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As we all know word processing software is not a cheap purchase for any small business consequently Many Hands Make – Your Virtual Office would like to make you aware of Google Docs as a free alternative www.docs.google.com.  All you need is a Google account.

• You can also create spreadsheets and presentations as well as word processing documents
• The format and toolbars of the Google documents are very familiar
• When documents are saved they can be sorted into folders and accessed again by just logging into your account
• Documents can be saved to your computer or desktop
• Using the ‘download as’ option you can save as a HTML, OpenOffice, PDF, RTF, Text or Word documents
• Share documents by giving users a link to follow or attaching the document to an email

As a Virtual Office, Many Hands Make are always on the look out for user friendly, preferably FREE resources to help clients and Google Docs is definitely one of those.

Have a look and see what you think!

Many Hands Make – Your Virtual Office has dealings with a wide variety of businesses across the Leicestershire area and beyond.  One such business is Blakie Database Programming.  If you are considering as to whether to invest in a new database or combining a new database with an existing one, then Many Hands Make – Your Virtual Office would definitely recommend that you get in touch.   Blakie Database Programming is able to tailor each database to their clients own specific requirements and some example Case Studies can be found by following the link.

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Many Hands Make – Your Virtual Office based in Market Harborough is always on the look out for ways in which we can streamline the way we work with our clients and consequently came across Microsoft Office Live Workspace.  This is an excellent way of sharing documents with clients, work colleagues or friends by creating your own online workspace and best of all it’s FREE.  To get started all you need is an internet connection, web browser and a Windows Live ID.  You control who can access your workspace and whether they can just view or edit documents.  Just follow the link for more information on Microsoft Office Live Workspace

Many Hands Make will definitely be taking advantage of this virtual facility

From April businesses with a turnover over £100K must submit their VAT returns online. If you need help with registration or any other issues please contact Many Hands Make… your virtual office.

Many Hands Make have gained more hands, two to be precise, belonging to Verity our virtual office imp. Verity reveals herself when she gets bored, just to cause a bit of mischief and keep Pat and Rachel on their toes.

This week went along normally – Pat preparing management accounts, Rachel out on Tuesday minuting a meeting then on Wednesday starting a database cleansing project at a client’s premises. Verity thought that was too quiet, so on Thursday when Pat and Rachel went to visit Mike and Paul at MP Accountants she caused the navigator to miss Lamport Manor entirely and they drove to  Old before turning back. Not too much disruption as coffee was still available. Although Many Hands Make….. your virtual office and MP Accountants (clients are people not commodities) have no clients in common they like to keep in touch and share local information and events.

So on Friday, with the prospect of spending all day alone with Pat while Rachel continued her database project, Verity the virtual office imp interfered with the Market Harborough Business Club breakfast meeting. The meeting started promptly in a businesslike fashion but then Verity the virtual office imp interacted with Fergus the MAD Photography fairy and wham bam alakazam it degenerated into laughing, joking, sideswiping FUN! It was so good we all undertook to meet again next Friday.

So another week over in Many Hands Make… your virtual office. Verity has not yet reappeared so no doubt the virtual office imp is plotting something for next week.

Many Hands Make – Your Virtual Office would like to remind all VAT registered companies that the current VAT rate of 15%  will be reverting back to 17.5% on the 1st January 2010. 

For more information visit the HMRC website www.hmrc.gov.uk/vat

Many Hands Make – Your Virtual Office provides many virtual services but one of the most popular is our Mail Forwarding service which provides a small business with a Virtual Office address.  Not only does this provide your company with a professional image but it also means that if you work from home it keeps your own address private. 

As a Virtual Office, Many Hands Make can deal with forwarding your mail in a variety of different ways:-

• Mail can be collected by yourself at a time that is convenient for you
• Mail can be forwarded by post to your own address
• If you are expecting mail of an urgent nature this can be scanned and emailed to you for speed

If you are interested in using our Virtual Office address for your business then contact Many Hands Make – Your Virtual Office via their website, by email enquiry@manyhandsmake.co.uk or phone Pat or Rachel on Market Harborough 01858 465376

Just a reminder that any organisation keeping personal details on a computer needs to be registered under the Data Protection Act. It costs £35 per year (rogues try to sell you the service for more but it is easy to do yourself). You can apply using a form downloaded from the Information Commissioner’s Office website  and change details online if necessary. If you have any doubts check this out - any problems contact Pat at Many Hands Make… your virtual office for help.

The ICO website also contains advice on how to protect yourself as an individual and how to check out details held about you - definitely worth a surf!