
	CJP Accounting Solutions Limited is awarded Sage Platinum Partner status (Sage 50 Accounts & Payroll) Leading business software and services provider recognises and rewards local company for strong sales performance and a commitment to collaborative working London - 31st January 2012: Local software specialist CJP Accounting Solutions Limited based in London has been selected as a Platinum Partner by the leading business software and services provider Sage UK. Launched earlier this month, Sage’s Platinum Partners Scheme recognises and rewards those leading Business Partners that provide outstanding customer service, adopt a fully collaborative approach to joint business planning and achieve strong sales performance. As a Platinum Partner, CJP Accounting Solutions Limited will benefit from new levels of support from Sage in the form of access to valuable sales and marketing tools and assets, dedicated account management support, as well as marketing advice and guidance, which will empower the company to achieve business growth and deliver an improved experience to its customers. Emphasising the value that FTSE 100 company Sage puts on its relationship with its business partners Steve Attwell, General Manager for Sage’s Lower Mid Market and Channel Division commented: “Our Business Partners are immensely important to us and companies such as CJP Accounting Solutions Limited are leading the way in their field. The launch of our Sage Platinum Partners programme is testimony to our continued commitment to delivering value add and we are confident that it will deliver significant mutual benefit for Sage, our Business Partners and ultimately our customers too.” Christopher Prothero, Accountant & Director at CJP Accounting Solutions Limited said: “We’re delighted to have been awarded the Platinum Status by Sage. We have worked very hard with Sage over the years to build a good solid reciprocal relationship. Sage have given us amazing partner support in this time and have helped us hugely in attaining a very high level of customer service. What is key to us at CJP is finding the right solution for every one of our customers; to aid this process, all our consultants are accountants with at least 10 years experience of using Sage’s software. Our Platinum Partner status is testament to the hard work the team has put in, but also demonstrates our commitment to helping our customers get the most from their Sage software solution. 2012 has been a great year for us so far and the benefits we will reap through the Platinum Partner programme will play a key role in building on this success”. CJP is testing Sage 50 Accounts Professional 2012 CJP has opted to help Sage test their future release of Sage 50 Accounts Professional 2012. We are please that we can be of service during what we believe will be a very interesting course of testing and feedback sessions with the Sage development team and other likeminded Sage Business Partners. Posted on 8th April 2011 CJP's New Office CJP is expanding with the opening of a new office which is currently being refurbished. Due to open in early June 2011. Posted on 4th April 2011 Sage Top South SBD Business Partners League CJP Accounting Solutions is the third largest supplier of Sage SBD Software in the south of England (Jan 2011) Posted on 8th February 2011 What is Sage 100? Wasn't this an older release?.... Posted on July 22nd, 2010 Sage 50 for SQL Many have seen for sometime now that there has been a gap between Sage 50 and Sage 200, and a need for a Sage product to fill this gap. Well Sage 100 has arrived. Sage 100 is a release of an SQL version of Sage 50 Accounts is on its way and scheduled for release in February 2011, It is to be called Sage 100. Although this will undoubtedly cause confusion with those of us old enough to remember the name Sage Line 100, this is a completely new product. Perhaps for this reason Sage will review the name and change it before the official release. Here's what Sage have to say about Sage 100 or Sage 50 SQL Sage 100 is an exciting new development for Sage UK and it's a premium offering for expanding and growing small to medium sized businesses. It fulfils a need for a niche group of customers with key issues surrounding users and larger volumes of transactions. We have identified that the needs of these customers places them between Sage 50 Accounts and Sage 200, and Sage 100 addresses this need. * Sage 100 will support businesses with processing departments where several users enter similar information, for example a team dedicated to entering sales invoices. * It offers up to 25 users the ability to process at the same time while keeping the familiar look and feel of Sage 50 Accounts. This means that users won't need to take it in turn to enter transactions resulting in real productivity and efficiency gains. * Existing Sage 50 Accounts customers can easily move to Sage 100 plus there's no requirement to retrain staff. When will it be available? We are really pleased to let you know Sage 100 will launch in February 2011 and in the mean time our teams will continue to work hard ensuring the software meets our customer's needs. The release of Sage 100 is likely to provide much larger user counts because of it's SQL database, along with much higher transaction volumes, so this should prove to be a fantastic offering for those who have outgrown Sage 50 Accounts, but would prefer to keep the familiar interface, rather than moving to Sage 200. We