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If you have a very small business with basic accounting needs or you want to test the waters and see if Quickbooks is right for your small business then Quickbooks Simple Start may be right for you. Although Simple Start does not have all of the bells and whistles of Quickbooks Pro it may be just what you need to organize your business’ finances.

Note: If you are thinking about buying Quickbooks for your business Amazon.com usually has the most competitive pricing available. Click here to see Amazon’s pricing on QuickBooks Simple Start or here for QuickBooks Pro 2011

Here is a quick comparison of the features in Quickbooks Simple Start vs the features in Quickbooks Pro:

Common Features in Both Quickbooks Simple Start and Quickbooks Pro:

* Easily print checks, pay bills & track expenses
* Track sales, sales taxes & customer payments
* Track up to 10,000 customer and vendor contacts
* Manage payroll & payroll taxes
* E-mail estimates, invoices, reports, and more 2
* Create professional-looking invoices and forms
* Organize and back-up documents by attaching them to your QuickBooks records

Quickbook Pro Features NOT Available in Quickbooks Simple Start:

* Allow multiple users to work in QuickBooks at the same time
* One-click business reports (100+ reports available in Pro, only 14 available in Simple Start)
* Import data from Excel, Quicken, Microsoft Office Accounting & prior QuickBooks versions (Simple Start only allows importing from Excel)
* Track inventory, set reorder points & create purchase orders
* Download your bank & credit transactions into QuickBooks
* Get an immediate view into your bottom line all in one page with Company Snapshot
* Track international sales & expenses in multiple currencies

Depending on your small business’ needs Quickbooks Simple Start may be an economical choice to start out. You can always upgrade to Quickbooks Pro as your business and accounting needs grow.

Quick Links to Quickbooks Products on Amazon.com:
QuickBooks Simple Start
QuickBooks Pro 2011
QuickBooks Premier 2011