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As a busy work-at-home mom, I find myself constantly using Microsoft Office products, more specifically Word, Outlook and Excel. I really would be lost without Microsoft Office.

I recently received a copy of Microsoft Office Small Business 2007, and of course I am impressed by what this Office suite has to offer.

  • Word 2007
  • Excel 2007
  • PowerPoint 2007
  • Outlook 2007 with Business Contact Manager
  • Publisher 2007
  • Accounting Express 2007

You may already be familiar with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Publisher, but what about the new Business Contact Manager and Accounting Express?

In a nutshell, Accounting Express is the perfect software for small business owners. It has the look and feel of the Office programs you are already familiar with, which makes working with Accounting Express a breeze. It assists you in managing your everyday business tasks, such as payroll, invoicing, and inventory. You can also use Accounting Express to sell your inventory through eBay and other online marketplaces, and get paid quickly using PayPal.

Outlook 2007 helps you to organize your emails with category coloring and saves you time with junk e-mail filtering and instant search.

Small business owners will also love that with the Business Contact Manager you can:

  • Manage all your contact, prospect, and customer information in one place.
  • Manage sales leads and opportunities more effectively.
  • Get a dashboard view of your key customer and prospect metrics.
  • Customize your contact, prospect, and customer information.
  • Share information easily with multi-user access.

Microsoft Office Small Business 2007 is perfect for back to school. It includes the programs your children need, like Word, PowerPoint, and Publisher, while including additional programs for mom and dad as well.

I thought you would all enjoy this video. It made me chuckle a bit. It shows how small business owner, James, uses Microsoft Office to manage his cheese business. Keep in mind while it will get you excited about Microsoft Office, it might change your mind about cheese.


Cheese Guy

Now for the exciting news!!!! We have 3 copies of Microsoft Office Small Business 2007 to give away, which means we will have 3 lucky winners. With a retail value of $445.95 for the Office suite, this makes for an exciting giveaway. Please leave a comment below to enter.

This giveaway open to U.S. shipping addresses only, and is part of our 2009 Back To School Giveaway Event. Simply leave a comment on this post to enter (US and Canadian addresses) and, please, be sure to read our Back To School Giveaway rules.

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Written by 5 Minutes for Mom contributing editor Erica

Reader Interactions


494 Comments

  1. This would be so great! I so need this in my house. I earned an extra entry with today's newsletter

  2. I might me too late, but I would love to win this. I am hoping to work from home and this software is what I need. Busy with kids and going back to college…and working. Yikes!

  11. This would make fabulous addition to the computer I just bought from a friend who moved out of country with her husband. Unfortunately it doesn't have any of these programs installed.

  19. My word, the sky is the limit with this software pack. My usage would be both for business and home.

    I sometimes work from home and have a need for this software because my computer came with an extremely, really extremely basic software pack. I would breath easier when we have winter storms to know I did not have to face the icy streets because the office is depending on me to be there. They don't drive at all in the winter.

    For my home use, I would organize so much. Accounts, recipes, music database. Yeah, orderliness.

    I'm crossing my fingers 🙂 🙂 🙂

  35. This would be ideal for me and for my kids we currently don't have word and they are using notepad for reports.

  36. Microsoft Office: Small Business has applications for all members of our family. For those searching for a job business contact manager looks like it could be a great asset. Thanks for a great site, and a great giveaway.

  42. I would love to win this for our computer! Thanks for a great giveaway and a great site!

  55. Well, pretty much the only way I'll get a new version of Office is to win it, count me in please. Thanks for hosting the giveaway

  88. What a great prize for any woman to have, especially one starting her own home business. Thank-you for offering this great prize!!

  91. I would love to win this. Microsoft Office Small Business 2007 looks stellar to me and would be great for the amount of things that I need to keep track of around here.

  99. My niece just started college, I would love to win this for her, she needs it badly.

  112. I would love to win this. I have a really old system on my computer and it desperately needs an update!

  120. What a great contest! This would come in handy for the business we just started last month. Fingers crossed! Thanks!!

