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1500 Qualifying Businesses Can Receive Assistance through New Program

Atlanta , GA – Jun 04, 2008 – Sage Software announced today the Peachtree Family-Owned Business Support Program, created to assist family-owned and operated small businesses in today’s uncertain economic environment. Through this initiative, Sage Software will provide a free copy of Peachtree by Sage Complete Accounting 2009, single user, with six months of free customer support to up to 1500 qualifying businesses.

“Sage Software and our Peachtree product line have been helping small businesses for more than thirty years, through good and bad times”, said Connie Certusi, general manager, small business accounting solutions, Sage Software. “The current economic environment can be challenging for small businesses, particularly those that are using Microsoft® Excel® or a manual system to manage their accounting. Small, family-operated companies are the backbone of the American economy, which is why we’ve launched the Peachtree Family-Owned Business Support Program to assist this key driver of the American economic machine. It is critical in times like these that small businesses manage their finances and cash flow carefully, and Peachtree gives them all the tools they need to do just that.”

“Family and closely held businesses represent the vast majority of employers throughout the US”, says Wayne Rivers, President of The Family Business Institute. “Family and closely held businesses represent 99% of all employers and provide jobs for almost two out of every three Americans. They account for 64% of our nation’s GDP”, said Rivers. “In other words, family business is big business.”

Rivers recommends that every small business concentrate on making smart decisions based on real numbers. “The economy is soft right now, and every closely held business owner should be doing three things: giving attention to how his/her time is spent to assure focus on highest payoff activities; right sizing in terms of people, equipment, and expenses; and making sure they have great numbers and data so they can make correct decisions relating to the two items above. This initiative by Sage Software could be a tremendous asset in getting business owners the kind of information they need to make smart decisions.”

The Peachtree Family-Owned Business Support Program runs through September 30th, 2008, or until 1500 qualified applications have been received and software distributed – at a total value of around $400,000. Sage Software will provide one free package per eligible company. For more details on the promotion and eligibility requirements, visit: http://www.peachtreecares.com.

Accounting Software has been evolving and changing in accordance with the times. As businesses and companies change the way they do business, accounting software providers are evolving to meet the needs of companies and meeting company expectations of their products. Accounting Software has changed a lot over the years.

In the early years of accounting software, many of the accounting applications were much more useless than useful. Many of the accounting software packages out there failed to provide customers with the support and features they needed. However, accounting software has drastically improved over the years. The accounting software market has drastically decreased from the dozen of providers in the past. Now, there are 3 key accounting software providers which companies turn to for their accounting products.

Although many of the predicted accounting tools have not occurred, there is still plenty of room for improvement in accounting solutions in the future as providers continue to evolve. For more information about accounting software and its evolution, you can read the full article found here.