Randy,
How much time do you want to save in the long run?
You entered your customer data base probably one new customer at a time, eh? How long do you think it would take to restore a crash if you didn't have a backup of either your database or your financial statements (Quick Books)?
I run a one man shop with about 1000 names in my customer database. I used a POS program that I bought in the very early '90's up until about 2 years ago. I went to FrameReady v.2.0 and have never looked back. The only "switching" I had to do was to send a disk with my database and a labor fee to FrameReady and THEY put all my customers where they belonged in the new program.
I am using FrameReady v.4.1 now and it is the very BEST FOR THE MONEY INVESTED than any of the other packages out there, IMHO.
Key words - FOR THE MONEY INVESTED!!
FrameReady WILL do all that you mentioned and much more once you get it set up. By setup, you follow a simple setup screen and enter all the basic information needed for any POS program in the appropriate places in the setup screen. I am not sure but I would imagine that transferring a customer list may be a simple matter too if it is on a common DB program like Excel.
The ease of using this program far far outweighes the tiny inconvenience of setting the parameters for your business in the program. (You will have to do this in any event should you buy a POS program.) I always recommend downloading their demo from their
website and trying it out. It is NOT a demo, actually, it is the full blown program with a time delimiter on it which gives you 60 days to try it before you buy it.
Disclaimer: I don't work for Soft Touch Solutions nor do I market the FrameReady program. I USE the FrameReady program and have used 4 other major programs on the market and I am simply sold on FrameReady.