Whether you are running a business as a sole trader or have a number of employee’s, all businesses require a certain amount of software to allow them to run.

Accounting software is a popular one that many people use. There are a large number of different accounting software packages and they vary in price. If you just want a basic package to allow you to create invoices, then this will be relatively cheap or even free, but if you want software that will record purchase invoice and calculate VAT / tax returns etc then you may need to invest more.

Other software your business may require is a CRM package. This is a type of software that will allow you to create records for all your customers. Again packages vary massively in functionality but some will allow you to contact the customer via enewletters or reminders and flag up when they are due for a renewal of a product you offer.