The Spring Budget seems to be full of promise for the small business- find out how the budget affects you:

- 12 month extension of scheme that allows loss making businesses to reclaim taxes on profits made in the last 3 years
- £94 billion of new business loans made available by state-supported banks for 2010/11
- New Credit Adjudication Service to handle complaints from SMEs refused bank loans
- Improved financial support schemes for the SME with new body, UK Finance for Growth

Make it simpler to comply fully with the latest legislation by upgrading to Sage 50 Accounts 2010.

Disorder has swept the globe due to the disruption to air travel caused by the Icelandic Volcano. Hundreds of business people have been stranded abroad which highlights the need for contingency plans.

Products in the cloud such as ACT! by Sage SaaS, however, allow users to carry out day to day activities regardless of your location.

ACT! SaaS offers businesses the following benefits:

- Low, regular monthly fee
- Accessible via a web browser
- Technical support included in the cost
- Rapid implementation

Find out more about ACT! SaaS.

Business Intelligence is vital to the modern business- forewarned is forearmed.

With Sage 50 Forecasting and Sage Winforecast Professional Consolidation you can use existing Sage 50 data to gauge current position and forecast future activity.

Sage 50 forecasting is an invaluable tool to the small business- imagine being able to visualise the impact of different events on the financial health of your business. For Sage 50 users this is possible with Sage 50 forecasting – shape business plans and make business decisions with confidence.

With Sage 50 Forecasting and Sage WinForecast Professional Consolidation you can:

• Create accurate reports from data already held
• Capitalise on opportunities
• Predict future cash flow
• See the impact of potential decisions

Find out more about Sage 50 Forecasting and Sage WinForecast Professional Consolidation.