Monthly Archives: December 2016

Queues are a bugbear – tackle them with mobile tech

Extreme weather conditions, weak cups of tea and rail replacement buses are just a few typical revulsions of the average Brit today. What can really put us in a bad mood, however, is a, long queue – there’s nothing worse. Us Brits are famed for our logical, well-mannered approach to forming an orderly queue, but
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Seven tips to help your small business outsmart the competition

An aggressive low pricing system is not the answer to your quest for rounding up more sales and having an advantage over the competition. Most of your competitors are likely to be already bigger than you. So merely reducing your price and running on quick turnovers, doesn’t automatically guarantee you victory over them. As a small
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Ireland trumps the rest of Europe as the best place to start a business

For ambitious businesses looking to grow in Europe, the Emerald Isle of Ireland needs to be firmly on their radar. Ireland has come top in the inaugural ‘Best Places For Business in Europe’ Index, compiled by World First, the international money transfer experts. A combination of a business friendly tax system, easy access to finance
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European companies paying the price for poor document processes

Professionals across Europe are spending almost one day a week (6.8 hours) on office administration such as filling out forms, printing documents, and chasing for signatures, a new study from Adobe reveals. Seemingly simple document processes are complex and time-intensive, and as a result, are inhibiting business growth, draining productivity and wasting resources. According to
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UK businesses prepare for busiest expense claims week of the year

Concur, a travel and expense management company, predicts that this week will be the busiest of 2016 for finance teams processing business expense claims, as businesses look to close the books prior to the Christmas break. Last year, a total of 3,957,137 claims were processed by Concur, including 123,120 in the last full week before Christmas
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Festive season prime time for IT outages warn experts

With the cost of IT outages and downtime, outages and failures costing UK businesses in excess of £12 billion in lost productivity in 20151, experts are warning companies to be prepared as the countdown to Christmas and the onslaught of last minute bargain buying begins. Jason Fry, IT specialist at PAV i.t. services, says, ‘Failure
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The seven key employment law issues for 2017

The past 12 months has brought forth a number of challenges for business owners and managers across the North West and throughout the UK. Significant employment law changes are anticipated for 2017, amid the ongoing uncertainty resulting from the Brexit referendum. With this in mind, in order to ensure that employers enter the New Year
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