( 10 reviews )
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Posted: 05-05-2009
Microsoft Business Accounting 2006 is a viable software for small businesses. It is very simple to use and most of all it looks like Microsoft Office 2003. If you already are using that program than this product will look very familiar to you. It also works with Microsoft Office. It integrates very well. I highly recommend Microsoft Business Accounting 2006 to small businesses. You don't need a more expensive and complicated program to do the job.
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( 6 of 6 found this review helpful ) Posted: 03-24-2007
I had high hopes for Microsoft's SBA program, however, it does not stack up to QuickBooks. Cons: - Unable to open file using a file server. For some strange reason, it requires you to have Microsoft's SQL (database) server installed in order to have it served through a file server. This serves as a limitation because it forces you to purchase another Microsoft license. In a small business environment, a user should be able to open their books through any file server. - Clunky. Another irritating aspect is that it opens a different program window on the task bar for each task that you open. If you multi-task, you will see many icons on your task bar, instead of managing your windows within the program under the menu bar. Navigation is also clunky where it feels like Outlook. - Reports are limited. It may be that I have not figured it out yet (see above "clunky"), but I'm unable to find a way to easily customize my reports. It forces you to print detailed reconciliation reports (with many pages), instead of a summary. - CTRL-F (Find). How hard is it to implement CTRL-F and be able to pull up a search box? Transactions are hard to find with SBA. As your book grows, an easily accessible search box is needed to find a check, invoice, and other transactions. Pros: A QuickBooks alternative. If you're a small business owner, it's best that you stick with QuickBooks. It's almost a standard for micro/small businesses.
