Anyone in sales or a small business owner?

[swimscubasteve]

I'm looking for a good contact manager/sales lead program, any suggestions?

Also, a suggestion for an uncomplicated, simple and intuitive accounting program would be great as well.

 

[Syrch]

accounting = quickbooks

what do you mean by contact manager/sales lead program..what exactly are you looking to do with it? For contacts you can use outlook...but what do you mean by sales lead program?

 

[swimscubasteve]

Originally posted by: Syrch
accounting = quickbooks

what do you mean by contact manager/sales lead program..what exactly are you looking to do with it? For contacts you can use outlook...but what do you mean by sales lead program?

Manage sales leads/potential accounts/current accounts/etc...

 

[ironcrotch]

ACT

http://www.act.com/

 

[MisterJackson]

If anyone tries to sell you something called "Tigerpaw" stay away. Crap system.

Act and quickbooks are the best recommendations you got so far

 

[swimscubasteve]

I knew of act and quickbooks, are those for sure the best out there (not saying they aren't I just wanted to know if there were any other good ones out there)?

 

[swimscubasteve]

is peachtree worthless?

I would really like a program that can do customer management and accounting all in one. It looks like ACT has something like that, anyone have experience with it?

 

[GeekDrew]

Originally posted by: swimscubasteve
is peachtree worthless?

I know a lot of small businesses that use PeachTree, instead of QuickBooks. I've heard good things about PeachTree, though I haven't used it in a few years, myself.

 

[aircooled]

ACT! is great contact management software

 

[badmouse]

For accounting, ask your accountant what will import easily into whatever they use. Simplifies life a lot at tax time. Also, ask them what they would like in the setup.

Quickbooks is pretty common, so the accountants will probably be familiar with it.

 

[swimscubasteve]

Bump for some help from the night crowd

 

[swimscubasteve]

TTT

 

[tfinch2]

I am constantly going out to client's offices to install quickbooks for an accounting firm I work for. I'd say more than 75% use it. A few use ACT, and others use the new Microsoft small business accounting.

 

[JeepinEd]

I found a program called Goldmine, which I think is way better than ACT.
My sales people have been using it for years now and are quite happy with it.

Check them out here

 

[TheToOTaLL]

Why not try Microsoft Small Business Accounting 2006, and download the update from Microsoft to get their Business Contact Manager for free? I know the anti-Microsoft camps might not like it, but the cost overall will be SIGNIFICANTLY less than anything else you would get in a full version.

 

[swimscubasteve]

Originally posted by: TheToOTaLL
Why not try Microsoft Small Business Accounting 2006, and download the update from Microsoft to get their Business Contact Manager for free? I know the anti-Microsoft camps might not like it, but the cost overall will be SIGNIFICANTLY less than anything else you would get in a full version.

I like this idea I just don't want to invest too much time into a program and then have to switch to another.

Can anyone recommend the MS Small Business Accounting?