iQ
Tim Evans - Entrepreneur of the Year 2007
"AJH gave me a fixed fee quote range for dealing with our accounts and tax, so I know how much I'll be charged even before any of the work's been done. When they said a fixed fee, they really meant it, I wasn't charged extra for meetings to discuss the business or asking questions over the phone or email. It's nice to know that the clock isn't ticking when I need some business advice.
They advised me to install an EPOS system which would help with stock control, checking the margins as products are sold and reconciliations at the end of the day.
I feel a lot more relaxed knowing exactly what my business is doing on a daily basis, they've helped me to concentrate on actually managing it, rather than being involved in day-to-day sales, consequently I've just opened another iQ in Guernsey and am looking forward to a great year ahead."

Marc 2 Limited
Maureen Le Rossignol/Michelle O'Connell
Maureen commented, "I've been in business selling shoes for 21 years and this was the first time that my new accountant actually asked me to a meeting to discuss the development of our business. Usually I just get reminded I've left my records at their offices or haven't paid their bill - I was pleasantly surprised."
"As part of their annual fee they spent time with us discussing our business, going into detail on our margins and how we needed accurate monthly figures to know exactly how our business was developing. We discussed using different sales systems; our break-even point; effective marketing; communication techniques and pareto's principle." said Michelle.
Maureen concluded, "They gave us advice based on their collective experience which enabled us to look at our business from a different perspective and really start to take steps to improve it. We feel more in control of our business and even though it has only been six months since we met, we feel a lot more positive about the year ahead and what we can do to run our business more effectively."