10 internal audit qualities for smaller businesses
Xander2019-04-17T00:57:58+01:00Recent UK governance changes are likely to lead to smaller quoted companies looking more closely at the way
How do think about risk?
Xander2019-04-18T22:21:34+01:00Taking risk is an everyday fact of business life and entrepreneurs who take risks that come off are
When quality, service & price aren’t enough to win business
Xander2019-04-17T01:00:59+01:00The majority of large companies issue less than a third of contracts to small firms according to a
10 questions for proactive directors to ask about their finance function
Xander2019-04-17T01:06:03+01:00A recent Telegraph article quoted some staggering statistics (from a survey by software company Exact) about missed invoicing and
Why an “us” culture adds to the bottom line
Xander2019-04-18T22:20:34+01:00As my work often involves helping improve business processes I am all too aware that having staff “buy
The economy, profits – you need to get past the headline!
Xander2019-04-17T01:08:16+01:00There has recently been talk of a triple dip recession. There is a recession when there has been
Is it time to take the “Corporate” out of “Governance”?
Xander2019-04-17T01:09:03+01:00Corporate Governance has been described as “the system by which companies are directed and controlled”. Clearly this applies
Tone from the top – ethics, integrity and…profits & cash
Xander2019-04-17T01:11:08+01:00The term “tone from the top” is usually used to describe the way that directors create the atmosphere
Bonuses the good the bad and the downright ugly
David Lewis2019-04-17T01:12:12+01:00It is people's abilities and behaviours that drive business success. While training, leadership and motivation are critical to
Put your head in the Cloud – but keep your feet on the ground!
David Lewis2019-04-17T01:12:57+01:00A lot of the work I do is around the information that comes out of a computer or