Hot Dog Cart Business Bookkeeping

Hi everyone, I am seriously considering the hot dog cart business and while doing research on the 'net, I cannot find much info or advice on business accounting - So I've got a question for the seasoned business owner's regarding accounting / bookkeeping -- Does anyone use a small business software program that works well with the hot dog cart biz? If so, and you're a Mac user, all the better. None the less, advice from PC user's who have found a program / application that works well with this biz will also be appreciated.

Btw; this is a great site for people considering the business.

quickbooks is fairly adaptive, and does a great job with all your needs

It is not a easily a pos system, but for the daily/weekly/monthly it is great.

Hello All,
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but it seems to be far out. (Far Out, that is not helpful.)
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Originally posted by CajunKing

quickbooks is fairly adaptive, and does a great job with all your needs

It is not a easily a pos system, but for the daily/weekly/monthly it is great.

Actually, QuickBooks does have a specialized POS package, but I suspect that anything more than an apron and a cashbox might be more than needed at the POS.

Keep it simple. A note book for purchases and daily sales. I have a free POS system I'm using for a gift shop, But only for PC's It has a part in system for a cash business. Later CBB in PA

bob what is the POS program you are using that is free? please share. thanks

Hi GoTTi The name of the program is "Dale Harris free POS" type this into browser. There are name pirates, so keep on going till you find it. I use it everyday and have a lot of Knowledge of program. CBB

I think bookkeeping is the one area where you need to stay away from freeware programs. It may work just fine for years, or you might experience a problem and not have anyone to rely to help you fix it. There are a number of inexpensive bookkeeping programs out there that are backed up by tech support.

I'm not familiar with Dale Harris free POS, but I'd hate to depend on it and it really turn into a pos. Maybe I'm too careful with putting my faith in something that's free.

quickbooks offers a free accounting software called simple start. i use it and it gets the job done that i need to worry about.

http://quickbooks.intuit.com/product/accounting-software/free-accounting-software.jhtml

enjoy.

that dale harris POS @ http://pages.prodigy.net/daleharris/pos.htm is this ran in DOS? i dont think i will be able to use it on my windows vists OS.

Yes it is DOS but it works on reg windows. CBB