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Everything you need to know about accounting for your small business

Feb,2019 By Smarty Software Knowledge Base

Starting a business can be a mind-boggling process. Business ownership is a constant flood of challenging milestones coupled with expanding to-do lists. With your start, you’ll need to get on top of the accounting tasks that come along with running a business.

How to start a business - types of companies (limited liability, sole trader etc.)

Jan,2019 By Smarty Software Knowledge Base

When you start a business, one of the first decisions that you will have to make as a business owner is how the business should be structured. All businesses must adopt some legal configuration that defines the rights and liabilities of participants in the business’s ownership, control, personal liability, life span, and financial structure. Usually, you'll choose either a sole trader, a partnership, a limited liability company (LLC), or a limited company. There’s no right or wrong choice that fits everyone.

Everything Business Owner Needs To Know About Making Tax Digital

Jan,2019 By Smarty Software Knowledge Base

In this week’s podcast we’ll be covering all aspects of making tax digital ranging from the new legislation that is making this a necessity up to how Smarty can help you automate and increase efficiency when it comes to your tax reporting.

What an amazing year it has been for Smarty Software

Dec,2018 By Smarty Software Knowledge Base

As 2018 comes to a close we are celebrating wonderful year full of achievements, awards, new features and new staff members. Although 2018 was a tough year as we had decided relaunch our products to make sure they are better designed and provide better seamless user experience, we have still achieved a lot of press coverage and industry recognition. Here are some of the year highlights:

Getting Ready For Christmas in Your Business

Dec,2018 By Smarty Software Knowledge Base

For all the work that you do as an entrepreneur, you deserve a break this upcoming Christmas. A chance to go on holiday and not worry about your business. Sound too good to be true? Well, it’s not, at least not with automation software. Business automation software can take over some of the more tedious daily tasks you face, thereby giving you more time in the day. Of course you can use this new found time to do whatever you want, but why not treat yourself to a nice holiday?

How to Get Your First 10 Clients - A Guide For Start-Ups

Oct,2018 By Smarty Software Knowledge Base

Setting up your own business can be challenging and scary, but that is not the most worrying or difficult part – when it comes to actually getting your first client, that is when things can be a bit tricky. It is easy for many new entrepreneurs to think that if they have a good business idea, product, or service, then all potential customers would somehow, magically pop up out of thin air, but you should know that there is so much more to it than that!

Top 5 Things Every Small Business Should Automate

Sep,2018 By Smarty Software Knowledge Base

Daily tasks and hitting deadlines on time can be a struggle for many small businesses and sometimes your list of 101 things can be intimidating, but thankfully for us and small business owners, we are living in the 21^st century, the generation of the digital age and should take advantage of all technological options available to us.

Top 5 Locations to Start Up a Business

Sep,2018 By Smarty Software Knowledge Base

Top 5 Locations to Start Up a Business

When opening a business, everyone knows that location is key. You could have a unique product or service, but it could mean nothing if the location is incorrect. When thinking of opening a business, you need to see where the demand is high for the product or service you are offering.

Boost your Telemarketing Skills!

Aug,2018 By Smarty Software Knowledge Base

Download Now to Receive Telemarketing Script Idea

Telemarketing is never easy, especially if you are new to the business or are nervous when on the phone to potential customers and clients. Smarty’s marketing team have come up with a simple script idea for you to download for free. We created this downloadable PDF in honour of World Entrepreneurs Day which is on 21^st August. We want to help small and start-up businesses grow their business the correct way.

18 Powerful Email Templates to Grow Your Business

Aug,2018 By Smarty Software Knowledge Base

Not sure where to start when doing Email Marketing, or simply new to the business world and do not know where to start, then you have come to the right place. Email Marketing is a hard one to get started on and our marketing team at Smarty have gathered a few ideas and templates for you to download for free.

Creating the Smarty Movie Story

Aug,2018 By Smarty Software Knowledge Base

Our team is passionate in helping businesses grow, that’s why we came up with a short Lego stories to inspire non-techy entrepreneurs on how to adapt technology in the day to day life. Join us in this exciting mini-movie series to explore all things Smarty as presented by our Lego actors… Every week we will bring you new dilemmas Tim is facing in running a small business, we hope you will enjoy it!

Free 2018 Tax Calendar: Effective Deadline Management for Accountancy Firms

Jul,2018 By Smarty Software Knowledge Base

It is impossible to ignore the fact that deadlines define life in an accountancy firm, the next big obstacle is always just around the corner. These deadlines are made all the more daunting because there are usually penalties involved in failing to meet them. We have created a handy printable calendar in an Excel format that includes all the most important tax & accounting deadlines for 2018, as well as highlighting the key filing deadlines in the year.

Get Paid Faster and Speed up your Invoicing

Jul,2018 By Smarty Software Knowledge Base

Invoicing is an essential part of any business, whether you are a sole trader or a small enterprise looking to grow and keep your cash flow consistent. So how can you go about making sure that invoices are paid faster, rather than having to chase clients yourself and face financial uncertainty as a result?

Living The Dream While Running A Business: How To Go On Holiday And Manage Your Business

Jul,2018 By Smarty Software Knowledge Base

For all the work that you do as an entrepreneur, you deserve a break. A chance to go on holiday and not worry about your business. Sound too good to be true? Well, it’s not, at least not with automation software. Business automation software can take over some of the more tedious daily tasks you face, thereby giving you more time in the day. Of course you can use this new found time to do whatever you want, but why not treat yourself to a nice holiday?

Chelsea FC Foundation hosts ‘Edge Of The Box’ event to support London’s’ start-ups scene

Jul,2018 By Smarty Software Knowledge Base

Chelsea FC Foundation hosts ‘Edge Of The Box’ event to support London’s’ start-ups scene

Smarty is always looking for ways to support start-ups, and on July 3rd, in collaboration with Chelsea FC, we got the chance to do just that. The Edge of the Box Club is organised by the Chelsea Foundation and is an extension of the Foundation’s entrepreneur programme. It provides an accessible community for early stage start-up owners to network, gather feedback on the ideas, and learn more about how to build great businesses.

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