Free accounting software for students!
Are you a student in need of accounting software? Whether you’re an accounting student or running your own start-up while at university, then we have a great deal for you! All you need is a valid ‘ac.uk’ email address and...
Small Business Advice: 21 ways to prevent disastrous meetings
At Clear Books, we’re determined to avoid unnecessary meetings. Experience has shown that too often they’re easily hijacked by other issues, waste time and are ultimately not productive. However there are some meetings that can’t be avoided— such as performance...
Clear Books at The Cloud Conference 2015
Clear Books will be at AVN’s Cloud Conference in Birmingham this Thursday 12th March. We’ll be speaking about the cloud and how it can impact accountants’ practices, featuring live case studies from accountants and insights from our recent survey on...
Clear Books Clinic – free face-to-face help with your Clear Books account!
Want to find out how you can make the most of your Clear Books account? On Wednesday 8th April we're holding our first Clear Books Clinic event, where users can drop in to the Clear Books office in London and talk...
Small Business Advice: Time Management – ‘Its about time’
Glen Goldsmith, PR consultant and writer, looks at why time management is important and provides some advice on how to manage it more effectively. As a PR consultant and writer, and as a husband with two children, my time...
Recipe of the month: March
Many Clear Books users are business owners, and whether you’re working by yourself from home or as part of a team in an office, time can be tight when it comes to having a lunch break. That’s why each month...
Meet the Clear Books team: Lead developer Adrian Clay
Who are you? Hi, I’m Adrian Clay the developer team leader. What does your role at Clear Books entail? The developers perform a number of roles within the company. Our time is split between working on improvements to the existing...
New feature update – February 2015
Last month we asked you to vote on 5 feature ideas suggested by Clear Books customers on our online Community forum. Thank you for all who voted and left feedback - there are hundreds of small projects or tasks that...
Small Business Advice: Resources for writing a business plan
Have you had a ‘eureka’ moment for a business idea? One of the first steps any budding entrepreneur should take when starting out is to write a great business plan. Even if your business is already established, it’s important to...
Scheduled HMRC maintenance affecting RTI returns
Due to a scheduled upgrade at HMRC, you will be unable to submit Open Payroll RTI returns between 22:00 on Thursday 26 February and 01:59 on Friday 27 February. If you were planning on submitting returns during this time period, please...
Business Advice: 5 cheap ways to market your small business
Once you’ve created a solid strategy for your brilliant business idea that covers the big picture, the small picture and everything in between, then you can get to the fun part — promoting it. Here are our top 5 (inexpensive)...
Small Business Infographic: Finding and choosing an accountant
For business owners, choosing an accountant is an important decision and one that can take a lot of research. We surveyed our community of small business owners to discover what they found important when making their decision, and also what...
Free Business Podcast Series: Meet UK Speechwriter’s Guild
The first in our brand new series of business podcasts is now available on the Clear Books website. Entrepreneurs from the Clear Books community will be offering unique business insight and advice, and we have some fascinating and varied subjects...
Final Accounts is here!
Today we’re launching Final Accounts, a new online accounting solution enabling businesses’ final accounts to be prepared using information directly from Clear Books’ cloud accounting software. Final Accounts has been built in consultation with accountants and user experience designers and...
Accountant Advice: Strategies for winning new clients
The way accountants win new clients is changing. As cloud accounting software becomes more prevalent, new and creative strategies for gaining business are rising to the fore. Read our new white paper, which contains case studies from a range of...
Recipe of the month: February
In our second ‘recipe of the month’, our onboarding team leader Mike shares his favourite meal, a hearty three bean stew which will definitely keep you going until spring finally comes! Three Bean Stew Ingredients: 1 x leek sliced 2...
New feature ideas and updates
Our active online community forum is a great place to keep up to date with Clear Books features that have recently been released. In this blog we’ll be rounding up the key new features that have been released recently. We’ve...
Share the love this Valentine’s Day!
Would you like to win a hamper of goodies and feature your business in a podcast on our website? Well, to be in with a chance, all you have to do is tell us in under 100 characters why you...
Top 10 ways to keep your online data secure
It’s Safer Internet Day and to celebrate we’ve produced our top tips for keeping your private data safe online. The day’s main purpose is to promote the safe and responsible use of digital technology for young people. But it’s not...
Did you know? With Chris McBride
Who are you? I’m Chris and I’m one of the Customer Support Analysts working in the support team. What does your role at Clear Books entail? The focus of my role at Clear Books revolves around responding to customer...
Are you looking to create a professional video for your company?
Clear Books Community Exhibition is tomorrow! And there’s just time to squeeze in one last exhibitor case study. Meet Streaming Well, a digital service company which can help with all your business’s digital filming needs! Tell us a bit...
Marketing resources to help your business grow
Are you looking to take your business to the next level? The UK Government’s ‘Business is Great’ website has a section devoted to marketing, allowing you to find new ways to win customers and stand out from the crowd. Take...
CBCE: What you need to know
It’s just one week until Clear Books Community Exhibition. Thanks to all of you who have bought tickets! There’s still time for those who haven’t yet. Get your tickets for just £10 (fully refundable if you’re a Clear Books customer):...
Clear Books featured in Elite Business crowdfunding article!
Clear Books has been featured in an article on the topic of crowdfunding in Elite Business magazine. In 2013 and 2014 Clear Books raised over £1.5m from investors over two rounds of crowdfunding, using our own ‘cloud-funding’ platform. This was...
How Microsoft can help your business get there faster…
We’re really proud that our Community Exhibition on 6th February will be supported by Microsoft, who enable small businesses to grow through technology. Petra Young, Influencer Partner Manager at Microsoft, will be speaking at the event on the day, giving...
EU VAT changes and Clear Books: an update
As you will probably be aware, on 1st January 2015 the way VAT is charged changed for businesses which sell digital services to consumers in EU member countries. We wanted to give you a brief overview of how we are...
Have you booked a review of your finances yet?
There’s no better time than January to start afresh and sort out those things that you’ve been putting off. And if you’ve already booked your ticket for Clear Books Community Exhibition then we’ve got good news. One of the benefits...
Top 5 reasons to network
Digital communication makes life a lot easier, but nothing can replace actually going out and meeting people to face-to-face. Here are our top five reasons why you should attend business events and promote yourself and your business in person: 1....
Achieve your vision with the Business Doctors!
Business Doctor Martin Vessey tells us why he’s speaking AND exhibiting at CBCE on Friday 6th February... Get your tickets here: https://www.clearbooks.co.uk/events/community-exhibition Tell us a bit about your company. What makes you unique? Business Doctors is a business support...
Tips for minimising risk when starting your business…
We spoke to Ruth Fouracre, another of our great Community Exhibition speakers, about why she loves Clear Books and what attendees can expect from her talk on risk management... The event, supported by Microsoft, takes place on 6th February in...