Setting up a Co-op

[William Colls]

On 9/19/2012 7:50 PM, Malcolm Fitzgerald wrote:
> I'm wondering if GnuCash is the right choice.
>
> As background:
> We are a small not-for-profit fruit and vege co-op
> We are based in Australia
> We have a book-keeper who has said that the choice of software is up to us.
>
> The co-op collects annual fees from members
> The co-op sells groceries. The big dream is to be a retail grocery outlet but at present we offer a mixed fruit-vege box
> The co-op purchases from distributors and producers.
> There are no wages or employees, at this stage it is all volunteers.
>
> I know that GnuCash is not a POS but we do need something to tracks our accounts.
>
> The list we are considering are:
>
> free - GnuCash <http://www.gnucash.org>
>
> $99 - Nominal <http://www.nominal.com.au>
>
> $189 - QuickBooks <http://home.quicken.com.au/Pages/ProductDetails.aspx?pcode=22>
>
> $239 - MYOB FirstEdge <http://myob.com.au/business/products-1258090781431>
>
> $450 - MoneyWorks Express <http://www.cognito.co.nz/products/?range>
>
>
> All comments welcome,
>
> Malcolm
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GNUCash should work just fine for what you are doing. The Business AP 
functions will allow you to track purchases from you suppliers, and the 
AR functions will allow you to track memebership fees and the invoice 
functions will allow to process and track sales to your members.