Corporate Vision May 2017

CORPORATE VISION / May 2017 5 NEWS , As a partner of Sage — a global leader in accounting software — Weenie Business Solutions is provid- ing 12 months’ free subscription of Sage One Start to the first 100 clients who buy their Level 1 Busi- ness Self-Assessment or Tax Re- turn Service, each priced at £120 (including VAT). “HMRC’s ‘Making Tax Digital’ plans are still sending shock- waves through the business community” said Amelia Bish- op, Director of Weenie Business Solutions. “With Brexit set to happen at about the same time as the HMRC changes come into effect, 2019 could be hectic for business owners. On the other hand, I believe everyone can plan for change and find bespoke solu- tions with our advice.” The Level 1 Self-Assessment is particularly for start-ups, sole traders and contractors who are likely to be most affected by the change to quarterly HMRC report- ing in two years’ time. The app will also be given to any clients who want Weenie Business Solutions to complete their self-assessment tax return for the 16/17 or 17/18 tax years. Whereas many businesses still need to employ accountants and finance staff to keep the records up to date, in future, some of the day-to-day tasks will be at the fingertips of those with apps like Sage One Start. Sending invoices, recording re- ceipts, watching the income and expenditure will all become much easier. As with all technology, it’s expected that those who become early adopters will be the first to enjoy the greatest benefits. Weenie Business Solutions is a business consultancy that helps small and medium size business- es grow and achieve their goals. Working alongside Amelia at Weenie Business Solutions are specialists in accountancy, book- keeping and payroll, business analysis and business develop- ment. For more information, visit, www. weeniebusiness.co.uk . The company Paess- ler AG surveyed more than 2,000 ITDMs globally, including Australia, and found that the majority are positive about cloud and are planning to expand the types of IT services they run in the cloud in the coming years. Overall, ITDMs from nearly 100 countries had an overwhelm- ingly positive personal opinion of cloud, with 80.1 percent responding affirmatively, with 63.5% of respondents working for companies with fewer than 500 employees. While many ap- pear to be comfortable with cloud as a strategic IT delivery model, it does not necessarily mean they have moved their entire IT infrastructure there. Findings show that the most popular cloud functions were Web hosting, blog and content management (39.2 percent), email (32 percent) and file sharing (32.2 percent) capabilities. While many of the ITDMs surveyed, claimed that they are hosting a number of basic appli- cations on the cloud, a significant number are planning to deploy more complex business applica- tions in 2018. The most popular include: network monitoring (34.6 percent), sales, CRM and ticketing systems (35.4 percent), and backup (33.9 percent). Early Adopters of Tax Apps Can Save Money with Weenie Business Solutions Paessler AG, the innovative network monitoring specialist, on 4thMay released the findings of new research into how global IT decisionmakers (ITDMs) feel about cloud computing and how they are using it tomeet the demands of today’s changing business climate. “Widespread migration to the cloud in the SMB market is already underway, especially here in Australia, said Andrew Timms, Sales Director for APAC at Paessler. “The uptake of cloud and prevalence of BYOD has played a major role in the IT de- partment. We will continue to see system administrators leverage the cloud model, together with existing on premise applications to better manage local area net- works, switches and data rooms. Welcome to the hybrid future.” Despite high levels of cloud approval overall, many ITDMs were still sceptical about certain aspects of the technology. Specifically, data security stood out as the biggest concern, with 44.7 percent stating it poses a significant obstacle, with an additional 41.3 percent who said it is somewhat concerning. “The findings from this survey confirm that the transformative impact of the cloud does not only exclusively impact enterprises; the SMB market is also starting to reap the true benefits,” said Timms. To view the full report, please visit www.paessler.com/cam- paign/cloud-survey. For more on PRTG, please visit www. paessler.com . Weenie Business Solutions in Swindon believes entrepreneurs need to get ahead of the digital tax rules arriving in 2019.