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...
4 ways to check in with your customers
The Internet has made it simultaneously much easier and much harder to check in with your customers. The logistical side of checking in is miles easier than it’s ever been — you’ve got loads of options, and you can instantly...
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
Clear Books takes part in Macmillan Coffee Morning 2015!
Last Friday, Clear Books took part in the world’s biggest coffee morning to raise money for Macmillan cancer research. The fundraising event was established in 1990, and has since then raised over £138 million for charity! In our West Kensington...
Clear Books plc holds its second AGM
Yesterday Clear Books hosted our second AGM at our West Kensington offices. The AGM gave us a great opportunity to review the past financial year and present our goals for the current one. It’s also a great excuse to meet and...
Global Bookkeeping Week
This week it’s Global Bookkeeping Week — the biggest virtual gathering of bookkeepers — and we thought this was a great excuse to commend the hard-working bookkeepers around the UK who help SMEs to manage their finances and grow their...
Helpful Clear Books tips #2: locking accounting periods
As cloud accounting providers, we aim to make our software as simple and intuitive as possible. But as our software handles a wide variety of key accounting areas, not all of our helpful features are immediately obvious to our customers....
How to have a successful day at work
There are tons of blogs, infographics, and free training floating around the internet on how to hack your productivity, manage your time, and generally have the most successful day you could possibly imagine. The great thing about this is that...
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...
What is Petty Cash? Definition and Procedure
Carrying on with our accounting question blog series, this week we’re focusing on petty cash — primarily what it is, the main procedure behind it, and how you can use Clear Books to record your expenditure. What is petty cash?...
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...
5 Benefits of Employing an Accountant
Whether you’re a sole trader, small business or larger corporation, hiring an accountant is a clever way to manage your finances. This is due to the considerable amounts of experience qualified accountants will have, and the valuable knowledge they can...
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...
5 Accountancy Practices That Can Help Your Business Grow
As cloud accounting software providers, we aim to help our business customers save time doing their accounts, so they can focus on growing their business. However, even with intuitive accounting software, it’s still beneficial for businesses to employ an accountant...
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...