We’ve met a lot of accountants in the last two months at Accountex, the CIMA MiP Conference and other events. And – be they established practitioners or new start-ups – the major talking points have been Software Integration and Practice Management.
Whilst there is some optimism about the economy, many professionals are acutely aware of the need to keep tight control of the day to day business and costs at a time when fees generally (and compliance in particular) are becoming increasingly competitive.
Among the smaller start-ups busy juggling the demands of business development & service delivery, it is tempting to keep costs to a minimum by using Excel and filing returns on the HMRC Gateway. But we have noticed a growing recognition that it is far better to invest in decent, practice-grade software from the outset – provided this will cope economically with growing client numbers.
In the past many of the more established firms have been reluctant to consider moving to a new software provider. But things are definitely changing with practitioners interested in either moving to more integrated solutions to avoid duplication of data entry, or switching to less expensive providers.
All this has resulted in growing interest in our extremely competitive Practice Bundles. These provide fledgling practices with everything they’ll need (apart from bookkeeping & payroll) for under £50 per month. They’re also helping more established firms achieve increased efficiency and improved staff morale coupled with savings that are often in the thousands per annum.
To find out more about how your practice could benefit from BTCSoftware call one of the team on 0800 612 7650 or download your own free trial at www.BTCSoftware.co.uk
