Why use on-line accounting software?
All businesses need to keep a record of their accounts. Many businesses end up “doing the books” at all hours and often from home. If you want the flexibility to work from different locations or want some help with your bookkeeping but want to retain control of your books then we can help.
Using Nicola Bowker & Co online accounting software has many benefits - it can deal with accounts like any desktop package, but being online, it offers much more than traditional desktop accounting software.
How easy is it to get started? What do I need?
Nicola Bowker & Co online accounts is a pure browser based solution so it has zero installation requirements, just login and go. All you need is a broadband connection.
Also, because Nicola Bowker & Co online accounts is delivered as a service over the Internet, it is inherently networked - available for you and your team to use wherever you are. To achieve the same capabilities with an accounting application hosted by your business would require significant investment in hardware, software, communications, and technical expertise.
Zero System Administration
You want to concentrate on your business, not waste time and resources on software upgrades, backups, disaster recovery planning, performance management and problem diagnosis.
Nicola Bowker & Co online accounts is entirely hosted and managed for you by us from our remote server in the UK, fully secured to the highest standards of security and disaster recovery. No need to worry about backing up your data ever again!
Simple, Effective, Safe Collaboration with your Accountant
Using traditional accounting software to provide your accountant with data requires the sending of large data files back and forth between you and your accountant, with problems if either of you has upgraded their accounting software to a newer version, or you use a software package not supported by your accountant. Additionally, you face the inconvenience of not being able to work on your accounts until the file is returned and there is a risk of getting files mixed up when restoring data, or accidental infection by a computer virus.
Nicola Bowker & Co online accounts works from a single database, providing all users with a consistent and up-to-date view of the business finances from a single, current version of the software.
At year end, accountants can review the data and make any necessary adjustments while data for the new year can continue to be entered without any unnecessary complications.
Clear and Current Picture of Business Financials
With the “old” way of getting your accounts done, there is always a delay, from the time you hand over your books to the time you receive figures back from your accountant, either quarterly or annually, by which time the business has moved on.
Nicola Bowker & Co online accounts encourages you to take control and keep your books up-to-date, using either in-house resources, or external providers of bookkeeping services, such as Nicola Bowker & Co bookkeeping services. Either way there is no reason not to have your accounts kept constantly current.
If your accounts are current, Nicola Bowker & Co online accounts gives you a clear idea of how your business stands, cash available, money you owe and money you are owed. As well as the overview from the business home page, there are a number of reports that provide you with the ability to make well-informed decisions about your business.
A solution that can grow with your business
Nicola Bowker & Co online accounts is ideal for startups because it requires no up front investment in hardware or software and no contractual commitment beyond the subscription, which can be cancelled at any time.
Nicola Bowker & Co online accounts has users ranging from single person firms to multiple outlet franchise operations so you can be confident that Liberty Accounts can handle your business when it grows.
Virtual Businesses
You may run a business with other people in a variety of locations and don't need offices yet. Like many modern small businesses you are each working from home but you would all like to be able to have access to the accounts.
Nicola Bowker & Co online accounts is an ideal solution for multi-user, multi-site access to your accounts and it requires nothing more complicated or expensive than an internet connection and a PC for each user.
Predictable Costs
Nicola Bowker & Co online accounts is paid for by a simple monthly subscription. This covers use of the service and all future enhancements at your chosen level of service. There wiil be no forced upgrades and no surprises later on.
Additionally, the subscription covers many hidden benefits that you don't get when you buy traditional boxed software; you will always be using the current version of the application, backups are taken care of, as is disaster recovery planning.
Multi-Platform
Nicola Bowker & Co online accounts is a pure browser based solution and is developed to adhere to W3C web standards as supported by most modern browsers, suitable for Windows, Macs, Unix and Linux users.
It does not matter to Nicola Bowker & Co online accounts what operating system you are using, provided you are using a modern browser that supports W3C web standards such as IE6, IE7, Firefox, Safari.
Easy To Use and Learn
You haven't got time to waste learning your way around yet another software application.
Nicola Bowker & Co online accounts has been designed to be easy to use for core business functions such as invoicing, receiving payments, and recording expenses.
Nicola Bowker & Co online accounts also has more advanced features that you can start to use as you feel comfortable. We use a familiar, drop-down menu for navigation around the application so all the functionality is easy to find.
The online help is fully searchable and there are lots of user guides to get you started. The user guides are in pdf format and provide topic based, short and easy-to-follow introductions to different aspects of using Nicola Bowker & Co online accounts.
Mobile Users
If you want access to your accounts while you are away but you don't want to risk losing your business records along with your laptop if it should get lost or stolen.
Nicola Bowker & Co online accounts works over dial-up speed networks so if you have access to 3g data services or a wi-fi link you can do your accounts while you're away and be confident that your business data is secure, whatever happens to your laptop.
Prices and sign-up
For details of pricing and how to sign up to Nicola Bowker & Co online accounts please email info@nicolabowker.co.uk or call 01624 861271 and speak to Nicola.
Nicola Bowker & Co is a business partner of Liberty Accounts and Nicola Bowker & Co online accounts is provided by Liberty Accounts. For further details please visit www.libertyaccounts.com
