Move to Xero
If you’ve seen the latest Cloud Accounting solutions and understand the benefits they bring, then moving to a solution such as Xero may be easier than you think. If you are using a desktop version of Sage Instant, Sage 50…
Sage vs Xero Explained
Sage vs Xero Explained "8 of 10 Accountants recommend Sage Software", so Sage’s extremely successful advertising campaign of 20 years ago told us. Such was Sage’s dominance that a whole education & training industry grew on the back of Sage…
A Fresh approach to Business Records Checks (BRC’s)
HMRC has now announced that BRCs will be re-launched from 1 November 2012. A pilot programme of Business Records Checks began in April 2011. This involved checks by HMRC on the adequacy of SME statutory business records. SME’s are defined…
Significant time savings using Sage 50 Professional
A Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning company, who provide a design to installation service had used Sage 50 Professional for a number of years. However, Sage 50 Professional was not used to its fullest potential. Consequently as the business grew, the owners…
Accware & IFR Limited
International Footwear Resourcing Limited is an importer and wholesaler of fashion footwear with many well known ‘high street’ customers. During 2009 they decided to look at the options available to them to replace their existing business systems which had become…
Sage 50 Forecasting – A review
Many years ago I tried using a product called WinForecast to create financial & cash Flow forecasts for the Company I worked for. The product couldn’t generate forecasts in the way we presented the management accounts, so I had to…