Chapter 1

Starting from Scratch

In This Chapter

arrow Drawing up an action plan

arrow Navigating through the Easy Setup Assistant

arrow Finding your way around — picking up the local lingo

arrow Opening and closing your company file

arrow Inviting other folk to join the party

MYOB transforms the usually quite technical process of bookkeeping into a relatively straightforward activity. Within a couple of hours of installing the software, you can be invoicing customers, entering bank transactions and looking at your profit.

In this chapter, I share my ideas about the best way to get started with MYOB, highlighting what's important (and ignoring what's not), and providing a bit of a road map so you can find your way around.

If you've recently purchased MYOB and you want to set up your first company file, I suggest you start from the beginning and read through the first half of this chapter, which explains what information you'll need, the best time to start, and the basics of setting up customers, suppliers and accounts. ...

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