Guys some help please on invoicing/accounts software
Discussion
Hi there,
Recently started a new business with a couple of guys that I know, we have opened a wholesale business selling beers, wines and spirits to pubs, clubs, bars etc.
One of my fellow directors used to work for one of the biggest drinks wholesalers in the country and we are trying to replicate there back office systems as best we can.
We can't afford a bespoke invoicing, stock control system like they have so are trying to buy an off the shelf package and make do.
To get the company up and running we are using Microsoft Office Accounting for all the purchases in and invoicing out. So far in the last 4 weeks since we this has worked really well.
However we have now hit a couple of problems.
1) We want to use a dot matrix printer to print off 3 part paper invoices, all of the off the shelf continuous forms are designed for use in Sage, we are having real trouble trying to line up the forms for use in Microsoft Office. Does anyone know of any templates for MS Office ?
2) This is perhaps the most important point. When we go out and visit a customer we will obviously set them prices. When we come back to the office we want to be able to input their prices into the accounts software, it will then remember that customers specific pricing structure so that everytime that customer places an order there prices will be correct. MS Office Accounting is not capable of remembering multiple prices for one product, or hold details of individual price lists.
I have looked at Sage Line 50, but it seems that the basic Line 50 will not do it. Sage do offer a package called Accounts Professional, but I have been quoted about £1800 for a three user system. I could really do without this outlay at this stage of the business.
Can anyone: -
a) Suggest a way round any of these problems ?
b) Help me out with a decent deal on Sage or another package that will do the job ?
Thanks in advance.
Regards
Tim
Recently started a new business with a couple of guys that I know, we have opened a wholesale business selling beers, wines and spirits to pubs, clubs, bars etc.
One of my fellow directors used to work for one of the biggest drinks wholesalers in the country and we are trying to replicate there back office systems as best we can.
We can't afford a bespoke invoicing, stock control system like they have so are trying to buy an off the shelf package and make do.
To get the company up and running we are using Microsoft Office Accounting for all the purchases in and invoicing out. So far in the last 4 weeks since we this has worked really well.
However we have now hit a couple of problems.
1) We want to use a dot matrix printer to print off 3 part paper invoices, all of the off the shelf continuous forms are designed for use in Sage, we are having real trouble trying to line up the forms for use in Microsoft Office. Does anyone know of any templates for MS Office ?
2) This is perhaps the most important point. When we go out and visit a customer we will obviously set them prices. When we come back to the office we want to be able to input their prices into the accounts software, it will then remember that customers specific pricing structure so that everytime that customer places an order there prices will be correct. MS Office Accounting is not capable of remembering multiple prices for one product, or hold details of individual price lists.
I have looked at Sage Line 50, but it seems that the basic Line 50 will not do it. Sage do offer a package called Accounts Professional, but I have been quoted about £1800 for a three user system. I could really do without this outlay at this stage of the business.
Can anyone: -
a) Suggest a way round any of these problems ?
b) Help me out with a decent deal on Sage or another package that will do the job ?
Thanks in advance.
Regards
Tim
I use these guys for sage and they can do you a good deal.
http://www.sjsoftware.co.uk/?line50&gclid=CLWx...
Quickbooks premier is around £900 for 3 users
http://www.sjsoftware.co.uk/?line50&gclid=CLWx...
Quickbooks premier is around £900 for 3 users
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