Monthly Archives March 2019

6 Steps For Dealing With Suppliers That Have Restructured

6 Steps For Dealing With Suppliers That Have Restructured

March 27, 2019 | No Comments

I previously worked for two companies that had gone through major restructures or name changes. This meant: a complete change in internal processes a drive towards different elements changes to internal bureaucracy This lead to a more streamlined approach, getting things done quicker, and was sometimes necessarily brutally for survival. … but it can come at the expense of upsetting their Customers. During this process you may feel as though your Suppliers have been ignoring you. If your supplier is a large one, you may feel that you have not been successful in getting your point across. There are a
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3 Steps To Avoid Your Creditors Taking Legal Action

3 Steps To Avoid Your Creditors Taking Legal Action

March 20, 2019 | No Comments

What is a HCEO (High Court Enforcement Officer) and what do they do? Britain’s civil police force will, by any legal means necessary, enforce you to give up assets to pay for a CCJ, or a Judgment Debt. Often, this could have been avoided many days/months/weeks before. A few years back, I about the epidemic that was striking Britain, where Court Orders granted were unpaid. What some people forget is that many creditors will give the debtor (those at default on their Account with their Creditor) a chance to remedy their wrongs. They might do this through an abundance of
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Why Embracing Technological Change Is Vital To Business Growth

Why Embracing Technological Change Is Vital To Business Growth

March 13, 2019 | No Comments

Strikes, Ideological misfits, “colossal mistakes”, and monumental cost savings are now part of our global thoroughfare in order to improve business efficiency. The chaos that ensues when train companies strike is unfathomable. However, as this becomes more frequent, Senior Operations have some sort of idea as to the crowd numbers to expect to get London moving. What was the reason for those strikes? London Underground wanted to streamline its operations and bring in ticket-less counters, predominately in a bid to save costs. … with technological advances, it became possible. Change isn’t nice, but it’s necessary to survive To a lesser
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8 Tips For Small Business Owners With Late Paying Customers

8 Tips For Small Business Owners With Late Paying Customers

March 6, 2019 | No Comments

Some Small Business Owners I’ve known unfortunately shoot themselves in the foot by issuing out maximum credit terms. I understand, it may be one of your biggest Customers – and you need to keep them happy … … but if you offer them terms, they are unlikely to pay within the normal 30 day term period. Are you doing enough to avoid these pitfalls? If you’re just starting out in business or you need a better framework to govern your bad or late paying customers, here are 8 tips for you: Deposits If at all possible, get your Customers to
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