Thinking of running your business on dedicated business and accounting software? Then MYOB BusinessBasics is a great place to start. You've probably been running some of your business on computer already - keeping track of income, expenses and GST in a spreadsheet, or issuing your tax invoices from a word processing program. Well BusinessBasics brings all of your basic business functions together in one easy-to-understand application. MYOB BusinessBasics simplifies the way you quote, track and invoice your jobs, simultaneously tracking your transactions and GST, and providing you with over 70 reports and graphs to help you understand your business. If you do your banking online, you can download your business bank and credit card statements and import them straight into MYOB BusinessBasics. Where the transactions match, they'll automatically appear as cleared - saving you the time and the tedium of line after line of manual bank reconciliation. Setting up MYOB BusinessBasics for your business Before you start, it's important that you have a clear idea of your business needs and the accounting information you want to track. For example, your main areas of income and how your customers pay for your goods and services. You should plan right from the start to use BusinessBasics to handle your invoicing, so it's worth preparing a list of your customers and their outstanding balances (see below). If you employ staff, you should consider investing in a product with an integrated payroll such as MYOB Accounting Plus rather than MYOB BusinessBasics. An integrated payroll will save you hours of work a month, as well keep track of all your payroll obligations, so even if you have only one employee (and that could be you!) it's better to invest in the right product now. (Of course if your business expands, you can always upgrade your BusinessBasics product to something more advanced). If you don't have all the information you need immediately at hand, don't worry; you can always go back and add the rest later. In the meantime, you can start using BusinessBasics. Ideal if
- Run a small or home-based business. We know you've got better things to do than to dwell on the detail of data-entry. Wrestling with reconciliation is unlikely to be right at the top of your fun list either! That's why we've devoted years to building a system that does all of the hard work of accounting 'behind the scenes'. That frees you up to focus on running your business! To help you get started and work faster, we've added step-by-step assistants to help you create and set up your company details, opening balances and so on. Then, once you're set up, you can find what you need easily because all related processes are grouped together and presented in logical flowcharts. The on-screen forms look just like their paper equivalents, and each step is crystal clear. For example, sales are recorded in a window that looks just like a real invoice and all the "double-entry accounting" stuff that your accountant wants is taken care of for you. And, should you need it, comprehensive help is just a mouse-click away. System requirements
- Windows® 98, Windows Me, Windows NT® 4.0 (Service Pack 6), Windows 2000 or Windows XP.
- PC with Pentium® processor (or equivalent) @ 200MHz or better.
- At least 64MB RAM.
- Hard disk with at least 200MB free.
- 16-bit colour, 800x600 screen resolution. Backups
To facilitate effective backups, a CD backup or a removable drive solution such as a ZIP disk is recommended.
Some features require
- Internet access.
- Microsoft? Internet Explorer 5.5.
Microsoft Office connection requires
- Microsoft Word versions 8 - 2003.
- Microsoft Excel versions 8 - 2003. Key Features
- The New Company File and Easy Setup assistants get you up and running fast.
- Simple English terms are used instead of accounting jargon.
- The Getting Started Guide, User Guide, built-in help files and 30 days of introductory phone support ensure you get all the assistance you need.
- Select accounts by their name or number when categorising transactions - another example of how we design our software to fit the way your work.
- Avoid errors, like entering the same transaction twice, with its built-in check.
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