Brightpearl integrates data from customers, orders, inventory and accounting into a real time, reliable system. Unlike traditional ERP systems it is also integrated with a variety of channels including Magento, eBay, Bigcommerce, Shopify and Amazon. This gives customers easy access to new channels for growth without having to invest in IT engineering to implement and integrate lots of new systems. Brightpearl unifies and integrates business data from all retail channels into a single, real-time system, reducing headaches and time spent managing core retail operations

With Brightpearl, retailers can be confident their core data and processes are under control – saving time, money and creating a strong foundation for rapid growth. To learn more, visit http://www.brightpearl.com. You can also read more about one of Brightpearl’s customers http://www.brightpearl.com/customers/kembrel.

Brightpearl are looking for CIMA practices and CIMA consultants with a track record of implementing ERP to work alongside their team to sell and implement Brightpearl. If you are a systems experts with experience of ERP (Sage 200, Dynamics, RMS, NetSuite, etc.) Brightpearl can offer you a new route to market. We are proud to have CIMA members working with us and to be able to access their national network of members in practice.

To find out more you can always email partners@brightpearl.com

NOW: Pensions is an independent, multi-employer trust serving thousands of employers and hundreds of thousands of employees from a wide range of sectors.

A subsidiary of one of Europe’s largest pension funds, Danish pension scheme ATP, NOW: Pensions offers a simple and cost effective workplace pension solution direct to employers and via advisers and the payroll sector.

In April 2013, NOW: Pensions became the first master trust to attain the NAPF’s new PQM Ready Standard. The benchmark shows employers that NOW: Pensions is a well governed pension scheme with low charges and good member communications.

The NOW: Pension Trustee Directors, whose role is to safeguard the interests of members, comprises well-known industry figures with different areas of expertise:

• Christopher Daykin, former Government Actuary
• John Monks, member of House of Lords and former General Secretary of ETUC and TUC
• Win Robbins, former Head of European Fixed Income at Barclays Global Investors
• Imelda Walsh, former Group HR Director of Sainsbury’s
• Nigel Waterson, former Shadow Pensions Minister

Charges are just £1.50 per month administration charge (reduced administration charge of £0.30 – £1.00 to be applied during auto enrolment phasing for lower earners) plus a 0.3% annual product investment management charge, with no hidden charges.

Through Business Accountant, a service provided by CIMA Members in Practice, companies facing auto enrolment can book a local CIMA Member in Practice by calling: 023 8064 3763.

Niall Ferguson
National Partnership Manager

3rd Floor, 164 Bishopsgate, London EC2M 4LX

M: 07825 587 858 | E: niall@nowpensions.com

Frost Group are extremely pleased to be working with CIMA members in practice through their Business Accountant service and sharing with you our knowledge and experience of Members Voluntary Liquidations.
We are launching an online training course on http://www.yourmanagementaccountant.co.uk to assist CIMA accountants in preparing a lot of the statutory paperwork necessary to commence the process. Having gone through the Course, which will qualify as CPD, CIMA members in practice will be able to fully understand the process and likely benefits and pitfalls that their clients are likely to experience. An Insolvency Practitioner will still be required, but the costs associated should be materially reduced.
Jeremy Frost, Insolvency Practitioner and Managing Director of the Frost Group commented:
“Recent developments in the tax regime have caused an increase in the requirement to use Members Liquidations when considering legitimate tax mitigation measures. We believe that CIMA members in practice are better placed than most accountants to recognise and deliver the benefits that will accrue to their clients from this procedure. It makes perfect sense to train them in the process and we are delighted to be able to assist”.
“In the course of developing this course we have identified a number of other areas within the Insolvency field where CIMA members in practice might bring material cost effective benefits to Businesses in financial difficulties. It is our intention to develop our relationship with Business Accountant – CIMA Members in Practice with a view to developing a number of further relevant courses: Watch this space!!
Frost Group are corporate recovery experts, licensed insolvency practitioners and business advisors, and are now in our tenth year of trading. Our continued aim remains to develop partnerships with CIMA members in practice who can benefit from ongoing support and a modern, pragmatic and commercial approach. To learn more about Frost Group, visit our website at http://www.frostbr.co.uk.

Contact Jeremy Frost at the Frost Group on 0845 260 0101. We look forward to working with you.

Angels Den only want to bring their investors the best deals so they spend quality time with each entrepreneur, pre-screening and giving feedback on their business. Those businesses that aren’t quite ready for funding will now be sent to a centralised booking line at Business Accountant. Tel 023 8064 3763.

MCS is an independent consultancy providing specialist advice and professional support to businesses and institutions wishing to apply for and access government grants and other publicly funded incentives. MCS offers services to assist companies appraise their innovation/R&D activities to claim R&D Tax Credits from HMRC. We use CIMA MiPs to collate and prepare the CT600 analysis to support R&D Claims.

Website: http://www.mcs-corporate.com Email: info@mcs-corporate.com Tel: +44(0) 1926 512 475 Fax: +44(0) 1926 512 477

First Flight is the only UK search and selection agency to specialise in recruiting Chairs and Non-Executive Directors – this is all we do!

We work across all sectors including AIM listed and FTSE SmallCap companies, unquoted growth companies, mutuals, family-owned companies, Investment Trusts, not-for-profit organisations, UK subsidiaries of multinationals and Angel/VC/PE-backed companies.

First Flight has now successfully completed over 170 Non-Executive Director and Chair assignments.

We provide a rigorous, transparent and cost-effective NED recruitment service based on:

• Specialist knowledge of the Non Exec role and Corporate Governance;
• The largest and most diverse UK database of high-calibre, business-savvy Non Execs (7,000 registered candidates selected from over 45,000 CVs) ;
• Tried and tested, competency-based selection techniques;
• A determination to look beyond ‘the usual suspects’;
• Affordable, success-based fees;
• Fast turnarounds when required.

T: 01797-270271 E: info@NonExecDirector.co.uk W: www.NonExecDirector.co.uk

Please note that this page shows clients and opportunities for CIMA MiPs, rates and scope of work have been agreed but some opportunities are still in the process of becoming contracts for our members.