Here’s one with a potential double sided benefit in that it can help those people looking for a top-tier lawyer and also act as a marketing tool for those very same legal eagles. Obviously if you’re after the brains of a top-tier lawyer your requirement is unlikely to be in respect of a small family house purchase (unless it’s a mansion in Beverly Hills) or a small unpaid debt claim. In this respect the site is clearly aimed at individuals or businesses with a fairly complex legal issue who are willing to spend the going rate for proven quality. Read more
There are a few business expense trackers out there and this one sits comfortably as one of the easiest to use. Staff can claim out of pocket expenses and mileage expenditure very simply under categories you set up. What’s more you can export the data in a QuickBooks readable format or to Excel. Small businesses can overcome the nightmare of spreadsheets by signing up for as little as $5.95 a month. Individual users can enjoy the app and its helpful features for free. To set up an account you can use the default categories, create your own or import a QuickBooks chart ... Read more
If you run a small business or indeed work for yourself and struggle with your accounts then this bookkeeping app might well be for you. It’s ok keeping your invoices in a ring binder and marking them as paid with a marker pen but sooner or later the taxman is likely to want a look at some back-up information for the numbers you enter on your tax return. How nice it would feel if you could present a profit & loss account and a balance sheet without ever having had any accountancy training. Read more
As a sports club treasurer myself I know exactly how much unpaid time and effort goes into getting the books straight and making sure there is enough money in the bank to pay for kit, buses, food and that nasty smelling spray that seems to cure all aches and pains. How nice it is then to see an app especially built for us unsung heroes of the sports field. As the guys behind TreasureEase point out, most people who blindly volunteer for the role are not accountants and therefore the pleasure of navigating Excel spreadsheets will come as a bit of ... Read more
I’ve seen a few good booking apps around and this one is certainly up there in terms of look and ease of use. If you run a service business such as a hair salon, photographic studio or equipment rental shop then Book’d will enable you to create a website styled to your choice and start taking online bookings, and better still online payments, in minutes. As you would expect with a system like this it not only makes it easy for your customers to book, and with that a reduction in the time you spend on the telephone, it also brings a ... Read more
Well here is a familiar problem that we all have to face it one time or another. For many different reasons we are required to keep recepts for our purchases. It might be for taxation reasons, for claiming back work expenses or a shared expense with a housemate. Now if you are anything like me I've got some in a drawer under the computer, some on the kitchen noticeboard and some in my wallet. Oh, and then there's a couple in my pocket. OneReceipt is a free personal finance organize tool where you can keep all your receipts - whether ... Read more
If ever there was an aspect of business life more deserving of some sort of choice then it surely has to be in matters relating to the law. Good legal advice and help, whether it be in the drafting of business documents or even representation in a Court case is never going to be cheap but at least with a number of providers to choose from you can gain some sort of control. Legal River can provide that choice and in a simple process can have the issue you need resolving in front of a number of suitable lawyers. Read more
If anyone comes up with the idea of awarding Oscars for web app demonstration videos then the two guys in this one have no need whatsoever to start polishing an acceptance speech! The performances are funny though even if a little wooden and the point is clearly put over although I’m not really convinced that I see the point. Read more
If you’re unfortunate enough to have been on the wrong end of a conviction relating to alcohol or minor possession then the chances are you’ll probably have to take a course of some sort as part of the Court ruling. Sitting in a classroom with a host of other people in a similar situation and being lectured at is never going to be everyone’s cup of tea and the good news is, in a lot of cases, it no longer has to. With this website all you need is a computer with internet access and a few hours of spare time. Read more
As distance learning courses go this is a very interesting one but one that caters for an important need none the less. In this respect I think it does a pretty good job. We live in slightly more enlightened times these days when it comes to some types of crime and for a lot of misdemeanours a brief educational course rather than a spell in prison is often the outcome of a Court hearing. This one, as the title clearly indicates, is aimed at stopping those found guilty of theft from re-offending. The meaning of the word theft in this instance covers ... Read more