will keep you updated as soon as we know any more, so bookmark our blog and check back often. Sage 50 Accounts 2011 What's New? Posted in Accounting Software Posted On July 22nd, 2010 Sage 50 Accounts 2011 Sage will shortly be releasing a new version of their Sage 50 Accounts range. This will be called version 2011 and contain several new features and enhancements to existing features that may be of benefit to your business Ledger Services Ltd belong to a scheme at Sage called the Sage Accountant Partners, as such we've had an exclusive preview of what is contained in version 2011. We are therefore best placed to advise whether you can benefit from this latest release. New Features The UK Flat rate VAT scheme This scheme was introduced by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) to simplify VAT for small businesses. Your software now supports this VAT scheme from recording your day to day business transactions, producing your VAT Return through to paying HMRC. Bank reconciliation While reconciling a bank account you can now add customer receipts or refunds as well as supplier payments and refunds to adjust your records. The Retrospective Bank Reconciliation report has been updated so that it now looks like a bank statement. A progress bar is displayed while your software is performing a reconciliation. Emailing documents So that sales orders, purchase orders, invoices and quotations are emailed to customers and suppliers with just one click making the process seamless. Sage Pay You can now import your web sales from your Sage Pay account to Sage 50 Accounts. By downloading payments from your Sage Pay account your software now creates invoices and updates your accounts for you. Charities (non-profit organisation) A Profit and Loss and a Balance Sheet report can now be generated for each fund. Also, by choosing the chart of accounts for Charities when you install your Sage 50 Accounts, your software is automatically set for the needs of a non-profit organisation. Sage Services (UK only) You can now access a range of services directly from your software. Use the link to register online with us to create a Sage Login. Then record your login details in your software to access the services seamlessly (Tools > Internet>Options> Sage Accounts tab). Favourite views You can now set the software so that each time it opens it displays the area you use most often. You can also set your financial ledgers to display in list form, as a process map or as dashboard information. Practical changes to several areas - The Disputed Items window now displays transactions for the first account highlighted from a list of customers, which can be selected from either the Chase Debt of Customer List. - Journals now include an Ex ref column, which you can use to add more details about a journal. Sage 50 2011 will be released in early August 2010. Sage to fund second series of The Krypton Factor on ITV1 Following the success of last year’s biggest Advertising Funded Programme deal, Sage continues its journey to identify, explore and celebrate the qualities that make people in business more likely to succeed Newcastle, UK, 27th October 2009: Business software and services provider, Sage (UK) Limited, today announced the return of its Business Brains campaign for 2010 to test the nation’s business skills, and the renewal of its partnershipwith ITV to fund a second series of The Krypton Factor, which will return to ITV1 in early 2010. The first series, hosted by Ben Shephard in 2009, reached over 18 million viewers across its run and 500,000 enthusiasts challenged their business IQ on http://www.trainyourbusinessbrain.com/. “The Business Brains campaign has had an enormous impact on our business. In less than a year, we achieved a shift in brand perception and created a much stronger emotional connection with our customers and business partners. With so many people asking for the show to come back, we couldn't resist. It's a journey we haven't finished yet,” explained Joanna Elliott, Head of Brand Marketing at Sage. The Krypton Factor will be made for ITV1 by ITV Studios’ entertainment department and was commissioned by John Kaye Cooper, ITV’s Controller of Entertainment who said: “We’re delighted that The Krypton Factor will return to ITV1. The partnership with Sage is an excellent model for advertiser funded programming and, with a challenging new Assault Course, and innovative brainteasing games in series two, the show continues to go from strength to strength.” Claire Horton, Controller of Entertainment at ITV Studios said: “We’re delighted to be working with Sage for a second series of The Krypton Factor on ITV1. We have already been inundated with hopeful applicants who, amongst other rounds, will have to tackle the brand new specially designed assault course. This is going to be our biggest and best The Krypton Factor yet.” “We were all really pleased by the success of The Krypton Factor this year and are excited that Sage is able to fund a second series in 2010. In 2009 The Krypton Factor was the first ad funded programme to establish itself as a peak time property on terrestrial TV. Viewing figures, online results, changes in brand tracking and a Silver Lion at Cannes are all testament to the success of the current campaign. In 2010 our ambition is even greater and we will continue to use branded content at the heart of our campaign to drive broader customer engagement,” concluded Ben Kerr, Content Director, Drum.

