A guide

I used to think that cyberspace was fifty years away. What I thought was only fifty years away was only ten years away. And what I thought was ten years years away was actually here. I just wasn't aware of it" - Bruce Sterling

"The companies still standing in the midst of the Internet tidal wave will be those that synthesise the old and the new economies" - Business Today

The new generation of book keeping is web based without exception. In response, we have created Netnumbers, an easy to use web based online accounting system for small business,

Using Netnumbers, your business can enjoy the business savings and 'instant' approach of web based accounting software.

Many of our business clients agree that:

• They enjoy running their business but they are not accountants
• Book keeping takes up too much time
• Computerised accounting systems never seem to provide the right information quickly
• They want to employ a management accountant but can't afford to pay the salary

The solution to these problems is provided by Netnumbers. Logging in through our web site, you can either enter your basic accounting data online through our secure portal, or send us that information and we'll enter it for you...once that's done, view the progress of your business through the many reports available from the system: Being web based, Netnumbers is available to you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week!

This means you don't need to keep a computerised accounting system on-site: Your accounting data is entered online and your management information is available from the same online system: All provided securely to you so you can run your business efficiently.

At the end of the year your annual accounts can be produced automatically as we already have all of the correct information.

simple to use and understand...we've made it easy for you

A key feature of the netnumbers system is its simplicity:

Designed to embrace the online business revolution, if you successfully use the internet to manage your banking, whether or not you’ve got prior experience of accounts or book keeping, you’ll find netnumbers a breeze!

The important implication of this simplicity is the ability to do this work yourself, or, for organisations with a team available, however small, use can be made of existing personnel to enter transactions and run reports.

 available literally anytime, anywhere

As netnumbers can be accessed from any device with an internet connection and a web browser, this truly gives a new found flexibility to the relationship with your accountant …anytime, anywhere...the internet never sleeps!

Access may be given to further members of your business, your bookkeeper or other advisers. Access is given strictly with your express approval.

 your accountant brought to your desktop

Your accounts and business issues may now be discussed in an informed way as your figures and reports can even be reviewed and amended over the phone whilst both you and your accountant are online.

In this way, face-to-face meetings on issues which require a prompt response can be short cut and saved for when more time is available for reflection.

secure online access to your essential business information

The safety and care of your financial information is of utmost importance to us.

It is virtually impossible to stop a determined and knowledgeable individual to intercept data that is transferred between yourself and a server on the internet. However, it is possible to encrypt that data in such a way that it is unreadable to anyone or any machine apart from your computer and the server itself.
Netnumbers has the same encryption used by all major internet banking facilities and online e-commerce transactions. You will see a small padlock icon appear at the bottom of your browser when you register or login to your Netnumbers. This means that the data being transferred is encrypted using a 1024 bit RSA key. This encrypting method is referred to as SSL (Secure Socket Layers) and is currently the industry standard for encrypting transactional information on the internet.

automatic backups and upgrades

We take a backup of your data every day. No more time taken up making backups or worrying that you haven’t!

Your software is automatically upgraded free of charge as our regular updates are applied. So there’s no more downloading, no more shuffling new CD’s and no more version conflicts: We do all of this for you behind the scenes in a centrally managed and protected environment

see key information about your business at-a-glance

...shown on your welcome screen where you can click through to more detail including

• what you have in the bank
• who owes you money
• who you owe money to
• your profits for the year so far

and very affordable

We pride ourselves in offering real value for money. As a business we want customers for life and to demonstrate this we offer competitive pricing and excellent customer care accordingly.

 and it's simple

...clear, easy, elementary, intelligible, manageable, straightforward, uncomplicated, understandable...

get the message?

And the costs to your business?

Surprisingly affordable: Your business can be run on the netnumbers system for £20 + VAT per month.

After that, you don't need to purchase or continue to upgrade your accounting software...the nature of our online accounting system eliminates the need for any on-site software. Think of the additional business that you could generate and the organisation you could create with the extra time on your hands!

...and you can get started right now using our free 60 day trial.

So don't be a stranger, have a go...you may be pleasantly surprised!