I purchased a window replacement company. They use Sage 50. Should I stick with that? Or use QB or something else?
I just closed on a business that has been around for 75 years and would like to bring it into the 21st century. I have no experience in doing this, however I have used CRM systems etc and know what I would like that to look like. What I have 0 experience in is accounting.
The seller of the business handles all things accounting related. From ordering custom windows, to payroll, to A/R A/P etc. etc. and obviously he needs to be replaced. I am hoping to automate much of this such as payroll. However, I do not intend to be in the office everyday nor do I want to sit behind the computer and do his role. My skillset is in business development. So my thought was to hire a part time bookkeeper and bring one of the inside sales guys in to do the ordering. They use Sage 50 for accounting software. Is this a good program? Is it worth it to switch to QB since so many people are familiar with it? Maybe it will make hiring someone for that role easier? Is there another program out there that would make more sense for this business? Currently do about 3
Million in revenue across 1500 orders annually. Many people pay cash in the area we operate if that is useful to know. Obviously theft/embezzlement would be a concern.
A lot of stuff in this post so I realize I may have lost many of you but I could really use some advice here. Should I stick with Sage and just learn this from the seller? Or should I switch to a QB product? I do plan on installing a CRM system that I would like to speak with whatever system I choose.