I have developed an accountancy software programme which, would be very simple to use and provides practical information for small to medium sized businesses. I now would like to developed it further and make it ready for the market.
At the moment, I have created a complete worked example of the programme but it is based on Microsoft excel software. The user inputs information to the programme which is then processed into a trading, profit & loss account and balance sheet format.
I believe my options are either show it to one of the accountancy software providers who are in the market at the moment or developed it myself
As I work in the accountancy profession for many years and have used many of the current accountancy software packages, I believe that they are overcomplicated to use, requiring expensive training and information they provide is not presented in user friendly and practical manner. On the other hand, my software is user friendly, requires only minimal training, providing timely, accurate and practical information to the end user.
I know exactly were I would like to go with this product but I do not have the technical and software programming skills to develop it myself.
So how can I:
a) Overcome my problem of bringing my idea to the market with out being hijacked by more astute programmers?
b) How can one protect a software development idea?
c) And also as the programme is already developed on Mircosoft Excel what problems will this create for me?
Regards
BB
At the moment, I have created a complete worked example of the programme but it is based on Microsoft excel software. The user inputs information to the programme which is then processed into a trading, profit & loss account and balance sheet format.
I believe my options are either show it to one of the accountancy software providers who are in the market at the moment or developed it myself
As I work in the accountancy profession for many years and have used many of the current accountancy software packages, I believe that they are overcomplicated to use, requiring expensive training and information they provide is not presented in user friendly and practical manner. On the other hand, my software is user friendly, requires only minimal training, providing timely, accurate and practical information to the end user.
I know exactly were I would like to go with this product but I do not have the technical and software programming skills to develop it myself.
So how can I:
a) Overcome my problem of bringing my idea to the market with out being hijacked by more astute programmers?
b) How can one protect a software development idea?
c) And also as the programme is already developed on Mircosoft Excel what problems will this create for me?
Regards
BB