  123. Ooh! I'd love this – my trial version is up and I've been putting this off – I need this badly! 😀

  149. Now this is what I call a perfect back-to-school giveaway! I also couldn't live without Microsoft Office – I'm writing my dissertation using MS Word, and I teach and give presentations using PowerPoint – and I've been really longing to replace my copy of Office 2003 with the newer, spiffier 2007 version. Thanks for the chance to enter!

    [email protected]

  150. As a mom who runs a design service business, a boutique, and homeschools her kids (4 of the 5!), I cannot tell you how much this would help out around here!

  179. I run a small business and would love to have it – I have a lot of older versions of the products!

  185. This is a terrific giveaway ~~ You ladies are the bomb!!!
    Thanks for always having such terrific things for us.

  198. Oh, I would just love to win this. I can really use it for my small business and activities! Great contest!

  202. I want to win this SOOO much. I need Publisher 2007 to help with some women's ministry projects!!!

  236. I'd love to win this for my son, he's in the Navy, but also wants to start an online business to supplement his income.

  239. This is an awesoem giveaway..and I could use it right now as we speak!
    Thanks for the chance.

  259. OH! I really want this one!
    I earned an extra entry with today's newsletter 🙂
    🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂

  266. I subscribe to your feed

    I just started school back yesterday and this is the program we have to use. I really hope I can win it because I know I can't afford it.

    Val
    [email protected]

  278. Valuable software and great giveaway. I love coming to your blog and I especially enjoy participating in Tackle it Tuesdays. Keep it coming!

  280. I could really use this. I have been wanting a power point program and can't afford it right now.

    lkish77123 at gmail dot com

  286. Would love to have this – Outlook is so much better than the default Window Mail.

  291. i still have the 2003 version, so I could really use this. Great prize by the way, considering how expensive the software is.

  294. Since my PC crashed, I've been replacing and upgrading programs and could totally use this!

    spitfyr323 at hotmail dot com

  298. Excellent giveaway! Microsoft Office Small Business 2007 is something the whole family can use.

  299. Would love to give Office 2007 a try – especially the Accounting Express and Publisher software. Thanks for the giveaway!

  306. Wow, what a generous prize. This would be a great gift for my mother. She has a small work-from-home business. Thanks for the giveaway!

  311. Your button is proudly displayed under “Nothing But Love” on my right hand sidebar 🙂

  314. I need help with organization – so much goes on in my life, in my line of work, in my family it's crazy! This is the tool to help me set it all right!

    Thank you for this opportunity

  315. I just took a college computer class and we used this program. It is a lot easier to use, and has great features.

  316. Right now, all we have at home is Works. I would love to have the full Microsoft Office Suite so I can open files from work when necessary, and just to have the functionality.

  319. I NEED this package. Well, maybe I don't NEED it, but I WANT it! Posted a link to the contest yesterday!

  328. My son just discovered he has to have this inorder to submit resumes to some companies. Not all operating systems can adapt to Mozilla produced files. Excellent prize

  329. Thank you for allowing me to enter. It would be a tremendous blessings to win this prize for our homeschool/home business needs.

    Thank you!
    Monica

  341. This would be fantastic to have. Our version of Microsoft Office is from 2000 so this would bring us up to date.
    Thanks much for the chance!

  345. This would allow my kids to do their projects now and over the next few years when they move into presentations and spreadsheets in school.

  346. I tend to favour SSuite Office’s free office suites. Their software also don’t need to run on Java or .NET, like so many open source office suites, so it makes their software very small and efficient.

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  349. MS Office is the king. I use Word, Publisher, and Excel daily at work. I would not like to be without them.

  359. We don't have any of these programs on our computer, so I have to do things at work – I would love to have all of these at home. Thanks for the chance to win!

  360. It would be nice to have a newer version, because I keep getting stuff from other people especially the school that I can't read because it is from a newer version.

  361. Microsoft's Office Small Business program has been recommended to me so I would of course love to win it.

  367. I would love to win this! My husband is a small business owner and really could use a product like this!

  371. I have a very old version of Office and really need a new update so my docs are not in an old format. Thanks for the great contest!

