A Review of

BusinessWorks
By J. Carlton Collins, CPA

Best Software's BusinessWorks Best Fit

I am continuously amazed by how many people I talk to who seem to think that an entry-level product like Quickbooks should meet the needs of their sophisticated company such as a $20 million manufacturing operation. Sometimes I want to slap these people across the face with a wet mackerel. People please wake up. No product is targeted towards businesses of every size, nor is any product ideally suited for every industry. With this in mind, here is where I think BusinessWorks fits best.

Size of Company-Best Fit

BusinessWorks is generally targeted towards companies with revenues between $2 million to $25 million. It is typically used by companies with 1 to 10 users. BusinessWorks runs on your choice of two higher-end, client server databases, including Microsoft SQL Server. Accordingly, BusinessWorks is generally targeted towards companies with revenues between $10 million to $100 million. It is typically used by companies with 10 to 50 users.

Industry Solutions Best Fit

BusinessWorks fits a wide variety of industries very well, which helps explain why it is the most popular mid-market solution with more than users. In particular, BusinessWorks practically owns the small-to-medium size inventory market. If you are a company with $ million to $ million in revenue and you deal with inventory in any way, 

In addition to these obvious industries, BusinessWorks also offers solutions for many specific industries such as:

Work Orders

Bill of Lading

Home Heat

Card Link

Job Operations and Production System

Job Operations Configurator

Petroleum Distribution Solution

Rental Management Solution 

Food Distribution

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