Listen to this articleAcclivity software develops, sells, and supports award-winning small business accounting, management and point of sale software in over 70 countries. The company recently announced the launch of AccountEdge Pro 2016 – small business accounting software for Mac and Windows. Below is our interview with Scott Davisson, co-founder of Acclivity. We discussed AccountEdge Pro 2016 and new features like Web Pay, the easier and more secure way for customers to pay their invoices.
Q: Scott, how would you describe Acclivity in your own words?
A: Acclivity is an underdog. Fifty people focused on making awesome small business software and competing against multinational public corporations and venture-backed Silicon Valley start-ups. And in many ways, it’s that underdog status that’s helped us to establish a culture of customer engagement. We not only value each and every customer – we listen. And listening helps us make product and policy decisions that are in everyone’s best interest.
Q: Could you explain the function and advantages of AccountEdge Pro 2016?
A: Sure. Every year we work a very delicate balance. Aiming to add significant functionality and capabilities to the software, without compromising its ease of use. It’s tricky to make software that is just as powerful, yet easy to use, for a sole proprietor graphic designer as it is for a manufacturer with 25 employees. This year we’ve added over 20 new features big and small. Probably the most impactful one is Web Pay, which allows small businesses to include a URL in their invoices that directs their customers to a secure, hosted web page where they can pay their invoices using a credit card. All completely integrated into their accounting workflow.
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Q: Who can use AccountEdge?
A: We have around 100,000 users worldwide and the diversity within the customer base is amazing. Manufacturers, wholesale distributors, photography studios, private schools, wineries, you name it. It’s as suited for items-based businesses that track 10,000 different SKUs as it is for service-based business billing for their time. It’s both a blessing and challenge, though, because developing the software for such a diverse group requires a super diligent approach to product planning.
Q: What makes AccountEdge different?
A: Around the office we’re always saying “spend hundreds not thousands”. By that, we’re talking about the fact that our product delivers a feature set for hundreds of dollars that’s comparable to competitive offerings for thousands of dollars. Which is why we’re ambitiously focused on adding more to the software to add even more weight to that statement.
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Q: What’s the best thing about Acclivity that people might not know about?
A: Probably that we enjoy what we do. From the outside looking in, developing accounting software and small business tools may seem dry. But for us it’s constantly about solving problems. Constantly about expanding our offerings, which, in turn, allows our customers to do more with less.
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Q: What are your plans for next six months?
A: We have very ambitious plans both on the desktop and in the cloud. We’re continuing to build out our hybrid offering by investing in our desktop solution, which many competitors aren’t, while developing cloud collaboration tools around that desktop hub. This allows our customer base to make a decision as to what makes most sense for their business. A desktop-only environment or more of a hybrid model; for example: allowing sales people or contractors to collaborate in the accounting process via the web.
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