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What are Nominal Codes and how can they be changed and merged.

So, what’s more important; selling a product/service or having a satisfied customer? Well, the answer is both as each goal is connected

Investing in software is an expense, but consider the savings that could be made over the coming months and years

The latest news is that HMRC are currently undertaking work transforming their VAT services, which includes migrating customers to a new IT platform.

Specially designed importers take item lines from a spreadsheet and turn them into transactions, invoices, or sales orders.

The next date for the business diary is 1st July 2021, when EU VAT legislation changes will see the process being overhauled again to help with reducing VAT fraud.

Investing in Consultancy can be worth its weight in gold making light work of projects

So you have your Credit Control system in place, but there are still invoices that aren't being paid - how do you get your invoices paid?

How a Purchase Order Control add-on can keep you in control of your company's spend

Why training should be included in your budget plan

How hosting services can enable remote working on Sage Accounts and Payroll

Making Tax Digital Guidance

Tidying up your Payroll System

Four Steps to the Perfect Payroll Year End

How the Construction Industry needs to be prepared for the Domestic VAT Reverse Charge

Working from home? There are options to make remote working possible for almost anyone who's office-based! Check out a few tips and tricks to get your home office up and running in no time.

As an employer or person with managerial responsibility, having new employees can be an exciting prospect for your business, but it lies with you to ensure that employees are comfortable and efficient in their role whether that is integrating with the team or overcoming hurdles like learning new software.

Wondering what the latest CIS update means for you? Get the latest details.

January is the perfect time to evaluate your training needs. It’s usually the time when businesses welcome new starters and assess their resources. Questions could arise like, “Do I need to update my accounts software” or “Am I getting the most out of my Payroll software?”

Please note that during the festive period our hours vary.

You have decided to bring the Sage 50 Accounts software into your business. However, the decision making doesn’t stop there. You also need to decide whether a subscription licence or a perpetual licence is better for your business.

As of April 2019, businesses with a turnover above £85k will have to submit VAT returns through the HMRC gateway using commercial accounting software. I will explain how these changes affect your business and ensure that you are prepared and compliant.

We all try to keep our accounts neat and in the correct order. It can be stressful knowing that the accounts which our business relies on are at any time, is in disarray. Many Sage users turn to a simple solution – Code Changers and Mergers.

Customer service begins with the first contact with any employee no matter their rank or position – and never ends.

It is a service provided before, during and after sales. Is that it? Absolutely not.

Everyone is talking about Making Tax Digital. Some are trying to get their heads around it whilst others are still intimidated by the sound of Making Tax Digital. To save you from that, I am giving you all the basic information you need to make sure you are aware, compliant and not intimidated.

Opening hours over the festive period.

How often are we told to upgrade? Whether it’s our gadgets, cars or other items, we are constantly advised to upgrade, but when should we? When is it actually worth upgrading and when is it a little bit of a time waster. Here are a few quick points to look out for to ensure you’re being as efficient as possible with your time – upgrading only when you need to!

Making your business appear more professional is all about perception. Little indicators such as quality of e-mails, language used by staff and even stationery can suggest how professional and grown your business actually is.

Learning new perks can boost efficiency in any aspect of life, so make the most out of them starting off with accounting software perks. Accounting software records and processes a firm’s financial accounting transactions, such as revenue and costs. Perks for such dynamic software are only going to extremely improve your business.

Branding is crucial, not only because without it your business has no personality, but because with it the foundations for your businesses identity is set.

Are you aware of, and tackling, the challenges facing warehouses today? If not, it may just be the time to consider how they may affect you and what you need to do in order to survive.

Customers are the lifeblood of any business after all they pay the bills and your salaries, but unfortunately it is surprising how many feel neglected by their suppliers. Companies need to remember that making the initial sale is just the start of the customer journey if you want to retain them into the future. With obtaining a new customer costing 6-7 times more than retaining one, it makes economic business sense to build effective relationships with your current database.

Training companies offer a variety of training methods which tend to be either e-learning or classroom based. Both methods of learning possess their own merits and can produce effective results. Let’s take a look at each option and its pros and cons.

The team at Advantage Service Ltd recently underwent their own office move and as a result we thought we would share our four top tips to make yours run as smoothly as possible.

We are moving the whole of our softwaresolutionshop.co.uk domain to our parent company domain, advantageservices.co.uk, as part of the streamlining of our business.

We've started off 2017 with a revamp of our website.