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...
What Is Net Income? Definition and 7 Steps to Calculate It
Following on from our accruals blog a week ago, we’re continuing with the commonly asked accounting questions blog series. This week, we’re focusing on ‘What is net income?’ and a handy step by step guide for how to calculate the net...
Helpful Clear Books Tips #1: Multiple Tabs
Here at Clear Books, we’re always trying to make doing your books that little bit easier, and many of our features are centred around this idea. These features vary in size — some are brand new tools for you to...
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...
What are accruals and what is accrual accounting?
As accounting software providers, we’re often asked tricky accountancy questions. This has inspired us to create a new regular blog series, where we’ll answer some of the most commonly asked questions we receive, as a way to help our customers...
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...
27 reasons why communication in the workplace fails
It can be hard to get everyone on the same page at work with so many different personalities, priorities, and preferences. Our guide to the things that can go wrong when communicating with colleagues— and how to fix them —...
Meet Sheila, Clear Books’ graphic designer!
Who are you? Hello! I’m Sheila, or you can call me Shu. What does your role at Clear Books entail? I’m a graphic designer, so most of the time I’m making our publications, marketing website and application look consistent with...
Improvements to our Payroll application
We’ve made some significant improvements to the design and features of our Payroll application, which are now available for you to use! What does it do? The new design allows you to specify custom and arbitrary payments and deductions when...
Should I register my business for VAT?
Before you read on, please note that if your business’s turnover (sales) in the last 12 months was more than £82,000, then you have a legal obligation to register your business for VAT. You can register online here. If your...
Feature update: European VAT now supported in Clear Books
We’re pleased to announce that Clear Books users can now benefit from VAT schemes with pre-populated VAT rates for all EU countries. This means if you are registered for VAT in any EU country, you can simply set up a...
14 Top Time-Saving Apps
At Clear Books, our reason for being is to save small businesses time, so we’ve put together a list of some of our favourite time-saving apps for you to try out! 1. Wunderlist Wunderlist, which has recently been bought by...
Job opportunities: come and work at Clear Books!
Are you or someone you know looking for an exciting new role? We’ve got three positions available as part of our support team: customer support accountant, support analyst (full-time), and support analyst (placement). Take a look at the job descriptions...
14 Tips for Getting Ahead During a Summer Slowdown
Are you anticipating a quiet summer for your business as all your customers and contacts head off on holiday? To keep your momentum going, we’ve put together 14 ways that you can use this time as an opportunity to refresh...
10 Clear Books Customers That Can Help Your Business
One of the main motivations for starting a business is finding a solution to a problem that nobody else is solving. For example, Clear Books was founded by Tim Fouracre when his mother needed a simple accounting solution for her...
The ups and downs of working with family
In an article for smallbusiness.co.uk, Clear Books COO Lizzie Fouracre writes about her experiences of working with 2 of her siblings at Clear Books. Lizzie’s brother Tim is the founder and CEO of Clear Books, and another brother, John, leads...
Considering cloud accounting? Read Tim’s tips & advice for choosing a provider
In an article published on Fresh Business Thinking, Clear Books CEO Tim Fouracre explains why businesses might consider cloud accounting and offers some advice and tips to those looking for a provider. Take a look at the article here: Counting...
Take a look at our brand new dividends tool
If you’re a limited company with shareholders, you’ll love our new dividends tool. You can now easily manage your shares and shareholders, making the process of creating dividends as automated and simple as possible. What does it do? It’s now...
Our Top 8 Useful Blog Posts for Accountants & Bookkeepers
Running an accountancy practice can be challenging — especially if you don’t have the right resources. As we work closely with accountants on a day to day basis, we’ve listed the top blog posts from our archive, that we hope...
New feature updates
Last month we asked you to vote for your favourite of 5 customer feature suggestions in our community forum. The winner, which will now be worked on by our team and then released as a full feature, was 'changes to...
Happy World Environment Day
We’re celebrating World Environment Day at Clear Books today! World Environment Day is a UN initiative aimed at encouraging worldwide awareness and action for the environment. It’s an issue very close to our hearts here at Clear Books. As well...
Scheduled Clear Books maintenance in early hours of 5th June
We will be performing necessary maintenance in the early hours of Friday morning, between the following times: Start time: 00:00 BST Friday 5th June End time: 02:00 BST Friday 5th June This will involve downtime, so Clear Books should be...
Small Business Tips: 11 Ways To Be a Better Presenter
Even if you don't necessarily like it, there's no getting away from the fact that good presenting skills are essential for any entrepreneur or business owner. Our article outlines some quick tips to improve your business presentations. Let us know...
Our Top 10 Most Useful Blog Posts for Startups, Small Business Owners & Entrepreneurs
For any new business, it can be hard to initially find your feet. We know the importance of having a great selection of useful resources, advice and tips at your disposal — not just to help you get started but...
Clear Books hamper helps youth cancer charity Trekstock
Back in March, we held a competition to win a Fortnum & Mason hamper and the lucky winner was Malcolm Richards from Professional Fee Protection Ltd. Malcolm, at the suggestion of his daughter, very kindly donated the hamper to youth...