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Brookson Launches New Healthcare Initiative For Customers

Brookson has launched a new healthcare initiative with health and wellness care provider Bupa.

Brookson Launches New Healthcare Initiative For Customers

Brookson, a leading tax accountant and support services provider, has negotiated an exclusive discount with the leader in health and wellness care, Bupa, for private medical insurance.

The 25 per cent discount is applicable to Brookson customers and their immediate family to provide peace of mind now and in the future. This initiative is available across all Brookson’s service lines which include self employed customers working through their own limited company, or as a sole trader, as well as customers working through Brookson’sumbrella company as employees.

Andy Linaker, strategic business manager of Bupa, added: “Self-employed individuals are some of the most vulnerable workers in the marketplace when it comes to illness or accidents. With their focus often around securing contracts and ensuring a regular flow of work, arranging private healthcare typically falls to the bottom of the priority list. While the UK is fortunate enough to have the NHS, it is important not to underestimate the impact that prolonged waiting lists or extended treatment can have on the income of a self-employed individual.”

Bupa’s private medical insurance provides flexibility and swift access to treatments, with the minimum amount of fuss. By working closely together Brookson and Bupa plan to enhance the Bupa offering and create a variety of bespoke benefits for Brookson customers.

Brookson’s approach is to provide additional benefits to customers on top of accountancy advice and support services. Brookson want to provide their self employed and sole trader customers with the ability to plan ahead and minimise the impact on income as much as possible, should illness occur. Bupa recognise the challenges that self employed professionals face during periods of illness making them an ideal partner.

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Brookson Purchases The Latest In Customer Relationship Management Software

Brookson, a leading accountancy provider, has purchased the latest in customer relationship management (CRM) software from K3 Business Technology Group (K3).

Brookson Purchases The Latest In Customer Relationship Management Software

Brookson will use the system to drive new business through highly structured sales and marketing campaigns and it is anticipated that the system will assist the company to grow its customer base from the current 9,000 to 16,000 in three years time.

As a contractor accountant, Brookson is targeting self-employed professionals trading through a Limited company or as a self employed sole trader. Brookson will also target temporary workers that do not want to run their own business but would benefit from working as employees through Brookson’s umbrella company.

The new Microsoft Dynamics product replaces an in-house bespoke solution and is a major step forward in technology for the Warrington-based firm. It will integrate seamlessly with Brookson’s other Microsoft technology. This will provide a unique technological platform to support and focus the company’s sales efforts, allowing much greater levels of organisation so that each campaign is processed systematically.

Lee Kingshott, IS Director for Brookson, commented: “We recognise the benefits that an effective CRM management can give to our business and we are always looking for efficient ways to improve our systems. It is this innovative approach that has contributed to our continued success and we look forward to the ongoing development of the relationship with K3.”

“Brookson presents a perfect opportunity for utilising the latest in CRM technology. The system designed by K3 will enable the company to focus its sales activities by enabling more effective use of its extensive limited company and self employed sole trader prospect databases. Information will flow more freely throughout the company and there will be tighter integration with its other Microsoft technology,” said Maggi Fraser, general manager of K3 Business Technology Group.

The system is now in place and has been used throughout Brookson’s recent Revolution campaign, which was launched through eye-catching direct mailshots and emails, targeting those currently running their own business and those looking to set up a business. The campaign makes business owners aware of a service that is far removed from the traditional tax accountancy service they may currently use.

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Brookson Joined By New Tax And IT Specialists To Head Up Growing Departments

Brookson, a leading tax accountant and support services provider has introduced a specialist tax team led by Matt Fryer to support the increasingly wider tax advice needs of its customers. In addition, Brookson has strengthened its team with IT director, Lee Kingshott as it continues with its revolutionary approach to online support for accountancy services.

Brookson Joined By New Tax And IT Specialists To Head Up Growing Departments

Brookson recently established a sole trader service to complement their established limited company and umbrella company service lines as part of a strategy to reach a wider market place. These latest appointments are considered key in order to deliver a market leading service.

As Brookson customers include engineers, IT contractors and healthcare professionals, the specialist expertise which Matt and Lee bring to the business will help in supporting delivery of innovative solutions to these self employed professionals.

Matt, will head up the team responsible for ensuring that HMRC obligations are met and tax planning opportunities are maximised for Brookson customers. Matt is an experienced tax accountant, with nine years experience in the field of ‘personal tax advice’ following roles with PriceWaterhouseCoopers and KPMG.

