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Measure your performance against your business plans

• Import your data from Sage Planning for Business so you can compare your actual trading performance against your plans to see if you are under or over performing.

Use the Business Library whenever you want

• The Business Library is an invaluable resource, with over 500 "How To" briefings and checklists covering everything you need to know about planning, starting and running a business.

Take advantage of the Business Toolkit

• The Business Toolkit includes the Benchmarker, Cost Calculator and Personal Finance Checker to help you in your forecasting and planning.

Cash and VAT management

• Keep on top of who owes you money and when it is owed as well as preparing VAT returns.

Create quotes and invoices

• Generate quotes and invoices for all types of customers, you can even apply flexible discounts for individual customers

Help is always at hand

• If, at any stage, you need additional help, you can also access our dedicated Sage Start-up friendly support team by telephone or email.

Get up and running

• Easy to set up and use
• Video demonstrations to help you complete key tasks
• Move data to and from Sage Planning for Business to compare performance and update financial forecasts
• Use the demo data to practice key tasks
• Access to our support team to make sure you have no problems 
• The payment is by subscription so you'll always be kept up to date with the latest version of software

Manage your customers and suppliers

• Find contact details quickly and easily
• Create quotations and invoices
• Offer flexible discounts to try and win new business
• Keep on top of who owes you money

Manage your finances

• Manage your cash flow by seeing when payments are due in and out
• You can easily see your cash position
• Easily prepare your VAT returns
• Store all the information you need to provide to your accountant to prepare for audits and develop your financial reports
• Link directly to your bank account via the e-banking feature
• Bank reconciliation for up-to-date figures
• Export your information into Microsoft® Office®

Manage your business

• Keep track of your products and services
• Manage your time with the integrated diary and reminders
• Record ebay transactions*

*Additional purchase required

Benefit from the Business Library

• The Business Library is an invaluable resource, with over 500 "How To" briefings and checklists covering everything you need to know about starting a business.

The Benchmarker

• Lets you find out the average earnings of businesses from over 200 different industries. So you can see what success looks like for your business.

View realistic business costs

• Using average costs in over 200 industries, the Capital Cost Calculator can work out how much it will cost to set up your business.

Plan for the future

• Once your business is up and running, the Sage Start-up website provides you with useful information on how to stay focused and run your business successfully.

Grow in confidence as your business grows

• Whenever you're ready to think about growing or expanding your business, the Sage Start-up online resources will help you develop your plans.