Your annual budget: Opportunity to stick, twist or go bust
By Mike France
As a new financial year approaches, Mike France and his firm are laying out the next annual budget and he has some wise words for others doing likewise.
Tag: Costs
Considerations when outsourcing services
By Staff writer
The argument that ?outsourcing services can save costs” is well-known, but is it really true There can still be a number of hidden costs and you might introduce new challenges for your organisation.
Treasury committee hits out at conflicting cost estimates of Making Tax Digital policy
The government and Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) are being held by the Treasury committee to task over the projections made for the financial impact of Making Tax Digital to small businesses.
The importance of technology in future-proofing your business
By Steve Byrne
Steve Byrne, CEO at Travel Counsellors, discusses how investing in technology is critical to long-term survival and future-proofing to produce success.
While Jamie Oliver cites Brexit as reason for restaurant closures, some chalk it down to bad food
Citing “the pressures and unknowns” of Brexit as the driver of tough trade, Jamie Oliver will be closing down six of his restaurants. Some have suggested though, that it has more to do with the grub being served.
Thinking creatively to make an office move cheaper
By Ed Reeves
When Moneypenny headquarters began bursting at the seams, Ed Reeves decided the time was right for an office move and made clever use of his 500 staff.
False advertising prompts ASA to force broadband firms to act with honesty and integrity
The Advertising Standards Authority has announced rules forcing broadband firms to quit false advertising.
How to get the most out of your digital ad spend
By Staff writer
In the first half of 2016, digital ad spend hit £4.78bn: a 16.4 per cent rise on the second half of 2015, and the highest increase for two years. Mobile spend alone hit ?802m beating out PC and tablet spend (?762m) quite comfortably and now accounts for 36p of every pound spent in this channel.