-- access and use free and fee-based online applications to manage
specific, discrete business needs, such as invoicing customers.
-- sign up for small business services that free up their time to run
their business and accelerate business growth, such as online IT helpdesk
services, online marketing services, business benchmarking, and employee
recruitment.
-- engage in a comprehensive small business community that allows users
to connect with other small businesses, find new customers, share best
practices, and learn from various experts.
"Small businesses are starting up at a record pace for a variety of
reasons: from baby boomers postponing retirement to recent college
graduates, to moms trying to make extra money, and with the recent waves of
layoffs and the current economy, many people are seizing the opportunity to
start their own business," said Jamie Sutherland, general manager,
SageSpark.com. "With SageSpark.com, we are providing current and potential
entrepreneurs with a small business accelerator that offers the choice of
online services beyond traditional accounting software that will jump-start
their efficiency and quickly put them on the road to success."
SageSpark.com delivers the elements entrepreneurs need to get started
inexpensively, via free and low-cost services; and get motivated, via a
strong community of experts and peers, sharing best practices and providing
encouragement for entry-level businesses.
Low-cost services include credit card processing and payroll direct
deposit, a virtual IT helpdesk, and sales and marketing services, to name a
few. SageSpark.com also offers no-cost services, including Billing Boss, a
simple invoicing tool.
Billing Boss is easy to use, accessible from anywhere with an internet
connection, and available on 3G enabled mobile devices such as the iPhone.
With Billing Boss, small businesses can easily create and send
professional-looking invoices within minutes of signing up, and get paid
faster online and increase their productivity since they'll spend less time
preparing invoices and tracking down payments.
Billing Boss is designed for businesses in North America and is currently
available in seven languages with three dialects: English, French,
Spanish, Italian, Portuguese (+ Brazil), Korean, and traditional Chinese.
About Sage North America
Sage North America is part of The Sage Group plc, a leading global supplier
of business management software and services. At Sage, we live and breathe
business every day. We are passionate about helping our customers achieve
their ambitions. Our range of business software and services is continually
evolving as we innovate to answer our customers' needs. Our solutions
support accounting, operations, customer relationship management, human
resources, time tracking, merchant services and the specialized needs of
the construction, distribution, healthcare, manufacturing, nonprofit and
real estate industries. Sage North America employs approximately 4,800
people and supports nearly 2.9 million small and medium-size business
customers. The Sage Group plc, formed in 1981, was floated on the London
Stock Exchange in 1989, employs more than 14,500 people and supports more
than 5.8 million customers worldwide. For more information, please visit
the web site at www.sagenorthamerica.com or call 866-308-2378.
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Contact Information: Contacts: Aimee Ertley 770-724-4556 Aimee.ertley@sage.com Eric Tang 416-422-7200 eric.tang@porternovelli.com