retailers looking for retail software. You can check out the guide here: Point of Sale (POS) Systems for Small Business | 5 Affordable Solutions. All of the systems are easily deployable and cost less than $2000 for software.