Online Accounting Keeps Adding Up: Clear Books Hits 1,000 Customers

Nov. 16, 2010 - PRLog -- London (16/11/10) – Clear Books, the online accounting system for small businesses, is pleased to announce that it has exceeded the important milestone of 1,000 paying customers.

Clear Books officially launched in July 2009 and took a year to reach its first 500 paying customers. The second 500 subscribed in  just under 4.5 months.

Clear Books is an example of how a UK company can start up on a shoe string budget in difficult financial times and prosper, powered by British determination and the marketing power of word of mouth.

Tim Fouracre was 26 when he founded Clear Books and spent the first 16 months coding the core web application from his lounge. Now his company employs 7 people, has offices in West Kensington and is expanding rapidly.

Commenting on the achievement Tim said, “This milestone is important to us. Not only does it underpin us financially, but it validates our accounting system. We believe that we are developing the best accounting software in the UK and now 1,000 small businesses agree with us. It’s been an interesting journey and one in which we have often felt like the underdog, but we are a young, independent and dynamic company that believes in punching above its weight.”

With November on track for another record month in new subscriptions, Clear Books is gunning straight for current UK market leaders Sage and its 6 million customers.

1,000 down and 5,999,000 or so to go.

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For more information contact:

Lizzie Fouracre
press@clearbooks.co.uk
08448 160 603

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Clear Books is easy to use online accounting software for small businesses and organisations.

Going online for your accounting means that you can manage your day to day accounts
anywhere at anytime. All you need is Internet access. You can log in from your office or at
home and, at the same time, your accountant can log in from anywhere too.
Our competitive price plans accommodate all business set ups, with monthly payments starting for just £5.

Clear Books offers a free 30 day trial allowing new comers to explore the system and really work out whether it is the right accounting software for their company.

Expect to see things like: multi currency, easy bank imports, backups, online VAT filing to HMRC, professional PDF invoices, payroll, expenses, projects, forecasting, profit and loss, automatic chasing of late payments, time tracking, customer statements. The list goes on.

Clear Books accounting software has been accredited by the Institute of Certified Bookkeepers.