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Weekly Webinar – the Whys of Twinfield

Join us for our weekly webinar on the whys of Twinfield, Mondays @2:30pm

Francesca Holmes, Account Manager at Twinfield and self-confessed Twitter addict will run you through how you can make the most of the Twinfield solution and will answer all your questions.

Topics discussed:

  • Automation
  • “The more you put in, the more you will get out”
  • Bank statements
  • Reports
  • Training
  • VAT
  • … and much more!

Are you struggling to find an online accounting solution that works for you? Then join this webinar and see how Twinfield could help. You will be joined by other practices sharing the same issues and some of our new customers who are learning the ropes.

The webinar provides accounting practices with the knowledge and expertise to help them make a decision based on what is right for their business. It is as simple as that; why not give it a try?

See you Monday! Register here!

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Twinfield helps to drive innovation

We are very excited to be included in the next edition of Ingenious Britain – a special feature designed around and focused on small businesses and their needs. 

Our managing director, Barbara Kroll will discuss how online accounting provides an innovative way of enabling smaller businesses to keep an eye on their finances through collaboration with their accountant  – encouraging operations to become faster, errors to be reduced and most importantly, allowing the SME to draw on their accountants advice whenever, wherever.  

 Ingenious Britain advocates the importance of small business start-ups and medium sized enterprises, whilst highlighting how much they contribute towards the UK economy on a surprisingly massive scale. We, at Twinfield also believe that SMEs have a great deal to offer the economy and having experience of being a start-up business ourselves are proud to support the campaign!

The Ingenious Britain issue will be printed in the Sunday Telegraph on 28th April 2013 – make sure you keep an eye out for it and let us know what you think!

For more information on Ingenious Britain take a look at their website or follow them on Twitter.

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Online accounting: It’s time to move into the cloud

It’s tough out there at the moment for businesses; it therefore comes as no surprise that more and more UK companies are adopting Cloud-based accounting solutions to help keep ahead of the market. Online accounting is already changing the face of the accountancy profession and this will no doubt continue as more and more businesses make – what we of course think is – the sensible switch.  

Like all new technologies, online accounting creates opportunities as well as challenges, so let’s look at the benefits?

  • At the most basic level, a VAT return can be completed in seconds because the information is already there and verified. There’s no need to spend extra time checking figures are accurate – that process has already been completed. Similarly, the end of year accounts process is virtually seamless – which can only help to drive down business costs.
  • Online accounting also creates an opportunity for practices to work collaboratively with their clients.  Although there are other ways of doing this, online accounting encourages clients and their accountants to work in parallel with real-time data to help with decision making.
  • More importantly, this approach can help to transform the value of the service offered to clients – rather than low profit book-keeping, firms can offer a range of services that essentially can add value.

It’s fair to say, there are a number  of benefits when delivering Service through Software (SaaS) – for the end user it offers simplicity and ease of use, combined with 24/7 access, reduced IT and admin, genuine scalability and low start-up costs.  

So, maybe it’s time to take the leap and change the way we think about technology by moving more businesses into the Cloud…what do you think?

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Xanthe Brown – In the hot seat

Xanthe is Australian born with a passion for coffee. She is an art enthusiast, a pop culture fan and has dreams of becoming an evil mastermind.

Want to know more about Xanthe? We did, so we asked her!

1.    Full Name?
Xanthe Katerina Akon Brown.

2.    Job Role?
Account Manager.

3.    Favourite Colour?
It depends on the day.

4.    Tea or Coffee?
Definitely a coffee girl, the more of it the better.

5.     iPhone or Android?
Android.

6.    What is your favourite thing about working for Twinfield?
I love that Twinfield feels like a start-up but we have so much input from an established company (Wolters Kluwer) and the fact that I am getting to learn so many new skills.

7.    If you didn’t work at Twinfield what would you be doing?
I would be an evil mastermind and take over the world .

8.    What is going to be your next holiday destination?
Well technically Australia, as I am going there in four weeks but I don’t consider Australia a holiday as it is my home. So my next real ‘holiday’ is going to be Thailand.

9.    Describe yourself in one word
Verbose.

10.    Who is your ultimate role model and why?
I worked with a lady who was Head of Marketing when I worked in Australia and if I could emulate anyone’s work life then it would definitely be her.

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Fran Holmes – In the hot seat

Fran Holmes is an Account Manager at Twinfield with a real passion for Technology and how it can help Accountants. She is mad about music, has a love for Optimus Prime and fancies herself as a bit of a Rock Star!

We asked Fran a few weird and wonderful questions to help you get to know her.

1.    Full Name?
Francesca Holmes

2.    Job Role?
Account Manager

3.    Favourite Colour?
Red

4.    Tea or Coffee?
Coffee all the way!

5.     iPhone or Android?
iPhone all day long

6.    What is your favourite thing about working for Twinfield?
It is just a really cool place! The product is powerful and the organisation is really different. I love that it is a start-up wrapped in the cocoon of a well-established business, oh and there are a bunch of really cool people who work there ☺

7.    If you didn’t work at Twinfield what would you be doing?
I would definitely be a Rock Star!

8.    What is going to be your next holiday destination?
I am going to Anglesey with my little boy who is turning three. I am not great with hot climates or I would love to head out to Thailand with Xanthe, but I know I would just spend the whole time begging for air con!

9.    Describe yourself in one word
Musical

10.    Who is your ultimate role model and why?
My first role model has got to be Optimus Prime – He is so cool and I have loved him since I was four years old! My second one is Professor Brian Cox – He can explain the most complex ideas in a way that I can understand, plus he is really attractive!