Getting set up

What is the practice company?

A separate company filled with a sample business — customers, suppliers, stock, sales and payments already in place — for learning, following the lessons and training staff. Nothing you do there touches your real books, and nothing moves between the two.

Steps

  1. Click your name at the top right, then Open practice company. The first time it takes about a minute to prepare.
  2. A violet “PRACTICE COMPANY” banner shows on every screen while you are in it.
  3. Click Back to my company in the banner to return.

Good to know

  • Retail, wholesale and service businesses practise on a phone and electronics distributor; hotels on a sample hotel.
  • It comes with cloud workspaces (trial or paid). The Administrator can reset it to start again.

The full guide

Practice company — learn on sample data

The practice company is a separate company filled with a sample business — customers, suppliers, products, stock, sales, purchases and payments already in place. Use it to learn, to follow the…

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Try it in a practice company first

Start a free trial and follow along with sample data before you touch your own books.