MOJO Memo July 2022
Update From Our Founder - Claire Flinders
Claire Flinders
During June and July, the team have been taking some of their well-earned holidays! When team members are away it has been great to see how the rest of the team pulls together to cover each other’s roles. It’s part of the Mojo ethos that we can all work together to help to deliver a good service to our customers. Each person has their own defined roles and responsibilities and their own clients who they are the dedicated account manager for but it is also great that we are able to step in to provide cover. I will be taking time off in August but I know I can rely on the team while I am away!
Team News
We have a growing base of clients based in Cornwall now and to provide better and more localised support we now have a couple of new team members who have joined the Mojo family who are based in Cornwall. Dani is our bookkeeper there providing bookkeeping services on Xero or Sage.
Paige is our admin assistant who is helping with calendar management, emails and team coordination.
Work Updates
This month we have been working with a few businesses who we have come to us to help with implementing new systems and processes. One is a letting agent who needs to link his booking software into Quickbooks and access regular management accounts and cashflow reports. Another one is involved in organic food and we helped them to set up Xero and link in eCommerce apps to ensure they can view their sales information correctly. We are also using a tool called Float which gives a detailed cashflow forecast. The world of accounting and bookkeeping is constantly involved and we are always keeping up to date with the latest changes in software to give the best result and value for money for our clients.
5 Ways SMEs can get financial support for their business
1. Claim up to £5,000 with the Employment Allowance
Employment Allowance is a tax relief which allows eligible businesses to reduce their National Insurance contributions (NICs) bills each year. Your clients can claim this if they’re a business, and their employer Class 1 National Insurance liabilities were less than £100,000 in the previous tax year. Last month we increased the Employment Allowance from £4,000 to £5,000 to further benefit SMEs. That’s a new tax cut worth up to £1,000 for nearly half a million SMEs (30% of all businesses). This includes around 50,000 businesses which will be taken out of paying NICs and the Health and Social Care Levy entirely. Find out more on GOV.UK.
Introducing Chris Cain
Founded in 2003, Chris has built Kazzoo Ltd to offer flexible IT support, with the backing of an experienced team, to small and medium-sized businesses throughout Leicestershire and the East Midlands. He aims to build long-term partnerships and prides himself on delivering a second-to-none service. Chris is a friendly and approachable professional who is an extremely well-known, well-liked and well-connected individual within the Leicestershire business community. Out of work, Chris is a season ticket holder at both Leicester City and Leicester Tigers and enjoys watching all sorts of sports. He also tries to give to his local Charity “ Hope against Cancer” whenever he can. “The Kazzoo corporate days arranged by Chris are not to be missed.” Chris Cain has over twenty years of hands-on experience in the IT industry and is continually developing his skills and knowledge of ever-changing technology through training and working alongside other IT professionals. This ensures that Kazzoo will always be ahead of the game when it comes to providing IT Support to its clients.
Charity and
Community News
Kazzoo Charity Golf day for Hope against Cancer
What a fantastic day at Birstall Golf Club. An amazing fund raising day for Hope Against Cancer hosted by Kazzoo IT Solutions. It was a brilliant day with several local businesses taking part, sponsoring holes or donating raffle prizes. All off this added to a fun, friendly day, golf prizes, prosecco, pink Kazzoo golf balls and to top it all off the infamous pink wooden spoons as just a few of the prizes on offer. Our very own Gary Zimmerman played in the event supporting the great cause. Special thanks to Chris Cain and Jo Clayton for being exceptional hosts. Hope Against Cancer is Leicestershire and Rutland’s local cancer research charity. They fund cutting-edge research in our area and have made clinical trials available to local people. They strive for a future where more people survive cancer. They do this by funding innovative research that leads to improved treatments and better outcomes for local people. They work in partnership with local universities and hospitals to make sure that Leicestershire is a hub of expertise in cancer research and treatment. Since they were set up in 2003, they have funded over 60 research projects tackling many different forms of cancer.
Since they were founded in 2003 they have:
– spent over £5 million on research.
– funded over 60 different research projects.
– opened a Clinical Trials Facility at Leicester Royal Infirmary.
– continued to fund our Hope Nurse at the Facility.
