Microsoft Office Suite has Access, a wonderfully powerful database that is a great solution for the small business. Working with a database is very simple and comparable to a spreadsheet. Using a spreadsheet instead of a database is a path many people choose to take, mostly because they feel more comfortable with the layout and functionality of the spreadsheet.
However, importing/exporting to between the two is very simple and creating a database is easier than most people would believe. Maintenance is simplified and use of the database with other Microsoft Office Suite programs is very straightforward and quite powerful.
The combination of Outlook/Word/Access/Excel/PowerPoint covers nearly anything you might want to do in your office. To round out the list I would include Adobe Acrobat Professional, a photo editor that can create transparent .gif files as well as .jpg and other formats, and potentially some sort of accounting software (Quicken or Peachtree).
The ability of the programs to work together makes purchasing packaged software an unnecessary expense for most small businesses.
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