My business was started when my kids were small. I did all my bookkeeping on word format. 2003 I started Quickbooks and still did not utilize all the potential. Met with Dida she showed me all the possibilities and "scolded me" about making up my own categories on where to put stuff. she helped me to integrate all my companies into quickbooks and how to keep my business running as it should not how I think it should. If you are a small business starting off, give them a call....the office is a pain in my butt and it is nice to be able to have someone else worry about that end and making sure you are tax compliant so you can indeed "grow your business"