Foreign currency risk and its management
UK companies, big and small, deal with overseas customers and suppliers. This means they often have to pay suppliers in foreign currency. Unless exchange rates are fixed, there is risk. With...
Investment and funding for your business
Many businesses need funding and/or investment to be able to develop their product, launch it to market or expand into new countries. The common route is to give away an equity...
The end is nigh for Flash but what can we learn from its life...
Adobe has announced that it will end support for Flash on 31 December 2020. While this announcement may have been inevitable, it is worth taking a moment to mourn the passing of a...
IBM z14 plays the trust card, but does it hold a winning hand?
It’s that time again, the time that most observers in the industry say will never happen. IBM is releasing the next generation of its z Systems mainframe products called the z14....
Will IBM reinvent software licensing with containers?
Two months ago at DockerCon 17, IBM announced it was to make Docker Enterprise Edition (EE) available for Linux on IBM z Systems. This was an announcement that IBM had widely...
Sluggish online growth raises questions for GPs servicing NHS England
The results of the NHS England’s latest GP Patient Survey are just out. Jointly published with Ipsos MORI the survey, conducted between January 2017 to March 2017, “provides information on patients’ overall...
What’s good about IBM and Cisco’s security hook up
IBM and Cisco have announced that they are to collaborate and better integrate their solutions to improve cybersecurity. In their joint press release announcement, the collaboration will include:
“IBM Security’s QRadar, Watson for Cybersecurity, App Exchange, X-Force...
Economic pledges for the snap election
On 18th April 2017, the Prime Minister announced plans to call a snap general election which will take place on 8th June 2017. The three main political parties have now put...
Strategies for successful growth
Strategies for successful growth
Author: Steve Brooks
This is sponsored content owned by Financial Force 2017
This white paper notes how professional services organisations can divide growth strategies into three areas.
They need to consider ways to increase...
Starting up a business: Avoid the common mistakes – part 3
My previous blogs detailed the first four common mistakes when setting up a business (part 1, part 2). This blog seeks to address the fifth and arguably the most key one....