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Accountz, which was founded in 1985, sells home and business accounting software through PC World, Currys, Staples and AppleStores.

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MYOB users switch to Business Accountz

MYOB users are switching to Business Accountz in droves, the chairman of Accountz has said, as a result of MYOB's decision to quit the UK market.According to Quentin Pain: "Accountz is being inundated with calls from MYOB customers who have been told that their software will be deactivated from the end of this year. We're picking up huge numbers of ex-MYOB customers, who want software that runs regardless of their computer platform and which lets them do their accounts as speedily as possible. "So this week I'm pleased to announce that we are launching a new service to help MYOB users

Cambridge is more entrepreneurial than Oxford, research shows

Forget the Oxford and Cambridge boat race: on the measure that matters, Cambridge is easily the better placeAccording to figures calculated by Accountz, the City of Cambridge is significantly more entrepreneurial than Oxford.The data shows that Cambridge has a business for every 21 people, whereas Oxford lags behind with a business shared between 26 people.According to Quentin Pain, chairman of Accountz, “Cambridge beats Oxford because the best science students in the country are attracted to its university. They graduate, and create high-technology firms in the area, doing everything

Web apps are 'pretty useless' for mobile entrepreneurs, says Accountz

Mobile broadband is too unreliable to make web accounting software viable for mobile entrepreneurs, the chairman of Accountz has said.According to Quentin Pain: “Anyone who uses a 3G dongle while on the move knows that the internet frequently cuts out while you’re in the middle of working. This is fine if all you’re doing is reading a website, but who wants to be cut off when they’re half-way through creating an invoice? And who wants to waste their limited data allowance on a package that has to download from the net all the time?” “These web apps are pretty useless for mobile

Cloud computing is a "rip off", says software entrepreneur

Cloud computing is being used as an excuse to ratchet up prices, the founder of a major British software company has warned.Quentin Pain, Chairman of Accountz, says that the monthly charges that many vendors are demanding are alarming. "Small business owners hate recurring charges - they'd much rather pay once for software and have the option to use it forever. Frankly, I cannot understand why vendors who were charging a £200 for permanent use of their desktop software can justify charging £15-20 a month. Over a decade, what looks like a cheap option easily ends up costing £2,000. Cloud

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