small business. Quickbooks is a good, simple choice.

Get a good contact management package. Use a software solution like ACT.

For basic research use the tools at support.microsoft.com. Their knowledge base is tremendous and you'll likely be working on Office, Windows and Microsoft SBS all day.

Don't reinvent the wheel and try to build these solutions yourself. There are very good and inexpensive software solutions on the market that will do 99 percent of what a custom built program will do. Your time is much better spent doing more networking.

The Bottom Line on Business Software Solutions

The best software solutions for a small are the ones that come pre-packaged. Remember, you're not in to develop software solutions. You are a consultant who only needs the basics to run your own business. Leave the fancy software solutions to others and be there to implement or troubleshoot them as required.

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