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Rating:  51 reviews
Sales Rank: 2424
Format: Cd-rom
Platform: Windows Xp
Media: CD-ROM
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Operating System: Windows XP
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 9.6 x 8 x 2
MPN: X11-98506
Model: ZQ2-00003
UPC: 882224036696
EAN: 0882224036696
ASIN: B000A76ZR0
Release Date: August 16, 2005
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 Warning - This product comes with daily ads August 15, 2006
Michelle L. LaPointe (Simi Valley, CA USA)
20 out of 25 found this review helpful
The "feature" that makes me sorry I bought Microsoft SBA is the "Spotlight" -- a bulleted list of text ads that appear on every major screen, and that download new content on every one of those screens, every time you open the program. These text versions of pop-ups slow the application even more than its already-glacial pace (it's a bigger memory hog than Photoshop or Dreamweaver). You have the option to remove this "content", but on only one of the five screens where it appears. It is beyond annoying -- it's as if you brought a box of cereal, and were forced to listen to a commercial every time you wanted to eat some of it.
SBA has its good points - it does a decent job of small business accounting, and it's pretty to look at. The print and online documentation both lack very important basics, such as how to add a logo to an invoice; you have to go to the user community for those. But in my opinion, none of the benefits outweigh the continual, inescapable intrusion of all those ads.
 Import from QuickBooks works well. October 15, 2005
J. Bailey
18 out of 21 found this review helpful
I don't know what the original reviewer "Don Elton Fish" was looking at, but the import from QuickBooks worked flawlessly for me. Not only the master records, but also the detailed transactions going back 3 years.
One major reason I switched from Quickbooks is because their payroll is expensive and support is AWFUL. Microsoft uses ADP as their payroll partner which is much less expensive for the same features and has reasonable support.
 Impressive but rather . . . November 12, 2005
L. HUYNH (Where's Waldo?)
18 out of 33 found this review helpful
First I'd really like to say that Microsoft Small Business is a giant step from their older version of Microsoft Money Small Business (forgive me I don't really remember the name).
Invoicing
One of the problems SBA has with invoices is that when you enter in invoices, SBA DOES NOT warn you of duplicate invoices. It will simply record the transaction as an entirely new invoice. Another annoyance is when you enter in manual invoices. When you enter in manual/skipped invoices, instead of going to the next consecutive number it will go to the newest invoice number. So if you enter in #1566 and #1567 has already been posted, it will go up to #1788(new invoice). I would rather SBA inform me that #1567 has been posted instead of going to the next new invoice number. (Personal Opinion)
Applying Payments
I have to admit the 2 stars I gave to SBA is mainly for this part only. Applying payments is very easy, and applying credits to invoices is great. Unlike Quickbooks, you just approve the invoice being paid. Click on the credits button, then apply open credits. Simple as cake :)
General Journal Entries
I have grown to despise general journal entries in SBA. First all entries in general journal will be totaled as a single amount. So this would mean that if you enter in two separate transactions, it will be combined and posted as a single transaction anyways.
Example of GJ Posting
ACCT DB CR
BANK 100
BANK 80
SALES 180
As you can see I want to post the transactions as two separate transactions. Instead of posting as two transactions SBA will post as one (180) transaction. This might work for most people but for me it is simply unacceptable. I usually need separate transactions for our daily cash and check deposits, due to the fact that both deposits never clear on the same day.
Entering in GJ journals also has another problem, you cannot enter in transactions for more than one vendor/customer. So you would have to enter multiple entries for one customer. Very time consuming for me to enter so many transactions just to finish one job.
Payroll
I haven't tried using the payroll feature on SBA yet, and don't really intend to. (We outsource our payroll though our CPAs.)
I have finally given up on SBA after a few days of trying to get the program to work the way I'd like it to.
A few things I have found quirky about SBA.
1. SBA will load and/or record transactions painfully slow. I have my data file on my local drive, instead of my server. I am running a P4 2.0GHz with ~523k RAM.
2. I have left SBA running the entire night, only to come in the morning to find out it shut itself down. I have even experienced this on program loadup as well.
3. Sometimes SBA will give you an error message, only to give you three options. Each option seems to lead you to a text box asking you input your answer to the problem. Kinda like "Only one customer or vendor can be associated with a journal entry", THEN it invites the user to submit the right answer. "Ummm..sure, 3.2.1...UNINSTALL"
Better than what I was using July 22, 2006
David M. Hermansen (www.anentsoftware.com)
17 out of 19 found this review helpful
I had been using PeachTree 2003 Complete which is a better program if you are an accountant. I used it for several years and found it a challange, though I was getting by with it.
I received a trial offer from MS and installed it. I had Office 2003. Now my business contacts are common to SBA and Outlook.
My invoice forms are editable with MS Word and I can generate an html e-mail invoice from them. I've even been able to include a PayPal pay now button in the e-mail invoice.
I can generate an Excel worksheet from a report with one click.
Overall, I like it better. I run a 2ghz P4 with 756MB memory and the product is a little sluggish, but stable (SP3). It uses the personal SQL server (MSDE) and has a backup utility producing a zipped file.
I installed the MS trial and then used the key from my purchased copy to remove the trial status.
 Check the feature set before you pluck down money February 26, 2006
Bud Aaron (Oceanside, CA USA)
16 out of 17 found this review helpful
There are dozens of accounting software packages targeted at "small business" users. The long time market share holder is obviously QuickBooks. As a result of this Microsoft Small Business Accounting 2006 is equally obviously going to be "compared" to QuickBooks. The answer is to carefully read the features provided before you pluck down money. A little careful reading and possibly a demo install will tell you whether this package is for you.
This is Microsoft's effort to provide businesses that currently use Excel and Access with an alternative. They do not say anywhere that it is going to be a QuickBooks or Peachtree replacement - simply that it will offer you a set of carefully detailed accounting features that will help you better manage your business. The 5 star rating is based on how well the package performs the operations it claims to offer.
If you have unanswered questions post them on the SBA newsgroup where a bunch of good people devote their time to helping those getting started. Here are a few things that I find most helpful.
1. You can design and print your own forms of all types rather than buying preprinted forms. This can save you a ton of money.
2. You can buy software packages to print checks as add-ons. One source is www.checkmaster.com among others.
3. If you are a programmer or have access to a programmer you can download the Small Business Accounting SDK and Microsoft Visual Basic .NET Express edition (both free) to write add-ons to your SBA installation.
4. In this regard the software is very open to modification and enhancement by the user.
Once again - check the feature set before you buy. Keep in mind that this is a Microsoft product which means that it will be maintained and upgraded over time.
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