9 Ways Office Managers Can Boost Productivity With New Tech
- 11th July 2023
- Posted by: Mark Dodds
- Category: Growth, Technology
No CommentsIn today’s fast-paced work environment where almost everything is now done digitally or has digital involvement, office managers are constantly seeking ways to boost productivity, streamline their processes and support their team. Thankfully, advancements in technology offer plenty of solutions to achieve this, with 2020 proving just how important and useful this technology can be
Our “Love Us Or Leave Us” Guarantee
- 7th September 2022
- Posted by: Mark Dodds
- Category: Business, Growth
“Whoa!…that’s a bold move” Something said to us often when talking to business owners and office managers when talking to them about switching IT provider. But, we don’t see it that way. Why? Because we’re massively confident in the service we give to our clients. It’s about being a partner and not just another supplier.
Why One-off Ad-hoc IT Work Isn’t For Us
- 30th August 2022
- Posted by: Mark Dodds
- Category: Business, Growth, Strategy, Technology
The question “why don’t you guys perform one-off ad-hoc work?” is one that we are asked very often. There is one simple reason: we’re able to help our clients more efficiently and diligently when we have stable, long-term relationships with them. It gives us the opportunity to have a complete understanding of the client’s needs
How to Get the Perfect Video Call Setup, Whatever Your Budget
- 14th July 2022
- Posted by: Mark Dodds
- Category: Business, Growth, Strategy, Technology
We’ve written a new guide about digital IT transformations. It’s an overview of what it actually means to digitally transform your business (with some case studies), and the basics you need to consider before you make any big decisions.
The Business Owner’s Briefing: Reduce the Burden on Your Brain
- 24th May 2022
- Posted by: Mark Dodds
- Category: Business, Growth, Professional Services, Strategy, Technology
there are loads of tools available to you right now that can help free up your time, reduce interruptions and give you better focus. And many of them are already included with your Microsoft 365 subscription. We’ve written a business owner’s briefing to help you decide which ones could work for you.
What Netflix and Lego did. But Kodak didn’t
- 5th April 2022
- Posted by: Mark Dodds
- Category: Business, Financial Services, Growth, Strategy, Technology
We’ve written a new guide about digital IT transformations. It’s an overview of what it actually means to digitally transform your business (with some case studies), and the basics you need to consider before you make any big decisions.
How to ensure your business’s spend on IT is an investment, and never an expense
- 27th February 2022
- Posted by: Mark Dodds
- Category: Business, Financial Services, Growth, Strategy, Technology
In the years we’ve been looking after businesses round here, we’ve noticed there are two different ways that owners and managers buy IT and technology. Some see it as an expense. Others see it as an investment
How To Keep Your Financial Management Firm’s Data Ultra-Safe During the Work From Home Revolution
- 18th January 2022
- Posted by: Mark Dodds
- Category: Business, Financial Services, Growth, Strategy, Technology
The working from home model has been readily and necessarily embraced by the financial services community and proven to have some real benefits. More efficient client engagement and people are happier and more motivated with a better work/life balance. However, this new way of working creates a new data security headache. You need to consider what would happen if a hacker was able to get into one of your team’s home network.
What’s an IT Strategy And Why Do You Need One?
- 3rd January 2022
- Posted by: Mark Dodds
- Category: Business, Growth
Writing strategies for a business can be fun, exciting, and full of wonderful opportunities. The problem is that some strategies are rather dull – if you’re not into whatever the ‘thing’ is. Take IT, for instance; unless you’re a professional in that field or have an interest in tech, it’s probably the last strategy on
The 2 Technology Areas You Should Focus on in 2022
- 21st December 2021
- Posted by: Mark Dodds
- Category: Business, Growth, Strategy, Technology
The two technology areas we are helping our clients focus on in 2022 are Defend and Invest. Defend is about protecting your firm from cyber criminals. The amount of cyber-crime is constantly increasing, to levels never seen before. Invest is about making sure technology is powering your firm forward, not holding it back. We’ve written a new guide to look at both these areas in detail.