Comments on: Hating Accounting Software: Deal With It

By: Cathey

Cathey — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:08:59 +0000

Tim,
Looks like a pretty old posting but I’ll give my 2 cents. I am part owner of an oil field services company in Midland, Texas called Andrews Anchors. While I agree that working with accounting software may stink for the average non-accountant, the software we use has been great. We use Sage Accpac ERP because QuickBooks and other small, bookkeeping programs can’t provide all the functionality and customization we need to run our business efficiently and competitively. I’ll grant you that there’s not a huge differences between accounting software when you look at mid-market applications, but the real difference comes with a lot of the extra applications you might need to run your business optimally, and perhaps more important, what consulting firm you get to implement and customized your software. We rely heavily on the business software consultants at Mindover Software, which is based in Austin and Dallas, Texas. They helped design a solution for us that includes not just Accpac accounting software but also CRM software that allows our customers to see reports on job status and even request new jobs. We’ve literally saved hundreds of hours because of the integration between SageCRM and Accpac’s accounts receivable and order entry modules. Mindover Software made it all happen for us, and so while a lot of accounting software may be similar, they are not when it comes to add-on solutions like CRM and consulting firms that design, implement, train and support your solutions. My consultants from Mindover Software are heroes around here, and I don’t mind telling the world to look more closely at what you really need to make your company successful in today’s market. If you don’t think the competition is looking for a way to knock you out of the game, you may be in for a surprise. Don’t just take my word for it, you can check them your for yourself: http://www.mindovercorp.com. They’ve helped us save money and win our largest customers to date and you can’t go wrong with that!

By: Tim Berry

Tim Berry — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 22:25:45 +0000

Thanks Rebecca. I’d make only a slight adjustment to your suggestion, which is that I suspect when you say “accountant” you mean “bookkeeper.” Could that be possible. I think of accountants as several hundred dollars an hour reviewing your bookkeeping and a bookkeeper as more like $20 an hour doing the actual data input work that you would otherwise do in software.

– Tim

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 14:34:22 +0000

Thanks Tim. I loved this article (your “Don’t mess with the IRS line gave me a chuckle!). In my opinion, if you aren’t going to take the time to do your bookeeping properly, don’t do it yourself–hire an accountant. It’s as simple as that. No matter how advanced and “easy to use” it may be, there is no accounting software out there that can take your receipts and enter them for you. Bookeeping should not be taken lightly and while the software may seem more cost efficient, as the man in your article found out, an accountant would have been worth his weight in gold when all was said and done.

By: Tim Berry

Tim Berry — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 21:47:50 +0000

Re Allan Branch’s comment, for everybody else, from Tim.

I approved Allan’s comment reluctantly because it’s so close to plain spam. I think he looks bad to assert that his is the only web based accounting solution designed for small business, when the post itself mentions several others. On the other hand, letting it go means you can decide for yourself, so buyer beware.

By: allan branch

allan branch — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 14:21:21 +0000

Tim you don’t have to hate your accounting software. LessAccounting.com is designed to get out of your way.

http://www.LessAccounting.com is the only web based accounting solution that is designed for the small business.