From the October 1997 Issue of PC World

Office 97: Tuned for Small Business

When I think of Office 97, the first things that come to mind are that it's a hard drive hog and that those Office Assistants can be annoying. But I have to admit, Office 97's Small Business Edition sweeps those objections aside. Why? Because its Small Business Financial Manager gives small-business managers the analytical tools to play CFO even if they don't have the penthouse office.

Small Business Financial Manager complements your existing accounting package, taking imported data and analyzing it in ways that program can't. For instance, it can detail by month your current and quick cash ratios, your inventory turns, and your return on total assets. You can explore the condition of your payables, receivables, and inventory or find the break-even point and the point of diminishing returns for new products or services. Financial Manager lets you work out answers to questions like, What if I sell assets? What if I add a loan? What if I lease instead of buy?

Importing data from your accounting program is easy, thanks to Small Business Financial Manager's data converters for the top dozen small-business accounting applications. Pop-up help and tutorials teach you the significance of each element as you go along--it's sort of a home-study MBA.

Dozens of other Small Business Edition tools and templates help you run your company: the Avery printing wizard, add-ons that tune Access and other programs for small-business use, even a guide to doing business on the Internet. But Financial Manager makes its presence felt right where you live, on your P&L. --Mike Hogan


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