Any suggestions for UK businesses - program seems quite American

[Dr. David Kirkby - Kirkby Microwave Ltd]

I took a look at GnuCash with a view to possibly using it for my business. I've 
been using Excell, but I'm not happy with that. My account has written to say he 
had not heard of GnuCash, and his reccomendations are Kashflow (online based) or 
VT transaction (Windoze based).

I'm a little concerned about going against his advice, as it might end up 
costing me more in his time. One possibility is exporting GnuCash into Excel, 
and giving him Excel sheets again.

But all the above said, I'd still like to give GnuCash a try.

However, it seems very American based, and some of the terms, like a "Checking 
account" mean nothing to me. A Google suggests its not the same as a current 
account, as we known it here.

The business account for my company

* Pays no interest - some business accounts might, but mine does not.
* Does have a cheque book, although I have never used it.
* Has a debit card, in which one can make transactions just as any normal debit 
card
* No overdraft facility - easy to get if I wanted one, but I don't have the need.
* Can transfer money from the current account, to other customers accounts, 
given their account number etc.
* Does allow transfers to be made in other currencies, although the currency of 
the bank account is GBP.

IMHO it would be good if some non-American terms could be added to GnuCash, so 
it has things like a "current account", which everyone is familiar with in the 
UK. It is the first bank account someone will get for personal use. Here in the 
UK at least, I strongly suspect a "current account" is by far the most common 
account in use.

-- 
Dr. David Kirkby Ph.D CEng MIET
Kirkby Microwave Ltd
Registered office: Stokes Hall Lodge, Burnham Rd, Althorne, Essex, CM3 6DT, UK.
Registered in England and Wales, company number 08914892.
http://www.kirkbymicrowave.co.uk/
Tel: 07910 441670 / +44 7910 441670 (0900 to 2100 GMT only please)
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