Page 16 • The HERALD • 26th October 2023 v SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL BUSINESSES v WATERSIDE NETWORK GROUP: MEMBER FOCUS by Simon Chadwick This issue’s trusted member of the Waterside Network Group is Maples Bookkeeping. For many of us, VAT, payroll and other bookkeeping necessities are a day-to-day strain. However, by using the skills and experience of Martin Deadman at Maples Bookkeeping Services, based in Hythe, you can relax in the knowledge that your accounts are in good hands. Martin is a certi ed bookkeeper licensed by the Institute of Certi ed Bookkeepers with many years of business, nancial and management experience. Under HMRC’s Making Tax Digital strategy, all businesses are having to change the way they record their nances and interact with the tax man. is means getting to grips with Cloudbased accounting systems, and falling in line with HMRC’s expectations. Martin has already helped a plethora of local businesses negotiate this di cult hurdle with his expertise in Quickbooks, Xero and Freeagent. For many business owners, the accounting side of running their business leaves them cold, and o en frustrated, but because Martin is an Advanced Quickbooks Online Proadvisor (Platinum Partner), a Xero Bronze Certi ed Advisor and a Freeagent Certi ed Practitioner, you can rest assured that you’re getting the essential help you need to comply with HMRC’s changes. Martin can o er a exible, e cient approach to assisting you, utilising modern technology to give you peace of mind. So whether you need help with Year End, Self Assessment Returns, or just a few regular hours per week to keep your accounts up-to-date, Martin, and Maples Bookkeeping, are there for you. For a full list of ways in which Maples Bookkeeping can help, please take a look at the website, and take advantage of the free consultation and no-obligation quote. ere’s no better time than now to get to grips with your accounts. Please visit www.maplesbookkeeping.co.uk. Alternatively, please use the contact details, opposite. It’s a time of great upheaval for our telephone and broadband infrastructure as the country attempts some degree of futureproo ng our ability to stay online. Telephone landlines are becoming a thing of the past, so businesses have already started the transition to VoIP (voice over internet protocol) phones. en there’s Martin Deadman, Maples Bookkeeping Business Beware by John Greenwood of greenwood-IT the upgrade to full bre, promising greater speed and connectivity. All this is great, right? Not necessarily. In their clamor to sign you up, broadband companies have taken their eye o the ball with regards to how businesses operate their technology. All too frequently they supply routers that are incompatible with other services, leaving you disconnected and with no alternative to get you back in business. VoIP systems are sold that can never work with the existing setup in place. I’ve come across several occurrences of this situation in the Waterside already. Your business’s ability to remain online is essential, so whether you’re o ce-based or work from home, do some homework before you take the random salesperson at their word. With 25 years’ experience in VoIP, I’m always happy to chat. For peace of mind and sound advice, you can get in touch using the contact details on the opposite page. John Greenwood of greenwood-IT
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