Accounting software.

[jill]

Michael -
With all due respect to the wonderful and helpful people on this list, this stuff is best answered by the multitude of business resources out there, not a general mailing list.  You are correct that you need to worry about liabilities, you also need to worry about how your business may be taxed, regulated, all kinds of things.  There probably are people here who can answer some of that stuff, but if you're basing the success and operation of a business on these questions it's worth using the resources that are out there.

For example, the SBA has a division called SCORE, where professionals volunteer their time to mentor small businesses and start-ups on exactly these questions.  PLUG can't teach you how to do whatever it is you decide you want your business to do, and neither can they, but they can help you decide or find resources for some of the other questions and decisions about the business/finance/legal stuff.  http://www.scorearizona.org/ I'm really happy with my SCORE mentor personally, they're worth checking out.

Best of luck.

- Jill

On 2012-04-27 06:41, Michael Havens wrote:
> my business is going to be a servic-based business. I will be doing
> secret-shopping and product demonstrations in stores. If someone would
> teach me what I need to do I would really appreciate it. I'm thinkng an
> LLC. I mean who knows what will hiappen if someone gets sick after eating
> something if I prepared it wrong.
> 
> On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 11:11 PM, Michael Havens <bmike1 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > yeah.... I heard about quasar on linuxappfinder.com . I wanted to hear
> > some real world opinions. Why would Quasar not befor a home business? (that
> > is what this will be) What is the point of sale module?
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 5:14 PM, Kevin Fries <kevin at fries-biro.com> wrote:
> >
> >> For small business (not home), I like a package called Quasar (
> >> http://www.linuxcanada.com).
> >>
> >> It is free for a single machine that does not require the point of sale
> >> module.
> >>
> >> Professional tool to do a professional job.
> >>
> >> Kevin
> >> On Apr 26, 2012 5:48 PM, "Nathan England" <nathan at nmecs.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> **
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Seriously? LibreOffice Calc.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> If linux had even a *semi* decent accounting program I believe a LOT
> >>> more companies and individuals would be willing to use linux on the
> >>> desktop. Unfortunately, they all suck. Badly.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> http://moneydance.com/
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Is by far the best, though it is not free and better for personal
> >>> accounting, not for a business. It is getting better at the business side.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> GnuCash is an accounting program but it is so complicated to use it is
> >>> not worth the time or hassle. Sorry Mike!
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> I used one some time ago that was actually really good, but the company
> >>> made it gargantuanly expensive and it competes with Peach Tree accounting
> >>> software.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Your last bet is:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> http://www.linuxledgers.com
> >>>
> >>> http://www.ledgersmb.org/
> >>>
> >>> http://sql-ledger.com/
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Good luck installing them!
> >>>
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