Microsoft Small Business Financials

Microsoft Small Business Financials (formerly Microsoft Small Business Manager) is a business accounting software package. The software is targeting growing small businesses that require more than basic accounting software ^{[1] [2]}: with less than 25 employees^[3] and less than $10 million of profit. It is part of Microsoft Dynamics (formerly Microsoft Business Solutions) family. It is based on Microsoft Dynamics GP and runs on top of free Microsoft MSDE^[4] or SQL Server Express database ^[5]. Microsoft Small Business Financials and Microsoft Dynamics GP are built on the same platform, so migration to Microsoft Dynamics GP is very simple and straightforward. ^[3]

Current version is 9.0.

Please note that as of January 1, 2009 Small Business Financials 9.0 is no longer for sale to new customers

The following features are included with the product^[6]:

• Financial (General ledger with Advanced Financial Analysis)
• Banking (Bank reconciliation/Cash flow management)
• Sales (Sales order processing/Accounts receivable)
• Purchasing (Purchase order/Accounts payable)
• Inventory (Item tracking)
• Foundation and Reporting (Report editor, SmartList, Microsoft Office Integration)
• Integration (Import wizard for Master Records / transactions)
• Microsoft SQL Server Desktop Engine

Additional features that may be purchased separately from Microsoft are:

• Crystal Reports
• Fixed assets
• FRx Designer User
• Magnetic Media
• US Payroll

In October 2008 Microsoft announced that Microsoft Small Business Financials is being discontinued and Microsoft is providing a highly discounted migration path to Dynamics GP.^[7]

See also

• Microsoft Dynamics

References

1. ^ Feature comparison of financial accounting software from Microsoft
2. ^ BusinessWeek
3. ^ ^{a b} Microsoft Small Business Financials - Small Business Manager Top Questions
4. ^ Microsoft Small Business Solutions System Requirements
5. ^ Microsoft Small Business Financials 9.0 System Requirements
6. ^ Microsoft Small Business Financials overview
7. ^ http://blogs.msdn.com/dynamicsgp/archive/2008/09/24/statement-of-direction-and-product-roadmap-announcements-for-microsoft-small-business-financials.aspx

External links

• Microsoft Small Business Financials Official Website
• BusinessWeek Technology Research Library
• Microsoft North America Financial Offerings Product Comparison Guide