  383. Oh, goodness….my hubby and I run two small business out of our home and this would be so amazing to win. Thanks so much!

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  387. Oh, what a dream to own this software…especially since I'm about to launch my own small business. Thanks!

  388. I just recently purchased a new HP laptop for a new small business I've started but it only comes with the trial version of Microsoft Office. The Microsoft Office Small Business 2007 would be a great software application to add and help me succeed in my new business venture.

  400. I need this. I'm currently using Works and it isn't quite working for me. I miss Office.

    Thank you!

  401. I miss Microsoft Office. I had it on a dinosaur that has since gone by way of computer learning games only. I'm currently using Works and once you've used Office, it's hard to downsize.

    This would be wonderful! Thank you!

  403. need this upgrade for my inlaws. just bought them a monitor with a webcam so they can skype and see our 3 kiddos (we are in Montana and they are in Nebraska). their version of microsoft is too old and the webcam software won't load:(

  406. i am still using Word & Excel 97. It is time for a change. They keep telling me to “get with It” so this would be a great surprise to my family If I won.

  407. My son just started his own landscaping business and his fiance is a hairstylist who is just starting her business. This would be a perfect gift for them. Plus I wouldn't mind some of these features.

  409. i thought that it was interesting that microsoft has added software for small business in the suite. it's really good that because it seems pretty useful. thanks!

  412. What a great giveaway! I know many out there could use this, just like my husband and I. He is mainly a one man show, except for when I can pitch in from time to time. This is something we have wanted to buy for a long time. Glad I got a chance to enter. Thanks!

  418. Oh, I would love to have this for my daycare business. I think it would make things much easier for me. What a great giveaway!!

  426. Wow this would be so fantastic! I had fun looking around on their website at all the fun new stuff that it can do.

    As always, thank you for the opportunity to win something like this!

  428. I would love to win this. It is something we can really use but cannot afford right now.

  435. Thanks for offering this software prize. This Microsoft business package would be a great help!

  439. Looking for small business software that is user friendly; currently perusing the Internet for suggestions. Would love to try Accounting Express…..love your blog too! 🙂

  441. What a terrific prize! Thank you so much for hosting the giveaway.

    kg4rmt at arrl dot net

  446. As a homeschool, home business mom of 10, this would be absolutely WONDERFUL! I am entering! 🙂

  452. This would come in really handy in my new job. I am going to work with some small businesses in keeping their accounts straight.

  454. this would be AWESOME! i used ms2007 a couple of years ago at a job, and i loved it – we're still on ms2003 at home, and i use word, excel, etc., every day!

  455. My computer crashed at the end of June and I lost all my software so this would be a really welcome win!

  456. Our small businesses could greatly benefit from this…especially the Accounting express!

  463. Glad you love MS Office Small Business 2007! Thanks for blogging about how you use it! For more great tips, tricks, and resources for using your Office Suite, check out the Office Page on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/Office

    Cheers,
    Kate
    MSFT Office Outreach Team

    [This isn't an entry into the contest. Good luck to all entrants!]

  467. My husband has just started his own business and I'm running the office from home. This would be so perfect to help set us up. Thanks so much for offering this wonderful prize!

  469. Wow, downloaded the free Office 2007 trial version 2 weeks ago and went through some of Microsoft's free online training.

  470. I would love to have a copy of this wonderful program for my computer..I am a busy working single mom who couldn't afford it otherwise and it would make my life being a teacher, mom,cub scout helper and girl scout volunteer be alot more organized and to alot more things…please I hope I win..

  477. I desperately need to win this MS Office Suite for Small Business! I am running one thats from 1999!!

  481. This would really help me when I begin taking classes for accounting. I'm going to have to buy Microsoft Office either way, but it would be great to win it instead!

  482. This would really help my husband and I out. We are trying to get my inventation business and his photography business off the ground

  488. Boy, would this software help my husband with his small business operation! He's a one man show (with a little bit of help from me) and needs all the help he can get.

  491. Microsoft Office Small Business 2007 looks like a great program. We have tried some that are similair but not the Microsoft Office yet. Seems to have it all.