Getting Started on the Right Foot

When I decided to open a penny candy store in my town I knew I needed to have the best office and business software available. I needed to be able to keep up with inventory, payroll, and billing issues. I wanted software that would work in the office and on my register so that I could just scan bar codes to ring items up. I did a lot of research before I made my decision.

Before I decided on what software I wanted I asked a lot of other business owners what they use in their businesses. I also did some Internet searching to find out which software companies had the best ratings. I wanted to make sure that I covered all the bases before making my purchase. The most important aspect of the accounting software that I was going to pick was that it needed to be able to grow along with my business; I didn’t want to buy software the first year and then need better software as my business grew.

So many people don’t anticipate all the aspects of running a business. They think the most important thing to do is stock the store with the product and get the doors open. It’s only later that they come to realize they hadn’t started out on the right foot and are dealing with problems with payroll, billing, and inventory. I wanted to be covered for everything right from the start plus I anticipated the growth of my business. The business accounting software I purchased has me covered for many years down the line; even if my business grows tenfold.

My inventory is all coded which means I can scan it into inventory when it arrives at my store and when somebody purchases something I scan it into my cash register which also removes it from my inventory. At the end of each month I can do a full store inventory by scanning each item and then checking that data with what the software projects I should have. This is just one of the great small business tools that help me to keep my business running profitably. All of my employees are comfortable using the inventory software in doing monthly inventory counts as well as bi-weekly ordering. My business is growing quickly and luckily I picked software that continues to grow as my business grows.