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Item Consulting can help you to streamline
your business with software designed especially for you, cutting
costs by enabling you and your staff to work more efficiently.
Whether you are a sole trader or a large
limited company, just starting out or well established - time is
money! Item Consulting can streamline your existing office
procedures into an online system that's easy to use, and
accessible at work, from home, or on the road.
Just give us a
call on 01375 891094 or email
jackie@itemconsulting.co.uk. We'll visit you, establish your needs
and give you a free estimate for your streamlined office system. |
If you're an established company and your current office procedures
work well, you don't want to start all over again. You can buy
software off the shelf, send people on training courses to learn how
to use it, and mould your way of working to fit it. But why fix what
isn't broken?
If your current systems work
well in theory, but are paper-based and everything takes a long time
to do then we will be able to help you. By understanding your existing
process, we can create an online system which follows the same steps
but, with the computer's help, you and your staff will get the job
done more efficiently.
If you're a new company just starting out it's worth putting systems
into place right at the beginning. As your business grows you'll be
well placed to take on more customers, process more enquiries and take
more orders, so you don't start to drown under the volume of it all.
All the procedures will be in place, you and your staff will know how to
use the system, and you can take your expansion in your stride.
Item Consulting & Services Limited have been designing websites and developing software
since 2001. We've got experience of working with everyone from small,
local businesses in Thurrock, Essex to larger companies in London and
the South East.
We can create a database and develop software to enable you to keep
track of your customers, members, products or property, plus
invoicing, stock control, document merge and creation ... whatever you
need to make your working day easier. You tell us what you need and we
will make it happen.
Example 1 - an easy estimate and invoicing system for an online shop selling PA systems
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Just a small selection of the system created for this company.
Quickly create an estimate or an invoice by selecting products held on the
database from a drop down list. If it's a returning customer select
them from a dropdown, if not enter the details which are immediately
stored on the customer database. Amounts are automatically totalled, and
the resulting
estimate or invoice is stored on the
database. If it's a sale the goods are automatically deducted from the
stock list. The invoice or estimate is displayed on screen allowing it to be printed, or saved as
a PDF and emailed to the customer.
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Step 1 - They create a package by selecting
products from the drop down list. Prices are calculated
automatically, they can try different % discounts to see how it
affects the profit.
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Step 2 - If it's a new customer they enter
their details, and any notes for the customer or for themselves.
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Step 3 - The
invoice or estimate is generated, saved to the database and displayed on screen ready to print. One click
emails an order to the warehouse.
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Example 2 - a member database and management system for a
large organisation
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Just a small selection of the system created for this company.
Control your membership by viewing the members who have joined
online via your website, or by other means. See who has paid and when. View
and amend their details. Send them renewal reminders. Download customer database to a cvs file and
merge with a mail shot.
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Example 1 - They can view their pending and
current membership list.
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Example 2 - Member details can be viewed or
amended.
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Example 3 - Members expired or due to
expire can be viewed, and a reminder automatically sent by email.
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If you do not
already have a website...
We can register your chosen Domain name, design a logo if required,
and can design a web page layout. If you just want a back-office
system with no public website that's fine, but if you decide you
would also like to advertise your business on the web we can create a bespoke
website which complements your logo and fits both your personality
and the ethos of your business. We can copy the style of any
marketing material you may already be using, and can use that as a
starting point for the website.
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If you already have
a website ...
That's not a problem. We can copy the look and feel of your
website for the back-office systems and you can link to it from your
intranet.
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We can host your website,
database and back office system
We can host your website and/or back office system for just £125 + VAT per year. That
includes:
- unlimited email addresses if needed
- Webmail (so you can get your emails when you're
away from the office)
- free website statistics (giving you a behind-the-scenes
view of who's visiting your website)
- a whole year's support from us, so if you're stuck or if
anything goes wrong you can just pick up the phone
- basic search engine optimisation is built in, and your
website will be validated by Google and submitted to
the main search engines
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What
about security? ...
All of the Administration programs will be hidden behind
password-controlled logons. Your pages will not be seen by the
public. Databases are backed up daily, to two locations. Secure
servers, more frequent backups and non-shared servers are also
available at additional cost. Alternatively, you are welcome to host
the system on your in-house servers.
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Worried how much it
will all cost?
Don't be - we offer very reasonable rates, and can tailor the
system to your budget. We won't
try to oversell or baffle you with science. You'll get a friendly
service with great attention to detail, and your satisfaction as
our highest priority.
Have a chat to us! Just give us a call on 01375 891094 or email
jackie@itemconsulting.co.uk. We'll visit you, get an idea of your
needs and give you a free estimate for your new website. |
