An accounts payable audit is a process that seeks to uncover any errors that happen within your accounts payable department. These can arise for a variety of reasons, but the nature of them is that they typically go unnoticed. The larger your company and the higher the number of supplier invoices you process, the worse [...]
It doesn’t matter what kind or what size of business you are in, it is inevitable that it has in common with all businesses the need to make and receive payments. Indeed, the very definition of the word business infers the practice of buying or selling goods or services. The most commercially successful businesses tend [...]
As websites and the internet have hastened the speed of communication, it seems that the ability to be in several places at once without leaving your office will be the key to succeeding in business. Video conferencing allows us to do precisely that. audio visual conferencing is an excellent driver for productivity, allowing us to [...]
powerpoint presentations have become such an ubiquitous part of the business landscape that it’s hard to remember how we managed without them. From short sales presentations to professional development days, a flip chart is never going to cut it in the 21st century. The problem is that we have all seen some really poor uses [...]
Any accounts manager will recognise that things don’t always add up as neatly as they should. It ought to be simple in principle: incomings, outgoings, profit, loss – the columns should balance. When they don’t, you can be nearly certain of the reason why: human error. duplicate payments are easy to make when people are [...]
A rugged PC is basically a computer that is made to work in challenging environments – i.e., environments that provide unsteady conditions, extreme temperatures or other problems not encountered in everyday computer operating environments. Within this remit, there is a range of various specifications, and these can be designed, of course, to equip the PC [...]
Powerpoint presentations as we know them have not always existed. Dennis Austin and Thomas Rudkin of the company Forethought, Inc created the prototype version of Powerpoint as an aid for sales presentations, among other things. Their creation was called ‘Presenter’, but the name was changed to ‘PowerPoint’ in 1987 because of copyright related issues. Microsoft [...]
As contracting has really taken off in recent years, and especially since IR35 became law in 2000, there has been a surge in the number of contractor umbrella companies. These companies offer the opportunity to be on the CIS payroll, working for a number of different companies at once. You can then take advantage of [...]
Business proposal writing does not come easily to everyone, even those with a natural gift for pitching. Composing a complex bid for a contract is such a vital part of modern corporate life, that companies are increasingly deciding to employ consultants to ensure that their proposals are as effective as can be. Moreover, many people [...]
PowerPoint design is a skill which only practice can improve. As you become more experienced with which techniques work and which do not, your PowerPoint presentations will become more engaging and stimulating to watch. Your ability at closing out a sales pitch may be second to none, but if your sales presentations are always marred [...]