A Carlisle firm has developed new technology which it says could save businesses thousands of pounds.

WorkClever is new software developed by husband and wife team Michael and Hayley Stewart who run the Technology Mill, based in Carlisle.

They identified that businesses often have multiple IT systems, such as Sage Line, Xero, Freeagent and Office 365, which deal with things such as accounting, order management and day to day processes, but that these systems were incompatible with each other.

This means that the same data has to be entered multiple times, costing businesses time and money.

Michael claims that the software could save businesses thousands of pounds over more expensive alternatives on the market: “Many of our customers have struggled for years, looking for an off-the-shelf solution, but haven’t found one product which met all their needs.

“Some have even spent many thousands of pounds, hundreds of thousands in some cases, installing systems which promised the earth, but but never quite delivered, and always left important pieces of the puzzle out, meaning the promised savings were never realised.”

Hayley says: “It’s a challenge faced by an awful lot of businesses and there are so many people trying to work under the same kinds of constraints.”

WorkClever has six base modules, such as accounts integration and customer, supplier or employee management, all of which can be purchased separately or together in any combination, meaning it can be tailored to suit the business’s needs.

While some accounts packages have encouraged businesses to take up cloud-based solutions, Hayley believes many businesses are not ready for this kind of upheaval.

“We’ve designed WorkClever so, if your business is comfortable with its current accounts system, you can integrate it with your other business software and don’t need to change your accounts package.

“If, on the other hand, you’re one of an increasing number of businesses who are embracing cloud-based solutions, such as Xero, but want to ensure it’s linked to all your relevant processes right off the bat, a WorkClever solution can help with that too.”