The retail industry has had its challenges in recent years, especially small and independent businesses. After the delay in revaluation, 2016 saw business rates soar, with around 7% of...
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From algorithmic bias in self-driving cars to Google's ranking of useful and relevant content, AI is a frequently discussed topic on the forums. When DebtCapitalMarkets queried how prepared we...
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Barring the more IT savvy UKBFers among us, chances are you had never come across the term 'ransomware' before this weekend. But thanks to this past weekend's devastating 'WannaCry'...
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Using the HTTPS protocol to secure your business website is becoming increasingly important, providing assurance to visitors and a potential improvement in search visibility. Here Justin Aldridge...
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Chris Watkins, director of ffox Software, provides help and support to a small number of businesses in the field of automated workflow. Here he looks at the mobility of data and what it means for...
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'This is going to be bigger than I ever expected.' These were the words of Oculus CEO Brendan Iribe when he tested the latest VR prototype back in 2013. Famously prone to the motion sickness that...
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There are few people that would say they like using email. It's a necessary part of doing business, but one that feels antiquated when compared to today's collaborative tools. In fact...
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People who start a business usually have a unique selling proposition. It doesn't matter if the business is hairdressing, building fences, fixing leaks, buying and selling on Amazon or running a...
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Today, small business owners can utilise a variety of cloud tools to dramatically reduce running costs. Chris Watkins, manager or automated workflow experts Ffox Software, shares the best ways to...
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Good tech and connectivity are becoming increasingly important parts of small businesses, particularly those in the online or E-Commerce spaces. As Vodafone has recently conducted...
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Time is precious to everyone and even more so to small business owners. Spend less time doing mundane tasks and more on the things that really matter with these simple tech hacks. This...
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There are so many ways information is held in cloud storage these days. If you send something via Dropbox, or use Google Drive, your data is held in the cloud. If you're using Flickr...
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Most (if not all) companies make use of IT services on a daily basis. Whether you're using computers for administration, sending email, browsing the internet or accounting, it's important to...
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In the spirit of new year's resolutions, we thought we'd share our own targets for our Customer relationship management (CRM) software. All too often, systems (and the associated processes) have...
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Office 365 with SharePoint on-line should never be compared to Dropbox, Google Apps, Google Docs, Amazon cloud offerings or Microsoft OneDrive Live. These are good products and competitive in the...
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What's the best CRM software for a small business? How do I get sales order processing to link with accounts? These questions are frequently asked on UK Business Forums. Seeking the experience of...
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Instinctively, by now, we know that we don't actually need to be in a central, pre-agreed location to do our jobs or run our businesses effectively. Over the past few years, we've...
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A new parliamentary report fears Britain's startups and future entrepreneurs are ill-equipped to compete in a global economy being transformed by robotics and autonomous systems (RAS)...
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Software applications that are based in the cloud let you use different devices and increase collaboration. But what does this actually mean and how can it impact your current working practices...
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