I have recently been working with a client to help them roll out a new CRM solution to 150 users. Their goal? To help them work towards their company £goals and help transition their business into a national recruiter with a standardised methodology of working. All great stuff.

We have delivered the training to them, so I thought I would share my thoughts on how to train new tech into a business

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Do you have an intranet? Are you aware of the massive benefits these things have on businesses?

We are massive intranet fans, and are currently working on a couple of projects to help our clients become better internal communicators, so I wanted to share with you my 5 thoughts on the benefits of having an intranet.

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As an experienced IT Director I’ve been thinking “What are the opportunities and threats to recruiters (both agency and inhouse) when working in the Cloud?”

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“Prove it and you can have the fee!“ Businesses need to hit target to survive.  I used to be a recruitment consultant and when times were lean, this generally included a revisit to all the companies into which introductions had been made , to see if the client had been sneaky and employed a candidate [...]

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There are many options for businesses to license their Microsoft estate, the following summarises some Microsoft Licensing common options to SME’s…

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Now, it goes without saying that we all have breakdown cover on our cars, so what about our business?

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In part 1 of his blog on The IT Department is Dead, Wayne looked at the issues surrounding IT Departments and why is could be easy to write these departments off. In part 2, he gives his opinion.

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Wayne Barclay looks at the fact that with recent technological changes, and with many of them giving us the opportunity to outsource, the IT Department could very well be dead. Or could it?

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I have yet to go into a client and they shout, “Thank god you’re here, I want to discuss my disaster recovery plan!” 50% of businesses do not have a disaster recovery plan. Lisa looks at why this may be in part 1 of her blog.

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This month, presenting alongside Morton Kyle, we ran a well-attended SMART Business Growth Strategy event hosted by Armstrong Watson.

The event was for decision makers, looking to grow their business in the next 12 months who value the opportunity to hear about strategies that we have used to help our clients grow.

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