I’m planning to open a small business in my area. I am a women and a minority, I hear rumors that there is grant money available but i also hear that there is not. PLEASE HELP. Also if there is please include information or ideas on how to go about obtaining the grants. loans are NOTan option.

Seems like Quickbooks and MYOB get sketchy reviews online. Is there a good accounting product for small businesses that is Mac-based? I need simple and robust.

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I currently use Microsoft Access for my small business accounting, which has worked well because of my size and budget. However, Access is not very user-friendly! I’ve heard good things of Quickbooks, but would like to keep my options open. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
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I have one of the Matthew Lesko books, and see some possibiliites for small business grants. They all ask for a formal business plan in order to apply. I have everything set up in my head, but don’t know the format to write one.

I am starting a small business. I need software to invoice and track payments, track income and expense and basically keep everything organized for tax time. I’ve read positive and negative on all small business accounting software, so now I’m really confused. Oh, my business is a service one, so I will be invoicing for hours not items, if that makes any difference. Can you please give me some advice?

Small Business Accounting Software with Payslip?
I ran a small business company, in the Gulf region, offering maintenance services to properties with about 50 employees. Can anybody recommend a real good and simple Accounting Software with integrated Payslip , which can take good care of both cash flow, sales, invoicing and bookkeeping?