CJP Accounting Solutions Limited is awarded Sage Platinum Partner status
(Sage 50 Accounts & Payroll)

Leading business software and services provider recognises and rewards local company for strong sales performance and a commitment to collaborative working

London - 31st January 2012: Local software specialist CJP Accounting Solutions Limited based in London has been selected as a Platinum Partner by the leading business software and services provider Sage UK. Launched earlier this month, Sage’s Platinum Partners Scheme recognises and rewards those leading Business Partners that provide outstanding customer service, adopt a fully collaborative approach to joint business planning and achieve strong sales performance. As a Platinum Partner, CJP Accounting Solutions Limited will benefit from new levels of support from Sage in the form of access to valuable sales and marketing tools and assets, dedicated account management support, as well as marketing advice and guidance, which will empower the company to achieve business growth and deliver an improved experience to its customers.

Emphasising the value that FTSE 100 company Sage puts on its relationship with its business partners Steve Attwell, General Manager for Sage’s Lower Mid Market and Channel Division commented: “Our Business Partners are immensely important to us and companies such as CJP Accounting Solutions Limited are leading the way in their field. The launch of our Sage Platinum Partners programme is testimony to our continued commitment to delivering value add and we are confident that it will deliver significant mutual benefit for Sage, our Business Partners and ultimately our customers too.”

Christopher Prothero, Accountant & Director at CJP Accounting Solutions Limited said: “We’re delighted to have been awarded the Platinum Status by Sage. We have worked very hard with Sage over the years to build a good solid reciprocal relationship. Sage have given us amazing partner support in this time and have helped us hugely in attaining a very high level of customer service. What is key to us at CJP is finding the right solution for every one of our customers; to aid this process, all our consultants are accountants with at least 10 years experience of using Sage’s software. Our Platinum Partner status is testament to the hard work the team has put in, but also demonstrates our commitment to helping our customers get the most from their Sage software solution. 2012 has been a great year for us so far and the benefits we will reap through the Platinum Partner programme will play a key role in building on this success”.

CJP is testing Sage 50 Accounts Professional 2012

CJP has opted to help Sage test their future release of Sage 50 Accounts Professional 2012. We are please that we can be of service during what we believe will be a very interesting course of testing and feedback sessions with the Sage development team and other likeminded Sage Business Partners.

Posted on 8th April 2011

CJP's New Office

CJP is expanding with the opening of a new office which is currently being refurbished. Due to open in early June 2011.

Posted on 4th April 2011

Sage Top South SBD Business Partners League

CJP Accounting Solutions is the third largest supplier of Sage SBD Software in the south of England (Jan 2011)

Posted on 8th February 2011

What is Sage 100? Wasn't this an older release?....

Posted on July 22nd, 2010

Sage 50 for SQL

Many have seen for sometime now that there has been a gap between Sage 50 and Sage 200, and a need for a Sage product to fill this gap. Well Sage 100 has arrived. Sage 100 is a release of an SQL version of Sage 50 Accounts is on its way and scheduled for release in February 2011, It is to be called Sage 100. Although this will undoubtedly cause confusion with those of us old enough to remember the name Sage Line 100, this is a completely new product. Perhaps for this reason Sage will review the name and change it before the official release.
Here's what Sage have to say about Sage 100 or Sage 50 SQL

Sage 100 is an exciting new development for Sage UK and it's a premium offering for expanding and growing small to medium sized businesses. It fulfils a need for a niche group of customers with key issues surrounding users and larger volumes of transactions. We have identified that the needs of these customers places them between Sage 50 Accounts and Sage 200, and Sage 100 addresses this need.
* Sage 100 will support businesses with processing departments where several users enter similar information, for example a team dedicated to entering sales invoices.
* It offers up to 25 users the ability to process at the same time while keeping the familiar look and feel of Sage 50 Accounts. This means that users won't need to take it in turn to enter transactions resulting in real productivity and efficiency gains.
* Existing Sage 50 Accounts customers can easily move to Sage 100 plus there's no requirement to retrain staff.
When will it be available?
We are really pleased to let you know Sage 100 will launch in February 2011 and in the mean time our teams will continue to work hard ensuring the software meets our customer's needs.
The release of Sage 100 is likely to provide much larger user counts because of it's SQL database, along with much higher transaction volumes, so this should prove to be a fantastic offering for those who have outgrown Sage 50 Accounts, but would prefer to keep the familiar interface, rather than moving to Sage 200. We will keep you updated as soon as we know any more, so bookmark our blog and check back often.

