Quickbooks. It’s about time.

Intuit’s QuickBooks products prove that ease of use saves time – and saving time can mean a lot more than making money.

How many times have you heard business people referring to their businesses as 'my baby'? Come to that, how many times have you heard a parent say 'this is my full-time job'? The thing is, both children and businesses require our full attention – all of the time. For the small franchise business, this means that once all the money-making schemes are done for the day, someone has to sit down and make sure everything adds up.

Enter Intuit's QuickBooks business accounting software and bookkeeping tools.

Intuit aims its activities and products squarely at small businesses, with QuickBooks desktop and online software at the hub of everything the franchise does. It's all about saving time and making your franchise better.

QuickBooks is a veritable compendium of easy-to-use, time-saving features, including:

• Design and creation of invoices, billing customers promptly and professionally
• Keeping tabs on money coming into and out of the business, including sales and expenses tracking and a real-time cash flow snapshot in a single screen
• Automatic VAT tracking and easy online VAT returns in just a few clicks, HM Revenue & Customs approved
• Handling of multiple currencies, easily converting back to sterling to view any gains or losses affected by fluctuating exchange rates

You can get your hands on QuickBooks Online from as little as £9 a month. Why not sign up for the free 30 day trial? Alternatively, QuickBooks Pro desktop version costs from £21 per month and comes with a money-back guarantee and can be used by up to three people. What's more, it's extremely easy to learn so not only will you create more time for yourself, you could even go a step further and train up one of your colleagues, giving you more time for the business.

This is only the beginning. While QuickBooks Desktop can be installed on any computer, QuickBooks Online can be accessed via the internet on any PC or Mac, and on many mobile phones. On top of all this, Intuit offers the highest levels of service and support for all its customers.

Start by checking out www.intuitquickbooks.co.uk/fm. You could also visit the Intuit UK Facebook page, facebook.com/intuituk for the latest news and updates, or the Smallbizmatters blog www.smallbizmatters.co.uk, which discusses concerns that directly affect small businesses.

So there you have it. Who would have thought that looking into some accounting software could lead you to a whole new community of like-minded people? Well, that's what good time management makes possible. QuickBooks takes the worry out of managing business finances and gives you and your business time – whether that's working time or time to just enjoy some of that good life you've created.