Then I was introduced to QuickBooks by our accountant. As someone who spends a lot of time inside Excel pivot tables, I remember tackling bookkeeping by making excel formulas, protecting cells and formatting fields to change color for forecasts and changes in data values. I must admit (although it was some time ago), there was a time in my career when I did the same. And with solutions available on the shelves of every Staples store, it may surprise you that almost half (43% to be exact) of small to mid -sized retailers still resort to basic software solutions like Microsoft Excel for tracking finances, sales and business intelligence. So it’s no surprise that within that industry, software solutions that can help you automate everyday processes such as accounting, bookkeeping, and contact management are the major players. In fact, the “software-as-a-service” (SAAS) industry has grown nearly 40% since 2008 and is forecasts show continued growth through 2015. At an estimated 14 billion dollars a year ( according to Forbes in 2012), the software for the business industry is big business. Typically, the first place to look when trying to automate process is software. Time becomes a commodity and owners often seek out ways to automate processes as a way to regain some of that time. As a business grows, it often outgrows basic software solutions.
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