Microsoft Small Business Financials (formerly Microsoft Small Business Manager) is a business accounting software package. The software is targeting growing

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es that require more than basic accounting software: with fewer than 25 employeesMicrosoft Small Business Financials - Small Business Manager Top Questions
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Microsoft Dynamics Microsoft Dynamics is a line of Business Applications, containing enterprise resource planning (ERP) and customer relationship management (CRM). Microsoft markets Dynamics applications through a network of reselling partners who provide speciali ...

(formerly Microsoft Business Solutions) family. It is based on

Microsoft Dynamics GP Microsoft Dynamics 365 is a product line of enterprise resource planning (ERP) and customer relationship management (CRM) intelligent business applications announced by Microsoft in July 2016 and released on November 1, 2016. Feature applicat ...

and runs on top of free Microsoft

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database. Microsoft Small Business Financials and

are built on the same platform, so migration to

is very simple and straightforward. The current version is 9.0. As of January 1, 2009 Small Business Financials 9.0 is no longer for sale to new customers. The following features are included with the product: *

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( General ledger with Advanced Financial Analysis) *

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management) *

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In October 2008 Microsoft announced that Microsoft Small Business Financials is being discontinued and Microsoft is providing a highly discounted migration path to Dynamics GP.

References

External links

Microsoft Small Business Financials Official WebsiteMicrosoft North America Financial Offerings Product Comparison Guide
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Small Business Financials Microsoft Small Business Financials (formerly Microsoft Small Business Manager) is a business accounting software package. The software is targeting growing small businesses that require more than basic accounting software: with fewer than 25 emp ...

Accounting software

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