Download winning the numbers game software to boost the bottom

The Handbook of the American Entrepreneur
Technology
March 2007
TOOLS
WINNING THE NUMBERS GAME
SOFTWARE TO BOOST
THE BOTTOM LINE
BEST FO R
entrepreneurs keep their businesses in shape by
watching their, um, figures—that’s what running,
Managing payroll
crunching, and massaging the numbers is all about.
When it comes to understanding the financials, most
PayCycle Plus
paycycle.com
business owners rely on that old standby, the spreadsheet. Indeed, 25 percent of small companies still run
WHAT IT IS:
An online payroll service that automates
primarily on spreadsheets, according to a survey by
AMI Partners, a New York City research firm. But there the payroll process
WHAT’S COOL:
are a number of interesting new financial software
is typically a company’s largest
tools that can help boost your company’s fiscal fitness. Payroll
expense. PayCycle handles basic
Here are six we like.
processing and its to-do list feature
For more on financial analysis software, see our
helps makes sure that all tax payments
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site,
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—Michael Fitzgerald
and form filings will be sent on time. Ex-
cel-compatible reporting tools let you
analyze payroll outlays. And the software easily integrates with accounting
programs like QuickBooks or Microsoft
Money, which makes it easier to account for taxes and payroll.
DRAWBACKS:
The service is not meant for businesses
with more than 20 employees. Customer
service is somewhat limited; it’s offered
five days a week, 12 hours a day.
www.paycycle.com
PRICE: $42.99 per month for five
employees; additional employees
cost another $1.50 a month.
Copyright 2007 Mansueto Ventures LLC, publisher of Inc. magazine, New York, NY 10017. Posted with permission.