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I've used 3 different shop management programs over the years, including Mitchell. Around 2000, I started using QuickBooks in lieu of my shop management program. For a couple of years, I ran both programs in parallel because I didn't know QB very well. I slowly learned that I could tailor QB to the way I ran our shop, not the other way around. I discovered that I could design my own estimates, repair orders, reports, chart of accounts, not to mention accounting. It was a revelation to me. I'm speaking of QuickBooks Pro Desktop, not the online version. To me, the online version is a very "lite" version of QB Desktop. The more I used it, the more I learned I could do with it. I've attached a sample estimate I designed. To be clear, we are a transmission specialty repair shop, not GR. No more monthly fees or having somebody holding your data hostage. While there IS A HUGE learning curve, but I found it's well worth it. QuickBooks is the gold standard when it comes to small business accounting. Although my wife is an accountant, we still had a CPA. We could simply email a copy or our books to the CPA and he loved it. Actually, he gave us a discounted price because we were less hassle. As far as I'm concerned, QB is the best shop software. For the first year, I paid a small fee for customer support. After that, I just took the ball and ran. Drew Clarke Estimate_Redacted.pdf

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