Budget planning is an integral part of any business regardless of size. Here are our top tips for effective budget planning:

1. Make sure that your budget is aligned with your business strategy.

Developing a comprehensive financial plan for achieving the financial goals of your organisation is a great start but its...

The consolidation of a business’ supply chain is not something that is necessarily on the top of a business leader’s priority list. More often than not businesses are resigned to the fact that they deal with a huge variety of suppliers and subsequently need to manage multiple invoices with different...

Ofgem have announced a major regulation change which will impact the cost of your business’ electricity bills and may affect when you use electricity. This new regulation is called DCP 228 and is one of the latest regulations to impact DUoS (Distribution Use of System) charges and will come into effect from...

...if you don't already, the introduction of DCP 161 legislation will mean that you will need to have a good understanding of your business' energy usage against capacity.

What is DCP 161?

DCP 161 is a new measure which has been introduced by Ofgem and will be effective from 1st April 2018....

When it comes to choosing the right telecoms solution for your business, decision makers are faced with a daunting range of possibilities: Which supplier offers the best equipment? Which solution fits my business needs? How can I be sure of reliability? What kind of hardware and software does my business...

In today’s fast-moving market place, it’s vital that you are able to communicate with your clients in a timely fashion, making sure that your business provides the highest level of customer service.

Unfortunately, faults with your phone line or broadband connection are frustratingly inevitable and the first port of call is...

The new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), due to come into force on 25th May 2018, has been cited as the largest change to data protection legislation in the last 20 years. As explained by PwC, the data privacy and protection landscape is rapidly transforming as new regulation puts all...

With IT based services continuing to develop and evolve at a phenomenal rate, legislation needs to be regularly updated to protect online privacy. In January this year, the European Commission published a draft proposal to implement a new ePrivacy Regulation. The proposed regulation will replace the 2002 ePrivacy Directive (amended...

Due to the sensitive nature of the sums divulged and the sheer importance of a companies’ insurance cover, the task of managing renewals often falls with the business owner or senior manager even if you have a procurement or facilities team in place. However, for many, carrying out a detailed...