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How we harness technology to improve your business performanceTRANSCRIPT
One of the many things that sets us apart is our
award winning use of technology to
improve business performance
WHAT IS THE CLOUD
According to this, the planet earth was once populated
by humans, then in 2012...
They all moved to the cloud
In the simplest terms,
cloud computing means:
instead of your computer's hard drive
storing and accessing data and programs over
the Internet
THE MANY IMPACTS OF THE CLOUD…
GROW FASTER
SME’s using cloud technology to
grow
26% faster
deliver
21% higher gross
profits
overcome their growth challenges
85% of those surveyed believe
scale and grow fastercloud enabled their business to
Enables
77% of SMEs to access new markets
The cloud allows
the most effective use of limited resources
WORK SMARTER & BE MORE PRODUCTIVE
quickly with little costScal
e up
and
dow
n Deploy a mobile and flexible workforce
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With the pace of business, you need to ensure your people are productive and connected on the go
You need to be able to work across
devices, from anywhere
and have a consistent, clean, and fast experience doing it
INNOVATE
The clouds scalability allows you to
quickly respond to new opportunities, testing new products and business models
ACCELERATE COMPETITIVENESS
The key to acceleration is in making connections between
applicationsdata sources
allowing people to
connect share collaborate
Drive smarter, faster data-driven decisions
A Suite of cloud accounting solutions
Virtual Finance Director offering
Insights helicopter analysis Risk management software
HOW WE EMBRACE THE CLOUD TO HELP YOU
Sage AccountsMicrosoft Office
Internet based TelecommsCustomer management systems
THE EVER INCREASING SUITE
You have probably heard the phrase ‘virtual FD’
the new and true meaning of a virtual FD is one that feels (to you) present, engaged and responsive to the business
VIRTUAL FINANCE OFFICER / DIRECTOR
not just someone with finance skills who doesn’t work within the business premises!
What does a virtual finance
officer do? ? BANK
Providing sickness and holiday cover for in-house accounts staff Representing the company at meetings with the bank, shareholders
and auditors Implementing financial strategy Providing regular reports and forecasts Providing guidance to in-house accounting function Managing cash flow and control
BANK
we provide a helicopter view of key stats for business owners and managers.
This is in the form of a one page dashboard graphic that at a glance, highlights areas to address or congratulate
INSIGHTS
Fast and thorough business monitoring
i.e. cash-flow, credit control, progress toward goals.
Better the devil you know!
Arm yourself with information to make good decisions
RISK MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE
THE OTHER BENEFITS…
CURB INFORMATION OVERLOAD
see the stats you need to see with our
insights and general visibility
PROACTIVE ACCOUNTANTS
helps us be more
as we engage ‘during’ not ‘after’
curbing problems before they become unmanageable and spotting opportunities
to streamline costs and exploit growth
proactive with our advice
Flexible, cost-effectiveIT services
Now businesses such as yours can subscribe to hosted services, paying a fixed monthly subscription
Installed for FREE and FREE upgrades!
ACCESSIBLE
Today’s start-ups have immediate access to enterprise-grade technology
of start-ups surveyed believe cloud technologies enable them to
access tools and technologies they would not have been able to afford otherwise
83%
Access your data anywhere
at any time
SCALABLE
The cloud gives you the ability to rapidly scale capacity up and down
and standardise and share information across
multiple business locations
FLEXIBLE
Using cloud technology reduces the need for up-front capital investment, allowing
focus, time and moneyto be better spent on their customer proposition
SAVE MONEY
Grow with fewer infrastructures
No additional hardware or software or set up costs required
Saves cost in the short- and long-term Grows with you, over time Less future upheaval
LOW MAINTENANCE
Had to maintain any clouds lately?
SECURE
Data and assets are stored remotely as a backup to the businesses operations
Keep data safe with automatic back up
Peace of mind More efficient Straightforward to use Saves time
Always up to date
The software is automatically upgraded so that you’re always working with the
latest legislative information and up-to-date technology
Relax in knowledge your software is fully compliant
Saves you time and hassle
Saves cost
In the start-up phase a business seeks to survive and win market share
If it overcomes these initial challenges, it will typically move to the rapid growth phase, where it aims to expand substantially and in a controlled fashion.
When fast growth subsides, it enters a phase of relative maturity, where profitability and seeking out the next growth area become the focus.
THE BUSINESS LIFECYCLE
There are three key stages of life for SMEs
Using cloud technology reduces the need for up-front capital investment, allowing focus, time and money to be better spent on their customer proposition
STARTUPS AND THE CLOUD1
The rapid growth phase tests an SME’s scalability, managerial control and sustainability.
Cloud tools are flexible enough to adapt to the needs of the business as it expands and so do not hold the business back
RAPID GROWERS AND THE CLOUD2
For mature companies the cloud offers an opportunity to simplify and streamline operations to unlock more capital to invest in new phases of growth.
...and also enable them to experiment with new business models
3 MATURE COMPANIES AND THE CLOUD
47%38% 36% 32% 27% 25%
16%
Mobility/ remote working
Reduced operating
costs
Collaboration Lower maintenance requirements
Access to technical expertise
Scalability Not tied into long term contracts
REASONS FOR CLOUD ADOPTION IN THE UK
QUESTIONS TO ASK YOURSELF
Could your business
use cloud technology to overcome some of the
challenges that you face?
Are you spending too
much time on tasks that are not driving forward your
customer proposition?
Do you need to be more
strategic and forward looking about your IT investments?
Could you remove barriers to
growing faster by using cloud technology?
CLIENTS QUOTES
OUR MOTTO...
cloud technology makes the maintenance and admin side of technology someone else’s
issue so I can focus on building the offering to
our customers
if you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it
cloud is fantastic for us
we don’t have to sit on capital investments, waiting for
customers to come to make the investment worthwhile
92% of businesses are completely satisfied with their cloud-based services
76% of businesses who use cloud plan to increase their usage of it over the next year
YOU DON'T NEED TO UNDERSTAND
THE CLOUD TO BENEFIT FROM IT!!
