Scheduled maintenance tonight (13th October)
We will be performing necessary maintenance for 2 hours this evening, between the following times: Start time: 22:00 BST Tuesday 13th October End time: 00:00 BST Wednesday 14th October This will involve downtime for some users, so Clear Books may be unavailable...
Clear Books Preview – a brand new way to try our latest features
Today we’re releasing a brand new way to keep up to date with our newest features - Clear Books Preview. What is Clear Books Preview? Clear Books Preview is an area of your account where you can start using brand...
SME’s XL contribution to the UK economy
In this guest article for Clear Books, business journalist Nick Huber looks at the impact that small and medium sized businesses are having on the UK economy. They may not be household names or normally get as much attention...
Clear Books CFO Suzy recognised at One Young CA awards
We’re delighted to announce that Clear Books CFO Suzy Kerton has been highly commended at the 2015 One Young CA awards! Now in its second year, the One Young CA competition recognises chartered accountants under 30 and is awarded to...
How to break a bad habit
A couple of weeks ago we were really proud to support Cycling to Work day — a lot of people participated, and it was really exciting to see how many people were taking up the good habit of cycling to...
How to prevent computer viruses in 10 steps
Following on from our recent article on how to keep your online data secure, the computer experts at Clear Books have put together their top tips for keeping your computer itself safe and protected. [slideshare id=53320213&doc=how-to-prevent-computer-viruses-150929112554-lva1-app6891&type=d] Read More
Meet Suzy, Clear Books’ CFO
Who are you? I’m Suzy and I’m CFO at Clear Books. I’m also a qualified accountant but I'm not boring, I promise! What does your role at Clear Books entail? My role as CFO includes all financial matters from bookkeeping, preparing...
Clear Books shortlisted for the 2015 British Accountancy Awards
We’re delighted to have been announced as part of the shortlist for the 2015 British Accountancy Awards! Last year we won the ‘Client Software Product of the Year’ award, and we’ve been shortlisted for the same award again this year....
Have you seen our helpful business advice videos?
If you’re looking for some tips and guidance on aspects of business such as tax, profit and loss statements, and branding —take a look at our new video resources page where you can find out about all of these things...
Clear Books customers share their Cycle to Work Day photos
Last week, to celebrate Cycle to Work Day, we asked you to send us your pictures of you cycling to work to be in with a chance of winning a Clear Books cycling jersey. We received lots of fantastic photos,...
JoLi Studios wins Economist subscription!
You may remember a while ago we asked for your best gem of advice for an e-book we’re creating. Well, the winner has been selected at random and it’s…video production company JoLi Studios! Jon of JoLiStudios’ advice for entrepreneurs starting...
Quiz: what kind of business owner are you?
Take our quick personality quiz to find out what kind of entrepreneur you are! 5 simple questions will help you find out where you excel and where you might need a bit of help... Let us know what you get,...
A roundup of new Clear Books features
We’ve been working hard on improving Clear Books’ software over the past month, and have rounded up the new features and updates we’ve made in that time. Particularly popular is the multi currency import tool, which was requested by several...
It’s back to school time…
Forget January: September is the best month for a new start! Now that everyone is refreshed and revitalised from the summer, it’s a great time to get motivated and start a new project or win some new business. We’ve published...
Entrepreneurs offer their best pieces of business advice
Clear Books founder and CEO Tim Fouracre has been featured in a great article by Bizdaq, asking 27 successful entrepreneurs the question 'What piece of advice would you go back and give yourself when you first embarked on your startup?”...
Feature update: improvement to customer and supplier contact page
Just a little update to say that you may notice something different about the customer and supplier contact page. Our design team have given it a little refresh so that it visually fits with the rest of the app. Please...
Business Advice article: sibling-run businesses
We’re really pleased that Clear Books has been featured in a great Business Advice article on sibling-run businesses! Business Advice spoke to a number of firms with brothers and sisters at the helm to find out what the experience is...
Some more improvements to the Clear Books dashboard…
Last week we told you about some improvements to the Clear Books dashboard. Well, we’ve got some more for you! We’ve removed the links Customers (Add) | Quotes (Create) from the sales widget. And also removed the links Suppliers (Add)...
Discover how to make the most of Clear Books
If you've just signed up for Clear Books accounting software, take a look at our quick guide to getting started. Get an overview of the dashboard, tailor the system to suit your business’s needs, and learn how to manage invoices...
Some improvements to the Clear Books dashboard
You may have noticed that a couple of tiny things have changed on your dashboard. In response to your feedback we’ve renamed a couple of descriptions to make things clearer and more user-friendly. They are: ‘Money’ is now called ‘Bank...
Win a year’s subscription to the Economist!
At Clear Books, we’re always looking for ways to help our community of small business customers. So we’re putting together a little booklet containing advice from successful business owners— like you! Simply tell us the one piece of advice you...
New feature update: multi-currency invoice import tool
Today we’ve got another useful feature to introduce to you - the multi-currency invoice import tool. You can read more about our multicurrency accounting software here The Clear Books system has been supporting multi-currency for some time, so including a...
Do small business owners back the EU referendum?
Last month we surveyed our community of small business owners to find out what they thought about a potential UK exit from the EU. We asked whether they agreed that a referendum should be held, and also whether the UK...
5 resources to help you through the tube strike
If you live or work in London you can’t have failed to notice there’s another tube strike —starting this evening at 6.30 and continuing all day tomorrow. As a cloud aficionado Clear Books user, it shouldn’t affect you too much...
Withdrawal of our live chat support
We’re always reviewing how we can best support our customers, and we’ve recently made the decision to temporarily remove the ‘live chat’ support option for Clear Books users. There are two reasons for this: The chat tool we currently use...
Meet Latha – our new support accountant
Meet Latha - the newest addition to our support team! We know how important it is to offer great support to our customers, so we’ve added even more accounting experience to our support team. Latha is a qualified accountant and...
Kyle Osborne’s work experience
This week, Kyle Osborne - a year 12 student at a local school - has been doing work experience at Clear Books. Kyle has a strong interest in coding and technology, and so his work experience here at Clear Books...
Latest podcast with exciting online magazine Culture Compass
We spoke to Loma-Ann Marks, founder of online arts magazine Culture Compass about how she founded her business, what motivates her, and her own greatest business inspirations. Have a listen here. Enjoy! If you'd like your business to be featured...
New feature updates
It’s time for our monthly roundup of new features we’ve released, as well as a look at what we’re working on right now. New features released in June Click on each feature to see a more detailed overview. Updated European...
How a work placement can benefit you and your studies
Front end developer Ben Oats talks about how getting practical experience at Clear Books was invaluable in helping him to supplement his university studies.... Why I chose Clear Books I began working for Clear Books as a placement student back...