Sage 50 Accounts 2011 What's New?

Posted in Accounting Software Posted On July 22nd, 2010

Sage 50 Accounts 2011

Sage will shortly be releasing a new version of their Sage 50 Accounts range. This will be called version 2011 and contain several new features and enhancements to existing features that may be of benefit to your business
Ledger Services Ltd belong to a scheme at Sage called the Sage Accountant Partners, as such we've had an exclusive preview of what is contained in version 2011. We are therefore best placed to advise whether you can benefit from this latest release.

New Features

The UK Flat rate VAT scheme
This scheme was introduced by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) to simplify VAT for small businesses. Your software now supports this VAT scheme from recording your day to day business transactions, producing your VAT Return through to paying HMRC.
Bank reconciliation
While reconciling a bank account you can now add customer receipts or refunds as well as supplier payments and
refunds to adjust your records. The Retrospective Bank Reconciliation report has been updated so that it now looks like a bank statement. A progress bar is displayed while your software is performing a reconciliation.
Emailing documents
So that sales orders, purchase orders, invoices and quotations are emailed to customers and suppliers with just one
click making the process seamless.

Sage Pay

You can now import your web sales from your Sage Pay account to Sage 50 Accounts. By downloading payments from your Sage Pay account your software now creates invoices and updates your accounts for you.

Charities (non-profit organisation)

A Profit and Loss and a Balance Sheet report can now be generated for each fund. Also, by choosing the chart of
accounts for Charities when you install your Sage 50 Accounts, your software is automatically set for the needs of a
non-profit organisation.

Sage Services (UK only)

You can now access a range of services directly from your software. Use the link to register online with us to create a
Sage Login. Then record your login details in your software to access the services seamlessly (Tools > Internet>Options> Sage Accounts tab).

Favourite views

You can now set the software so that each time it opens it displays the area you use most often. You can also set your
financial ledgers to display in list form, as a process map or as dashboard information.
Practical changes to several areas

- The Disputed Items window now displays transactions for the first account highlighted from a list of customers,
which can be selected from either the Chase Debt of Customer List.

- Journals now include an Ex ref column, which you can use to add more details about a journal.
Sage 50 2011 will be released in early August 2010.

Sage to fund second series of The Krypton Factor on ITV1

Following the success of last year’s biggest Advertising Funded Programme deal, Sage continues its journey to identify, explore and celebrate the qualities that make people in business more likely to succeed

Newcastle, UK, 27th October 2009: Business software and services provider, Sage (UK) Limited, today announced the return of its Business Brains campaign for 2010 to test the nation’s business skills, and the renewal of its partnershipwith ITV to fund a second series of The Krypton Factor, which will return to ITV1 in early 2010.

The first series, hosted by Ben Shephard in 2009, reached over 18 million viewers across its run and 500,000 enthusiasts challenged their business IQ on http://www.trainyourbusinessbrain.com/.

“The Business Brains campaign has had an enormous impact on our business. In less than a year, we achieved a shift in brand perception and created a much stronger emotional connection with our customers and business partners. With so many people asking for the show to come back, we couldn't resist. It's a journey we haven't finished yet,” explained Joanna Elliott, Head of Brand Marketing at Sage.

The Krypton Factor will be made for ITV1 by ITV Studios’ entertainment department and was commissioned by John Kaye Cooper, ITV’s Controller of Entertainment who said: “We’re delighted that The Krypton Factor will return to ITV1. The partnership with Sage is an excellent model for advertiser funded programming and, with a challenging new Assault Course, and innovative brainteasing games in series two, the show continues to go from strength to strength.”

Claire Horton, Controller of Entertainment at ITV Studios said: “We’re delighted to be working with Sage for a second series of The Krypton Factor on ITV1. We have already been inundated with hopeful applicants who, amongst other rounds, will have to tackle the brand new specially designed assault course. This is going to be our biggest and best The Krypton Factor yet.”

“We were all really pleased by the success of The Krypton Factor this year and are excited that Sage is able to fund a second series in 2010. In 2009 The Krypton Factor was the first ad funded programme to establish itself as a peak time property on terrestrial TV. Viewing figures, online results, changes in brand tracking and a Silver Lion at Cannes are all testament to the success of the current campaign. In 2010 our ambition is even greater and we will continue to use branded content at the heart of our campaign to drive broader customer engagement,” concluded Ben Kerr, Content Director, Drum.