Lee has a close understanding of Brookson’s market having worked as a limited company IT contractor himself. Lee joins from Surecomp Business Solutions, having also held directorships with subsidiaries of the Royal Bank of Scotland and senior positions within Barclays Bank.

Recruited to oversee Brookson’s IT operations, Lee’s main focus will be delivering excellence in customer service. This will involve the evaluation and implementation of the latest technology available and maintaining ongoing security of Brookson’s on-line services to sole traders, limited companies and to their umbrella company employees.

About Brookson
Brookson is a leading tax accountant, IR35 specialist and supports service providers through to small businesses and business start ups. Brookson supports self employed people in their chosen way of working through its limited company, sole trader and umbrella company services. As a 150 strong accountancy service, managing the affairs of over 9000 customers, Brookson is committed to offering the very best service, support and advice.

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Wisteria Formations Releases New Complete Company Formation Guide

Wisteria formations, the UK’s leading online company formation agent, confirms the release of their complete company formations guide. Following an increasing number of enquiries from clients, Wisteria Formations can announce the release of the complete company formations guide. Wisteria Formations is one of the UK’s leading company formation agents. The company is backed by Wisteria Chartered Accountants, the accounting, tax and business plan specialists. They have been able to draw on all of this knowledge to produce a complete guide to incorporating a company in the UK, available for free download on their website, www.wisteriaformations.co.uk.

Andrew Millet, Director of Wisteria Formations and Wisteria Chartered Accountants, explains what prompted the release of the guide, “We often receive enquiries from clients regarding what they need to think about when setting up a company, as well as more specific queries. There is a lot of information available on the internet, but it was not easy for clients starting out for the first time to know where to look for it. In addition, you can’t always get all of the information you need in one place. The aim when producing our new company formation guide was to help our clients understand the process of forming their company and the things they need to think about. We have ensured it is easily found by placing a PDF version of it on our homepage in an accessible format.”

The company formations guide is designed to help people in a wide range of situations, from complete beginners to those who may have incorporated a number of companies before. It deals with issues arising at the conception of the business such as which business structure to use and takes you through the formation process step by step dealing with the issues you need to consider after formation. The majority of the guide is about how to go about forming a limited company and responsibilities you take on by doing so. This is useful for many new company formations as often people start a limited company without being fully aware of the responsibilities that they will take on as a director of a company.

Other information on the internet comes from many different sources and you will often find conflicting advice which can easily lead to a misunderstanding. The complete company formation guide aims to rectify this problem by taking people step by step through everything you need to consider when forming a limited company.

Wisteria Formations are happy to offer free support and advice when working through the online company formation process, through their UK customer support team. This, along with this the creation of the new company formations guide, will hopefully help to improve the understanding of limited companies in the future.

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BT Business Has Launched A New Web-Based Accounting Application, To Replace The Complex Software Blighting Smaller Firms

BT Business has launched a new web-based accounting application, to replace the complex software blighting smaller firms, forcing their employees to work longer hours.

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The launch of Xero, a new online tool designed for firms and their advisors, is supported by new research by BT Business which finds that almost 50 per cent of smaller business staff work extra hours to clear their current workloads, with 41 per cent admitting that they actually waste work time because of poor technology and systems.

Accessible f r o m any internet or mobile connection, Xero is aimed at helping businesses access, update, review and control their finances in the downturn anywhere, f r o m any device. The simple, software-as-a-service (SaaS) package will provide customers with 24/7 secure online access to bank transactions, invoices, reports, VAT returns and management reporting.

Chris Lindsay, general manager at BT Business applications, said: “Customer feedback is that traditional accounting packages are complicated to use, and can only be accessed while in the office. As a result, managers put book keeping off and spend too many late evenings or weekends in the office. Owner managers tend not to be finance experts, and dread having to file their accounts with these systems. The research shows that employees are working harder and longer during the downturn anyway, so we hope that Xero users will instantly be more productive and redress an often dire work/life balance.”

Xero is available as a free 30 day BT Business trial. Features include a real time dashboard of a firm’s transactions, online accrual to keep book-keeping up to date, daily bank reconciliation function, web-based accounting f r o m anywhere with an internet connection, expense claim processing and reporting for financial advisors.

