United Kingdom Case Studies
Menzies 
Menzies Migrates from UNIX to Microsoft to Manage Client Relationships and
Bill More Effectively
Menzies Chartered Accountants was reliant on its old UNIX based system to produce
reports essential to its work. The system was difficult to use and this was
hampering Menzies’ ability to use management information effectively.
This slowed down the billing process and meant the firm could not identify
new opportunities very easily. It worked with Microsoft partner Advanced Professional
Solutions Limited (APS) to implement a practice management solution based on
Microsoft SQL Server 2000, which has increased efficiency and reduced the reporting
process from days to virtually real time. More...
Mazars
Removing a main obstacle to accountancy growth: APS overcomes the 'scalability'
threatFor many - perhaps most - successful accountancy practices, there's a
hidden obstacle to growth. It's usually revealed only when the business is
building momentum. The practice finds its computer system can't cope with the
extra workload. The reason: the system doesn't have "scalability". More...
Hazlewoods
Breaking the thought barrier: APS clears the mind for growth planning
There's a paradox in accountancy. The more successful a practice becomes the
harder it can be for busy partners to engage in the strategic thinking necessary
to build on their success. They've hit the thought barrier. Hazlewoods was
one firm that recognised the need to break through it. And the APS AdvanceŽ practice
management system gave it the extra power to do so. More...
Condy Mathias
Advance® 2000 Advocate
DEVON UK, October 2001, Jeremy Stone, Partner responsible for added value solutions
at Condy Mathias has been running Advance in the UK for some time. Here is
how he feels about the system: More...
Sneddon McKeown
For an accountancy practice to experience an annual
growth rate of over 20 per cent it must be aggressive in
its pursuit of new business and serious about its commitment
to superior client service. At Newcastle firm Sneddon McKeown
intelligent marketing and a genuine dedication to client
service has seen the practice grow from fees of $100,000
in 1989 to expected revenues of over $2 million for 1999.
The firm's ongoing adherence to astute business practices
was formally recognised in 1998 when it won the Institute
of Chartered Accountants Award for Excellence. More...
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