Small businesses can now link Microsoft's business intelligence tool to Intuit's cloud accounting software to gain new insights into their financial health.

The newly introduced Power BI Connector for QuickBooks is now available on the QuickBooks App Store, solidifying Alpha Serve's status as an official QuickBooks App Developer.

Like Excel, Power BI provides an interface where users can create graphs, tables and management reports. Unlike Excel, it offers native integrations with 250+ data sources including QuickBooks Online.

Microsoft has released a preview version of the QuickBooks Online content pack for Power BI, providing small businesses with new insights into their financial health.

New: QuickBooks Capital Loans and Credit Score – Leveraging the power of data, 60 percent of small businesses previously denied a loan are now able to secure the funding they need to survive.