New Access user needs database for small bookshop

There is the free accounting program from Microsoft (surprised they didn't
mention it) called Microsoft Office Accounting Express (2008) which you can
then easily upgrade to the professional (paid) version.
If you write me at MetroTed at gmail dot com we can talk about an Access
solution. Metropolitandata dot net is my site (a free web site from powered
by Microsoft Office Live I might add )


"equuscycle" wrote:

> Jeff - I currently have an Excel spread that tracks this information for me,
> but I'm finding that I'm duplicating information when I need to pull
> information for month-end/quarter-end reports, and thought a database would
> be the best method of tracking everything.
>
> "Jeff Boyce" wrote:
>
> > Are you certain you need a database? From your description, I'm wondering
> > if a commercial accounting/bookkeeping package might not be able to do what
> > you need?
> >
> > --
> > Regards
> >
> > Jeff Boyce
> > <Office/Access MVP>
> >
> > "equuscycle" <equuscycle.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:B096BD91-9E6F-4763-9E82-04299BF77DEC@microsoft.com...
> > > I have a small home-based business (primarily through ebay) and have been
> > > trying to create a database that will allow me to: track inventory, track
> > > which books are sold to which customers and for how much, track all fees
> > > associated with each sale (ebay fees, paypal fees), tell me the amount of
> > > sales within my state for quarterly sales tax, etc. I've tried relying on
> > my
> > > own faulty memory (used to be fairly good with access, but a head injury
> > and
> > > years of not using it are working against me), have asked numerous
> > questions
> > > through Microsoft's forum, and spent several days trying to disect
> > templates
> > > in order to figure it out, and I finally have to admit defeat.
> > >
> > > Does anyone know someone in the Colorado Springs area who does freelance
> > > database work for small, struggling businesses, OR know of a good template
> > > for sale that would do what I've outlined above?
> > >
> > > THANKS!!!!
> >
> >