Open office....it s free!SAGE for all your accounting!contact HM Revenue and Customs for free DVD about Tax NICs with free software also!Find a local small business that started 12-18 months ago and ask them!:)
An office suit like MS Office or Open Office, which is free. These include word processors, spreadsheet, email client, presentation and database.Then you need some accounting software, there is a very good opensource accounting application listed here:http://wow.isff.com/best-free-software.htmlI think it s called TirboCash. There are also lots of other free software applications on that site which helped me a lot. I did not know you could get so much for free untill I fount that site!hope it helps you too.
You will need a complete office package - That could be Microsoft Office which is available at a price or a free software called Open Office. Apart from that you will require an accounting package to take care of your accounts (Ex. Tally). You may also require a invoicing software for billing etc.