Skip to main content

Mary Girsch-Bock

Contributing Writer

mary.girschbock@cpapracticeadvisor.com

Mary grew up in Chicago, graduating from the University of Illinois-Chicago. She began her career as accountant and later made the switch to writing full time, concentrating on business and technology, with a focus on small business. A former QuickBooks beta tester, Mary’s work has appeared in The Motley Fool, The Blueprint, and Property Manager.com. She currently writes a monthly accounting and technology-related blog for PLANERGY, and ghostwrites several blogs for various software companies.

Read more

products1

Accounting

GMS Accounting - Grants Management Systems

GMS or Grants Management Systems is nonprofit accounting and financial management software designed for larger nonprofit organizations and government entities that require grants or project management capability.

mmj-point-of-sale-system-web1_11321673

Small Business

2014 Review of Point of Sale Systems

So where does a retailer start when looking for a point of sale system? Just like there are a variety of retail businesses, there are also a lot of POS systems on the market, with some geared for smaller markets looking to automate for the first time, while others are designed for larger retail businesses that process thousands of transactions each day.

camposima-101652361

Accounting

2014 Review of CAM Commerce Retail Star

Retail Star, from CAM Commerce, is a comprehensive POS and front/back office management tool. Designed with specialty retailers in mind, Retail Star is a modular system, so users can choose the modules they need and add on to their system when necessary.

denalilogo-102954741

Accounting

2014 Review of Cougar Mountain Software Denali Point of Sale

In business for over 30 years, Cougar Mountain Software has remained a strong player in the software arena, providing targeted software solutions to small and mid-sized businesses. The Denali line of software products continues that trend, offering a solid point of sale product that can be utilized by specialty retailers of just about any size.

Accounting

2014 Review of QuickBooks Point of Sale

Recently revised, Quick Books Point of Sale offers these same small to mid-sized retailers an enhanced point of sale product that makes it easy to process transactions, while offering more flexibility and scalability than ever before.

mmj-point-of-sale-system-web1_11128417

Accounting

Point-of-Sale: A Critical Investment for Retailers

While many small retailers continue to use a cash register, many others have moved into more sophisticated payment systems; which can increase sale processing speed by quickly scanning bar codes, and processing electronic payments quickly.

nonprofit-wordle1_10930199

Accounting

Non-Profits Need More Than Traditional Small Business Accounting Software

2013 review of accounting systems for not-for-profit organizations.

Nonprofit

2012 Review of Araize Software FastFund Nonprofit Accounting

Accounting

2012 Review of Serenic Navigator

Accounting

2012 Review of Sage 100 Fund Accounting

Nonprofit

2012 Review of QuickBooks Premier Nonprofit Edition

Accounting

2012 Review of CYMA Not-For Profit Fund Accounting Software