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Thanks for the help everyone, it sounds like I have a lot of options to take a look at.

Excel is fine for lists. If you can put it into a list, then you can put it into Excel. But that`s about it. Well....of course it handles numbers and computations very well. :-) For other stuff, you should use an application that specifically is designed to handle those needs, like databases, client management systems, calendars, address books, and so forth.

But you can definitely use Excel in some pretty creative ways, if you know how to work with the application.

I recommend QuickBooks.

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Rebecka Melson | Virtual Business Services | www.vbsofok.com

I`m helping small wholesalers and retailers to manage their inventory and sales orders using inFlow (www.inflowinventory.com), which you might want to take a look. It`s an inventory software designed for companies of size 1-10 people, so it`s very easy to use. It also allows you to keep track of a simple customer list and print/email invoices in pdf format.

The best thing is that it has a free edition that won`t expire, unless you exceed 100 products or 100 customers in the database, which many of my small biz clients like. Many of them upgrade later using $299 if they like it and if they have a lot of data.

Hope this helps :)

For better solution provider I prefer http://www.e-zest.net/

microsoft crm 4.0 customization

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Shane Eloe, CPA
http://numberinsights.com