Explore a Sample Company

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Sage 50 provides sample company data that you can open and explore. The sample company data allows you to examine company setup options and to practice entering records and transactions. This is a great way to introduce yourself to the features of Sage 50 without using your own company data.

  • Bellwether Garden Supply: This is a retail and service company that demonstrates Sage 50's inventory- and job-tracking capabilities.
  • Stone Arbor Landscaping (available only in Sage 50 Premium Accounting ): This is a service company that demonstrates Sage 50's Time & Billing features.
  • Chase Ridge Holdings (available only in Sage 50 Premium Accounting): This company demonstrates Sage 50 Premium Accounting’s consolidated companies feature. Chase Ridge Holdings is the parent company of both a retailer (Bellwether Garden Supply) and a service company (Stone Arbor Landscaping).
  • Bellwether Garden Supply: This is a retail and service company that demonstrates Sage 50's inventory- and job-tracking capabilities.
  • Stone Arbor Landscaping: This is a service company that demonstrates Sage 50's Time & Billing features.
  • Chase Ridge Holdings: This company demonstrates Sage 50 Premium’s consolidated companies feature. Chase Ridge Holdings is the parent company of both a retailer (Bellwether Garden Supply) and a service company (Stone Arbor Landscaping).
  • Sample Manufacturing/Distribution Company: This company demonstrates Sage 50's advanced manufacturing and distribution features.
  • Sample Construction Company: This company demonstrates Sage 50's advanced construction features.

Sample company data is installed during Sage 50 setup, into subfolders within the \Company folder. If you cannot locate or open the sample company data, reinstall Sage 50, select the Advanced Setup option, and choose to load the sample company data.

  1. Start Sage 50. Sage 50 displays the startup screen.

  2. Select the Explore a sample company option.
  3. Choose a sample company, then click OK.
  1. From the File menu, select Open Company. If prompted, choose whether you want to keep the current company open or not. Sage 50 displays the Open Company window.
  2. Select the name of the sample company you want to open from the Company Name list box, and click OK.