Business

Rules of engagement - How to attract and retain staff

Ruth Campbell   28 November, 2018

The concept of skill shortages is no foreign entity to the UK’s trades industries - as years have gone by, the number of available and skilled contractors and engineers has seemingly found a familiar pattern through which it ebbs and flows.

Business

Using SMS to communicate with your customers

Richard Pratley   20 November, 2018

Text Request is a website perhaps most well known for their article ‘How Many Texts Do People Send Every Day’, at least, that’s according to their own stats in the report that say the page has been one of the best performing for the site.

Business

Nothing is more expensive than a missed opportunity

Rupa Datta   20 November, 2018

Since I joined simPRO 12 months ago, I’ve been working with trade businesses with a view to help them improve their business operations with software. So when I recently needed to call on the services of a plumber to fix my boiler at home, I was disappointed that the service I received didn’t meet the standard I expected.

Business

Tackling Tool Theft

Simon Tushingham Jones   8 November, 2018

Research released from the Federation of Master Builders (FMB)* in mid-October revealed some disappointing data: numbers showed that more than half of UK builders have at some point fallen victim to tool theft.

Business

simPRO Partner Network - The Digital Practice: Getting value from apps

Ian Phillips   25 October, 2018

Xero Partner Team Manager, Ian Phillips, highlights the essential apps that Xero Partner Firms should embrace to improve efficiency, but also ones that work seamlessly with Xero to provide clients with an end to end cloud solution.

Business

Xerocon London 2018 - where accountants and technology join forces

Mathew Wray   25 October, 2018

Next month the cloud accounting powerhouse, Xero, opens the doors to its annual conference - Xerocon London 2018.

Business

Building strong foundations for business growth

Richard Pratley   5 October, 2018

When looking to grow a business, owners look to either increase revenue or reduce costs but there are other areas of the business that can be forgotten which are essential to the success of the business.

Business

Keep your customers happy and profits in your pocket with job management software

Madeline Reynolds   18 September, 2018

In this fluctuating global economy, a key interest for consumers is value for money. It is because of this common concern that businesses are now, more than ever, under pressure to deliver a service that not only meets customer expectations in quality, but also price range.

Business, Experts

Mobile Printers in the Field Service Industry

Ged Cairns   12 September, 2018

The mobile print market is growing and this is opening up an array of opportunities for our partners.

Business

5 ways job management software can increase productivity

Richard Pratley   7 September, 2018

There are countless ways job management software can speed up the full end-to-end process for you, your workforce and your customers.

If you’ve wondered how you can make efficiencies across your entire business with technological advancements, here’s five ways to do so.