Paper Mountain Solutions are delighted to announce the appointment, on 14th February, of Alex Barnett as an administrator. Alex had previously been working at Mears Care where he had been undertaking an apprenticeship in business administration to NVQ Level 2. Alex will continue with the apprenticeship which, with the support of Paper Mountain Solutions, he will now continue to Level 3.

Alex is joining the company at a busy time and is looking forward to taking on this new challenge in his career. Paper Mountain Solutions are always on the lookout for people, whether graduates or those with many years' industry experience, to join this fast growing company, and so if you're interested in finding out more about employment opportunities send an This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to Paper Mountain Solutions.

Jacqui Sullivan, from web-based accounting system E-conomic, is visiting the Paper Mountain offices today in order to video the business as a case study about the benefits Paper Mountain Solutions have found the program offers their clients. Paper Mountain Solutions believe E-conomic is both competitively priced and offers phenomenal reporting capabilities that allow them to provide their clients with near real-time financial management information.

About E-comonic: E-conomic is a web-based innovative accounting system that exploits the opportunities of the Internet for easy-to-use, flexible and secure accounting solutions. E-conomic constantly endeavours to develop, improve and adapt the application to match the technological development as well as the individual companies' needs – regardless of the size and industry of the business. E-conomic was founded by chartered accountant Jacob Wandt. For further information or a free two week trial click on www.e-conomic.co.uk

Paper Mountain Solutions have once again featured in the national press when Managing Director Paul Smalley was quoted in an article about small businesses tackling late payments. Paul told The Telegraph's James Hurley that many small companies weren’t getting the basics right and a more structured approach to dealing with debtors would quickly yield results.

Paul said, "In the majority of instances, invoices are issued, sometimes without explicit payment terms, and rarely chased. As such, their debtors ensure the ones who are chasing payment get paid first."

Paul went on to suggest that methods such as using accepted invoice templates and clearly highlighting “payment terms, time lines for reporting disputes, bank details for BACS payments as well as a follow-up procedure to remind the debtor we expect our client to be paid to terms. It is quite staggering how [this approach reduces] debtor days.”