The Development of Retail Accounting Software Program for Small Enterprises in Nakhon Pathom Province

Abstract

          This research is a development of a retail accounting software program that was designed and developed systematically from the study of user requirements, system analysis and design, development and installation as well as evaluation. It aims to: 1) Develop a small retail accounting software program; and 2) Evaluate the satisfaction of small retailing entrepreneurs on the effectiveness and efficiency of the small retail accounting software program. The samples used in this study were small retail entrepreneurs in Mueng District, Nakhon Pathom Province in the fiscal year of 2015. The respondents of this study were Small Retail Entrepreneurs selected by a purposive sampling for a total of 47.  The    research tools include a retail accounting software program for small retail enterprises and a satisfaction questionnaire.  Statistics used in data analysis are descriptive statistics.

          The findings of this research revealed that: (1) an accounting software program for small retail entrepreneurs composed of 4    systems including accounting system settings, receipt accounting system, payment accounting system and the financial reporting system has an overall average efficiency at good level (2) Satisfaction of small retail entrepreneurs in Mueng district, Nakhon Pathom province with respect to the use of the small retail accounting software program, the average score at the highest level, indicating that this small retail accounting software was an efficient and effective Program and able to use in Finance Accounting for the which can be advantages to increase the potential competency and management  for the small retail entrepreneurs.