Keeping an eye on company purse strings – where do businesses go wrong?
Powwownow’s Finance Director, Andrew Johnson, takes a look at the areas where businesses are mistakenly ploughing funds in to and the ..
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Service & The CFO: Why Context Is Worth 80 IQ Points
Rick Gustafson is Chief Financial Officer for field service management specialist, ServiceMax. How the ability to measure field servic..
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Car sharing industry revs up with Wembley Park residents in the driving seat
Average car is parked 96.5% of the time (RAC) Europe boasts largest car share service per capita (World Economic Forum) Car sharing t..
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Fear Of Failure Holding Back British Entrepreneurs, New Research Finds
New research from website building platform Weebly finds more than two thirds of British entrepreneurs think fear of failure prevents..
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HCSS Education bolsters consultant team with education expertise
A leading education finance company has hired two new senior consultants to provide valuable expertise as it continues to expand its o..
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Financial advice for starting your own business
Andrew Dark is the owner and co-founder of Custom Planet, a company that produces customised clothing and promotional products for bus..
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Incentive FM wins contract with global insurance services company
Incentive FM, the UK’s leading independent facilities company, has been awarded a 12 month rolling contract to provide total facilitie..
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Why compliance is the opposite of engagement
By Chris Barrington, managing director at employee communications agency, blue goose – www.bluegoose.co.uk Chris Barrington The..
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1 in 5 UK workers believe there is a gender divide with work uniforms
20% of workers believe there is a gender divide when it comes to uniforms in the workplace 45 to 55 year olds felt the most affected ..
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DueCourse secures £6.25m investment
The Manchester-based FinTech company raises investment to grow its lending to UK SMEs DueCourse, the cloud-based invoice financing ser..
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Life post Brexit – people must take precedent
Mike Laven, CEO of Currencycloud, explains what the future post-Brexit could look like Denial, anger, bargaining, depression and final..
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How to turn a UK startup into a global success
Andy Shannon, Head of Startupbootcamp Global Andy Shannon After establishing a successful business in the UK, the next step for many..
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The beauty of cashflow
Every company needs cashflow first and everything else second. That’s right, everything else second.Craft beer on tap? Second. Really ..
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Car hire for SMEs: Things to consider
There is a growing trend in the number of SMEs choosing to hire cars long term instead of purchasing them outright. With a large numb..
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Four reasons whycloud-based inventory management is important for your ecommerce business
Running a business online, unfortunately isn’t all about selling. You can have the best product in the market place, selling thousands..
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This is the best week for cash-savvy iPhone fans to sell their 6s models
iPhone 6s and 6s Plus owners can expect to get the most money on a trade-in this week (12-18 September), following the announcement of..
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How P2P analytics can help you stop fraudsters getting rich at your expense
Jereme Pineda, Product Manager, Basware Analytics Is your business inadvertently handing over the keys to its safe to unscrupulous em..
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Avalara EMEA Summit Explores Future of VAT Automation
Key Theme Includes EU VAT Fraud: Eliminating the €160 Billion VAT Gap Avalara EMEA, a leading provider of cloud-based transactional ta..
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Large investment success for Basingstoke cybersecurity start-up
A start-up based in Basingstoke, which specialises in cybersecurity for small-scale networks from transport to smart homes, has succes..
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Incentive FM Secures New Deal with Dollar UK
Leading independent facilities services organisation Incentive FM Group has secured a significant three-year contract with Dollar UK. ..
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Interest rates are cut to an all-time low. What will this mean for small businesses?
By Liza Armstrong, Online Advisor, Mi Ventures The recent cut in the UK base rate from 0.5 percent to 0.25 percent was ta..
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Ten steps to a successful start-up
By David Rusenko, founder and CEO of Weebly David Rusenko When you start a business, it can be difficult to figure out what the first..
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The Good Old Dependable ‘Innovative’ Cheque
The TALL Group of Companies is a UK leader in the provision of security print and secure payment solutions. Using their years of exper..
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Jaywing releases Horizon, a new IFRS 9 modelling solution that encapsulates its extensive credit risk expertise
Jaywing looks ahead to IFRS 9 implementation challenges with launch of Horizon, a new IFRS 9 impairment solution that helps lenders o..
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How to Deal With Challenging Employees?
Let’s be honest – we have all been there. Whether as a fellow employee or as a business owner; we have witnessed those toxic employees..
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The Fintech Revolution: Trends to Watch in 2016
Fintech is revolutionising the financial sector. Last year, the financial industry erupted with Fintech companies reportedly making $..
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Tokyo-based business launches in London
Why London? Since launching kay me in 2011, I’ve always known that I wanted kay me to be an international brand. However, when I decid..
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How the EPA plans to boost confidence in the UK payments industry post Brexit
By Kevin McAdam, prepaid director at allpay Ltd. When the news of Brexit broke, there was understandably concern over its implications..
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DueCourse Attracts Former Apple Tech Talent
Fintech firm announces new recruitment drive Dylan Smith DueCourse, the smart invoice financing service for SMEs has expanded its te..
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Are you ready to be IFRS 9 compliant?
In just over a year, International Accounting Standards 39 (IAS 39) will be replaced by International Financial Reporting Standards 9 ..
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From Thermal Imaging Cameras to Key-Card Access: 5 Ways to Make Your Workplace More Secure In 2016
There is the common perception that office workers do not contend with any day-to-day risks. However, between 2014 and 2015, 50,000 ac..
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10 Ways to Make Your Financial Model Easier to Understand
I’m going to hazard a guess and say that as a business owner, you have had to look at many spreadsheets and business analytic reports...
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10 Tips to Overcome the Stress of Moving Office
Does the thought of moving office fill you with dread? You are not alone. A survey conducted by E.ON has shown that more than three q..
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Managing Corporate Currency Risk: The CFO’s Balancing Act
Natasha Lala, Managing Director of OANDA Tasked with both controlling the effects of multi-currency volatility while keeping costs lo..
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The challenges of employee access to financial advice.
Andrew Firth, CEO of Wealth Wizards The introduction of auto-enrollment and ‘pension freedom’ reforms have meant that pensions and ret..
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Defined benefit pension schemes: should they stop you buying a business?
Rosalind Connor, Partner, ARC Pensions Law(www.arcpensionslaw.com) Rosalind Connor Recent months may have led people to believe that ..
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Payroll fraud and how to prevent it
Jeffrey Davidson, Managing Director, Honeycomb Forensic Accounting (www.honeycombpsg.com/) Jeffrey Davidson The National Fraud Author..
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