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Electronic Invoicing -  time to ditch the filing cabinet?

July 27, 2010

Posted by: Phil Hendy

Categories: Bookkeeping, Business, Company, Software, VAT, selfemployment

Electronic Invoicing – time to ditch the filing cabinet?

What is Electronic Invoicing?

Electronic invoicing is the transmission and storage of invoices without the delivery of paper documents.

Why use this method?

This can offer many advantages over traditional paper invoices. The rapid electronic transmission of documents in a secure environment may provide for:

  • An improvement to the traceability of orders
  • Decrease in paper storage
  • Reduction in paper and handling costs

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Social Media vs Traditional Advertising

June 4, 2010

Posted by: Phil Hendy

Categories: Business, Networking, Software

Social Media vs Traditional Advertising

As many regular followers of this blog and clients/ contacts of PAH Accounting will know Social Media is a big influence on this firm and how it markets itself. Roland Millward has kindly given permission to include a guest blog which is copied from his own blog site – The Entrepreneur Club.

Social Media vs Traditional Advertising

We are all used to traditional forms of advertising. Newspaper, magazine, TV, radio, billboards, fliers and sponsorships. These of course all work in different degrees and some are extremely costly. It is often the case that the effect of such advertising can not always be accurately measured. There is the well known saying that 50% of advertising costs are wasted but which 50%?

The above methods of advertising are very much what I would call ‘in your face and tell ‘em’ what you are selling’ and of course some ads are designed for building the brand name.

How does Social Media work when compared to the time tested methods of advertising? In some ways it is very different. Most forms of Social Media are about building relationships, it is more like networking than advertising. The cost too is

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March 5, 2010

Posted by: Phil Hendy

Categories: Bookkeeping, Business, Software

PAH Accounting goes to bed with Kashflow

It sounds sordid but it’s true. Following a period of negotiation and review of various accounting systems, PAH accounting has decided to become an affiliate partner of Kashflow.

Kashflow is a web based package and is designed specifically for small businesses. Being web based it has the advantage of being accessible from anywhere. You are always using the most up to date version of the software. It also doesn’t need to

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