[The Edge]

I've read a previous thread about accounting software but am no wiser.

I have not long started my business and am still doing my own bookkeeping. My intention is to contract this out when I can justify it. I also intend to be employing people so need something to do wages. I want a software package to do invoices for me, run on Vista and be able to cope with the hire items I sometimes use in my business.

That is, I'm a consultant but I carry inventory in the form of accessories I sometimes use in showcasing houses and I hire this out monthly. A software package would need to be able to keep track of this income against its job. The physical items I buy for the business are either stationery consumables or hire inventory - I don't generally sell them on. Bookkeeping is my least favourite thing to do so it needs to be easy to use so I don't procrastinate about that too!

Does anyone have any suggestions about a software package that would do all this? I looked at Cashflow Manager which seems fairly easy to use and produces all those reports accountants want at the push of a button but I'm not sure it would deal with the hire.

Many thanks in advance.