Software for a small business - inventory control, sales, expenses and customer database

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I am helping my girlfriend set up a shop and am looking for something to replace the excel spreadsheets I am currently using.

She designs clothes, has them made in a nearby factory and sells them in the a small wholesale store. We need to be able to see how the different pieces are doing on a weekly basis as we replace designs that aren't doing well. We also have a blog and newsletter we send out to customers so something with a database and order history included would be good too. Daily expenses will also need inputting and profits calculated for the day.

At the moment she keeps a record of current inventory in her head and reorders pieces when she finds she has run out.

She isn't great with computers and it also needs to be used by the worker there to input quantities sold each day so should be easy to use. Tax related things aren't required as this isn't in the UK
 
For a small business an Excel sheet is the best way to go and cheapest! (specially if you use OpenOffice)

You could also setup an Access Database to do all the same giving it an very simple interface and making it easy to search/print from.
 
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