How I Keep Accountancy Costs Low!

You'd think that being an envelope wouldn't give me much sway when it comes to pricing decisions, but you'd be wrong! Yep, us envelopes are in fact the very reason that we keep all the accounting costs low.

Now, it's not just because we are so efficient that we can do this, and it's not just because we are so marvellously clever either (although that does help). The main reason is.....

We're not greedy!

The sad fact is that lots of accountants have been charging far too much for their services for years, and because people tend not to question their accountants (they're super clever, right?), or shop around for another one (why bother, they're all the same....), they never realise that they are being seriously over charged!

I met a man recently who came to me for a quote, which I gladly gave him and he was very pleased with the saving he'd make. However, he said that he'd been with his accountant for nearly 20 years and wanted to see if they could provide him with a similar quote. As it goes, they did, but this didn't make him happy at all. They matched my quote by more than halving theirs, which rather than make the man happy, just made him wonder why they had been charging him so much for all these years. I'm pleased to say that he's now a very happy client of mine, as are some of his friends, although it would seem that his old accountant isn't too eager to be my friend himself!

Want to know a secret? Many medium sized accountancy firms deliberately charge small businesses too much to put them off using their services! They don't do it because they are mean, they do it because small businesses aren't their target market and so they can't afford to do it for less. Now this might not make them mean, but I think it does make them a little bit greedy! They should just make a good arrangement with some smaller accountancy firms who cater for the market they don't want, rather than charge their smaller customers high fees! I may only be a stationery item, but I can see the value of a good strategic partnership, so why can't they?!

We only do work for the market we love - small businesses! That is how us envelopes keep the accountancy costs so low for you, by not being greedy. Clever eh? (Well, it's actually just common sense....)

It's a bold thing for me to say, not many have had the courage to say it before me and I hope that me revealing this doesn't land me in the nearest shredder! I'm willing to take the risk though. If it means that just one small business questions why their fees are high, or more importantly, what they actually get for their money and if it's right for their business, then I'm a happy envelope!

Right, I'm off to organise my paperclips; every time I turn my back the little blighters leap from the holder and scatter themselves across my desk!

Mr P
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The Blogging Envelope!

Well people, here I am. Possibly the world's first envelope blogger. And I don't mean I blog about envelopes (gosh now that would be dull). I am Mr P, the original ambassador for Purpleforce, the monthly accountancy service offered by Mazuma. I am the the most useful envelope to ever get pushed through your letterbox, as I can provide you with monthly bookkeeping and management accounts and I can even sort out all your scary Year End stuff too!

All you need to do is pop everything into one of my brothers or sisters every month, post it to us and let Mazuma do the rest.

My wonderful employers here at Mazuma have let me loose on the world, in order to blog about my exploits as a Purple envelope. It really is a lot of fun! I get to go all over the country delivering accounts to clients anywhere from Aberdeen to Portsmouth. I meet fantastic, talented people and I have become an integral part of many successful businesses.

So please drop by anytime you want to read my blog, which will range from the informative to the frivolous, and will let you lucky readers see life from a busy envelope's point of view. For those of you who like their information in 140 character soundbites can also find me on Twitter @MrP_Mazuma, where I update my loyal followers with my daily antics, both massive and mundane.

Who knows where my travels will take me next, but I'll be sure to keep my readers informed and entertained with my Purplexploits!

TTFN!
Mr P.
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