Thanks for coming to Tick and Bash!
On Thursday 21st May we hosted our regular networking event for accountants and bookkeepers. May’s Tick and Bash took place at our new favourite riverside pub, Doggett's Coat and Badge on Blackfriars Bridge in London. We were happy to see...
Clear Books CFO named one of the brightest young talents in business!
We’re delighted to announce that Clear Books CFO Suzy Kerton has been named as ‘one of the 35 brightest talents, under 35, in business’ by Accountancy Age and Financial Director! The ‘35 under 35’ list is an annual recognition of...
Come to Tick and Bash – a free social event for accountants and bookkeepers
Are you an accountant and bookkeeper who enjoys meeting others in your industry? Do you like free drinks?? If so, come along this Thursday to Tick and Bash, Clear Books’ social event for accountants and bookkeepers! There are no sales...
Top 12 Small Business Blogs and Resources in 2016
Top 12 resources for small businesses: *Updated 4th March 2016 with 2 extra resources for 2016* As a growing business, we understand the importance of SMEs around the UK having a wealth of useful resources at their disposal. Not only...
Free Business Podcast Series: Meet Blogtacular!
In our latest podcast, we spoke to Clear Books customer Kat Molesworth, co-founder of Blogtacular, a conference for creative bloggers where businesses can learn about the power of business blogging. Kat talks about how her entrepreneurial spirit, as well as her...
Accounting Terms UK: Free Online Glossary & Definitions
As cloud accounting providers, we feel strongly about eliminating jargon and making accounting simple and accessible for everyone. In this spirit, we’ve compiled this handy guide to the most commonly used accounting terms for your reference. Glossary of Accounting Terms Jump...
Clear Books Netherlands (Online Boekhoudsoftware) is here!
We’re delighted to announce the official launch of Clear Books NL! Back in December we launched a beta version while we continued to make improvements to the navigation and dashboard, as well as finishing translations and getting feedback from customers. We already have our first...
POLL: Vote for your favourite feature idea
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 ‘Allocating payments...
Small Business Infographic: Where do ideas come from?
Our customers often ask us how we prioritise which features or improvements to work on. The below infographic shows the process we go through, from deciding which idea to focus on, to design and development, and finally to a feature’s...
Meet the Clear Books team: Lead designer Michelle Choi
Who are you? I’m Michelle. Some call me by my surname Choi or Choizilla. What does your role at Clear Books entail? I’m the design team leader, so my responsibilities mainly revolve around looking after the designers and front end...
SME Advice: 6 important legal aspects of starting your business
Double-check if you’ve put all the legal basics into place for your business with our latest guide. [slideshare id=47201271&doc=whitepaper-legal-aspect-setting-up-business-150420103833-conversion-gate01&type=d] If you liked this guide, check out our must-reads page - packed with an archive of online white papers, colourful...
Free Business Podcast Series – Be inspired by entrepreneurs!
If you haven’t already, do have a listen to our new podcasts. So far, we've interviewed five interesting and diverse Clear Books customers about why they became entrepreneurs, what challenges they faced along the way and their top tips for success....
General Election 2015: what do business owners want?
We surveyed a selection of our customers to get a snapshot of what small business owners are hoping for from the General Election 2015. More than half of respondents said they thought the Conservatives best represented small businesses: a statistic...
Introduction to Bookkeeping and Clear Books Workshop — Wednesday 27th May
As you might have seen, we recently ran a Clear Books Clinic for our customers to learn more about how to make the most of their Clear Books account. Some attendees suggested that the next one should be even more...
Small Business Advice: Why you should hire an apprentice!
Could your business benefit from taking on an apprentice? According to recent figures, the number of people starting an apprenticeship grew from 279,000 in 2009/10, to 440,000 in 2013/14. More and more young people are considering an apprenticeship to be...
Final Accounts: Threat or opportunity
Following some feedback on Final Accounts, I’ve put a few words together to indicate how we can counter some accountants’ fears that Final Accounts poses a threat to their business. As many accountants and bookkeepers see cloud accounting itself as...
Accountant Networking Event | 21st May 2015 – Tick & Bash!
It’s time for another of our free quarterly networking events for accountants! Come along to our favourite pub Doggett's Coat and Badge in Blackfriars after work on Thursday 21st May to chat and mingle with fellow accountants and bookkeepers over...
The power of real-life feedback!
Yesterday, we invited eight of our accountant partners from across the UK to a half-day forum to discuss ideas and improvements for Clear Books software. Ensuring that our software continues to provide what our users really want and need is...
Clear Books Clinic Roundup
Our first Clear Books Clinic last Wednesday 8th April was an undoubted success! Eleven customers dropped by throughout the day to chat to Suzy, our CFO, and Paul, our resident accounting consultant, about making the most of their Clear Books...
Paying for invoices in Clear Books
There are a number of ways to pay for invoices in Clear Books which can make reconciliation confusing at times. I have listed a number of different processes you can use to pay for invoices and keep your bank accounts...
Meet the Clear Books team: Developer Tom Verran
Who are you? I’m Tom, a developer at Clear Books. I joined the company in June 2011 on a years industrial placement with the University of Kent and then returned in 2013 after finishing my degree. What does your role...
POLL: Vote for your favourite feature idea
There are several factors that influence our product roadmap, including changes in industry regulation and innovation from the Clear Books team. A major source of feature ideas though is our Community forum. Hundreds of ideas have been submitted by Clear...
Small Business Infographic: Working with your accountant
Earlier this year, we surveyed the business owners in our community to find out more about their relationship with accountants. In the latest of our series of 3 infographics using the survey data, we’ve looked at how business owners prefer...
Small Business Advice: How Google Works
Several of us at Clear Books have recently been reading ‘How Google Works’ - a book by Google executives Eric Schmidt and Jonathan Rosenberg about the lessons they learned as they helped build the company. It’s a great resource for...
Q&A with Clear Books CFO Suzy Kerton
Clear Books CFO Suzy Kerton has been featured in the latest edition of The CA magazine - the official magazine of ICAS (Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland)! In the article, Suzy discusses her role at Clear Books and her...
Infographic: 22 ways to improve productivity in the workplace
The onus is no longer just on employees to maintain high levels of productivity. Employers must also share the responsibility to keep their workforce inspired, motivated and engaged. Read our latest article for tips on how you can keep morale...
Free Clear Books Clinic – 8th April
After the popularity and success of our Clear Books Clinic at CBCE last month, we’re holding another one at our office in Hammersmith on 8th April. Come along and talk to one of our friendly and experienced support and finance...
How to make your final RTI payroll submission of the year
At the end of each tax year, HMRC need to know that the RTI (Real Time Information) payroll being submitted is the last submission of the year. A number of declarations need to be answered before submitting to HMRC. Our support...
Small Business Advice: An easy guide to auto-enrolment
Auto-enrolment can be confusing, and the deadline to enrol your employees in a compulsory pension scheme is coming ever closer for many small businesses. We’ve collaborated with one of our accounting partners to put together a quick introduction to get...
Scheduled Clear Books maintenance in early hours of 21st March
Clear Books will be unavailable for up to 2 hours between 00:00 GMT and 02:00 GMT on Saturday 21st March 2015, while scheduled maintenance is carried out. Any customers who are logged in before the scheduled maintenance starts will have...