Andrew Sandiford, head of Business Advisory and Assurance at Target feels that Xero eliminates all the problems of not feeling ‘part of the client’s business’ for his accountants: “With Xero, you can access a client’s accounts at any time. More importantly, you know you are looking at the same ‘version’ of the accounts as the client because there is only one ledger. Xero is fantastic for us, as it means we can offer ‘real-time’ advice, basing our recommendations on the up-to-date financial data we can see.”

Delivered as SaaS, Xero can also be implemented quickly without the upfront licence fees, maintenance or upgrade costs associated with on-premise software. Cloud computing applications like Xero reside online and are accessed by a simple web browser. Businesses only pay for the resources they use.

BT Business provides everything f r o m hands e t s to applications to help smaller firms work, share and manage common operational processes including Ribbit for Salesforce which is designed to improve sales team productivity, eSignature and CRM systems salesforce.com, Netsuite and SugarCRM.

About BT
BT is one of the world’s leading providers of communications solutions and services operating in 170 countries. Its principal activities include the provision of networked IT services globally; local, national and international telecommunications services to our customers for use at home, at work and on the move; broadband and internet products and services and converged fixed/mobile products and services. BT consists principally of four lines of business: BT Global Services, Openreach, BT Retail and BT Wholesale.

In the year ended 31 March 2009, BT Group’s revenue was £21,390 million.

British Telecommunications plc (BT) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of BT Group plc and encompasses virtually all businesses and a s s e t s of the BT Group. BT Group plc is listed on stock exchanges in London and New York.

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Small business accountants and Self Assessment tax return specialist, Wisteria has this week unveiled its new website

Edgware-based, London accountants and business plan experts, Wisteria has launched its brand new website.

The new site, wisteria.co.uk is packed with user-friendly content, useful tips, working tax calculators and business plan templates as well other tools for businesses of all stages (start-ups and established businesses). Wisteria’s services range from business planning, to Self Assessment tax returns, tax advice and accountancy work The new website showcases their qualified team’s experience and expertise in the areas that growth businesses require.

The new website makes finding the services that best suit your business fast and simple. Key business areas and products are broken down into manageable chunks. Users can select the profile that is right for their business and explore the range of specialist services Wisteria can offer.

Wisteria is expecting to continue enhancing their website with new interactive functionality and further informative content. Users are encouraged to contact info@wisteria.co.uk should they have suggestions to further improve the site.

For more information about Wisteria and their business plan writing, accounting and tax return service please contact Andrew Millet.

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BalanceLogic – accounting & bookkeeping – Formed an Alliance with POCmarketing

Team Up To Provide More Comprehensive Services to Small and Medium-Sized Clients.

BalanceLogic LLC, a business support service provider for small and medium businesses has forged an alliance with POCmarketing, a full service marketing communications company. The partnership enhances both company’s services to help clients fill in the missing pieces of the business puzzle.

BalanceLogic focuses on providing the core business operational needs of small and medium size businesses – accounting & bookkeeping, IT support, HR, web design, and administrative services. The new partnership with POCmarketing adds marketing communications as the missing piece of puzzle for business growth.

“Our business support services enable our clients to concentrate on building their businesses, now we’re able to offer them marketing services to help them reach that next level of growth. After reviewing several companies, we find POCmarketing as the best fit for our clients” said Bill Campbell, President & CEO of BalanceLogic.

“We’re excited to become part of BalanceLogic’s network of business partners,” according to Molly Chen of POCmarketing. “Our clients are as aggressive as any business in growing a successful business. While our marketing services help them reach their goals quickly and cost-effectively, we want to make sure they are not slowed down by attending to time consuming day-to-day business needs such as bookkeeping and IT problems. BalanceLogic is a natural fit for us and for our client needs.”

About BalanceLogic, LLC
BalanceLogic LLC, is a provider of business support services to corporations and government agencies, with a strong focus of aligning business objectives. BalanceLogic, LLC offers the widest range of business support services by any single company. This powerful support force allows small businesses to gain a competitive edge over their competition. Our support force includes the following divisions; Financial Services, Technology Services, Web Services, Human Resources Services, & Administrative Services.

About POCmarketing
POCmarketing is a full service marketing communications company. Services provided include marketing strategies, collateral development, public relations, creative campaign, and web programs. The company helps small to mid-size businesses create and deploy high impact, high quality, yet practical and cost-effective marketing strategies.

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