Business processes

This section contains tips and ideas for more effective business processes...

Ways to monitor your progress and efficiency.

Good product design is at the heart of business profitability.

A business risk assessment checklist.

How to negotiate with suppliers while keeping good relations.

Which functions are best outsourced?

Don’t waste time in board or company meetings.

Checklist for the pros and cons of in-house manufacturing.

Inefficient stock management can be one of the biggest drains on profitability.

The benefits of benchmarking.

Improving profits without just cutting costs.

20 Apr 2021

Cyber-attacks on the rise for businesses

The proportion of businesses targeted by cyber criminals in the past year increased from 38% to 43%, according to the insurer Hiscox.

19 Apr 2021

A new government-backed mortgage scheme to help people with 5% deposits get on to the housing ladder is available to lenders from 19 April 2021.

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