BIG E-Z Bookkeeping Introduces Easy-To-Use Software for Small Business Owners.

Business Editors, High Tech Writers

LIVONIA, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 10, 2001

BIG E-Z Bookkeeping Company has just introduced new spreadsheet software designed for small business owners or self-employed people who find bookkeeping a chore.

The program is for PC users with Microsoft(R) Excel 97 or later. Users can install the BIG E-Z program and learn to use it in minutes, as opposed to hours.

"Business owners who use the software really like its simplicity," says its creator, Michelle Carley, a bookkeeper with a penchant for shortcuts. "One accountant I know recommends it to his small business clients. They can keep their monthly cash flow records and email the information to him."

Put in accounting terms, the BIG E-Z program is a simplified, double-entry, cash method, bookkeeping software system that precisely determines cash flow and effortlessly categorizes income and expenses on a monthly basis. There are preset categories for expenses typically incurred by small businesses, plus 12 blank columns where the user can add categories of his/her own.

Tabs are provided for Profit (Loss) Summary, Cash-Charge Listing, Check Listing, Deposit Listing and Bank Reconciliation. Each tab has an on-screen HELP button that can be turned on and off as needed. Screens can be printed or emailed. The software CD includes complete instructions, and support is available by calling BIG E-Z Bookkeeping at 734-462-2727.

"The BIG E-Z Bookkeeping software program is perfect for generating the specific information I need for my art glass business, especially monthly expenses and cash flow," says Jose Iniguez, Santa Cruz, CA. According to CPA Allen Wierzbicki, Allen Park, MI, the program is "very easy to use and efficiently organizes your records." Bernice Brown calls it "user-friendly software that, with very little effort, can take the pain out of small business bookkeeping." Brown is Corporate Services Coordinator at Schoolcraft College's Small Business Development Center in Livonia.

In addition to the spreadsheet software, which sells for $29.95 plus shipping, BIG E-Z offers a Paper Bookkeeping System with or without Payroll, BIG E-Z Checkbook and One-Write Checks, and Receipt Storage Book. All items can be ordered by phone at 800-650-3279 or on-line at www.bigez.com, where sample screen shots and forms are available for viewing.