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Allow your business to decide which computer assistance you need in your business. Remember that business in the first place is to develop a business idea and not to "play office".

If the administrative work does not belong to the core of the business, you may even be thinking about outsourcing the job - in whole or in part - on an accounting firm. If contrast administration is part of the operation itself, it may be wise to take care of it myself. Some examples would be if you intend to carry on commerce over the Internet and want to merge the online store to your inventory, your billing and your records.

In general, a good advice to invest wholeheartedly in the business idea in the initial stage and only then assess how many of the administrative procedures that you should take care of itself. Then you can take it in turn. This list can then be guided to you.

1st Sales are most important
Without income - no company. Therefore, it is likely a billing program that you must have first of all. Although you can write invoices on a typewriter or - if you want to be a bit more modern - in word processing or spreadsheet programs. But it is a very short-term solution. Probably you will write more invoices to the same customer and then it is better to have a billing program, which can also store your customer information from time to time. You build in other words, your key customer database every time you write a new bill.

2nd Accounting, you can wait
What to do their own books is easier than many think. But do not start until you feel ready for it, ie. when you see that you have the time. There are several good programs to choose from on the market. Make sure you get a program with good guidance from a provider who can also offer good textbooks in this area. Then it's quicker to get started. Remember that you should look at the records as anything that you first find useful. It will not only give you a basis for the VAT and tax reporting, but also give you a quick idea of how it is purely an economic enterprise.

3rd Billing and accounting in the same program
If you expect to handle billing on their own in the beginning, but will eventually take care of the records you should already start by investing in an integrated program. This means applications that contain both billing and accounting. Such programs often involve time-saving elements, such as the application to automatically book each new invoice you type.

4th Payments via computer
Entrepreneurship is unfortunately not just revenue. You need to manage your suppliers' invoices as well. There you can also usually do in an accounting software - or in a larger so-called integrated program. Simply ask for a function for managing accounts payable (ledger, ie. The management of the invoices you have paid for, you are in the billing section). It also helps if the program can directly send payment orders to the Bank and the Post Giro. That way, you actually smoother than the payment via Internet banking systems.

5th Choose a stable supplier
Once you select programs you should not just look at how the program looks like and how they work - even if it's important. Equally important is the fact that choosing a provider that will remain on the market and who can ensure that the program you use to develop. It's not fun to imagine a situation where several years of accounting and a large customer database can not be maintained only for programs using closed or supplier disappeared from the market.

6th Updates
Almost everything related to a company's management is affected by more or less frequent changes in laws and regulations. VAT is raised or lowered, a new tax appears, and the employer will change every other year. Of course, the programs you use to keep track of such things for you. It requires the contractor to update the programs and provide you with new versions as necessary. Such services are usually linked to the annual service agreement, a sort of subscription to your applications.

7th Education should not be forgotten
If you do not have time to learn your programs yourself - or if you need to get on with them - to anyone, any time your software vendor, to provide you with appropriate training. Much can be learned on your own, but playing with the idea that the example you will start to drive wages alone or build a structure for a growing warehouse. Then it's good to be able to have access to program-specific courses.

8th Support
Sure, the first time everything goes well - then all of a sudden something happens and you do not know how to solve the problem. Then you should be able to call the supplier and get help. To find other words that your software vendor can support you with a professional support when you need help. Then it is not only going to get answers via the Internet without being able to talk to a real live person on the phone. It is almost always the fastest way to solve a software problem.

9th Wide range
If your business grows or your application needs grow, the programs can grow with your business. Equally obvious is it that you can easily add more programs. In the larger software producers can find most of the programs you may need in the future. Even if you do not need a program that handles the company's inventory first year, they can be good to know that there are from the same supplier as the need arise.

10th Ask the auditor
If you are still unsure of how to computerize your business - ask your accountant or an accounting firm that you intend to work with. There usually is a good knowledge of what is on the market, because they work professionally with various administrative programs and often have tried software from multiple vendors. You can also get advice on which software you should buy according to the programs they use. If the "collaborate" with each other, saving both you and your agency time to transfer between programs is facilitated. An example would be good if the same type of accounting and billing software is used at both ends. Then you can send accounting documents on file with the Office and have important economic reports in the return on the same smooth way.