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	<title>Denis Brennan</title>
	<link>http://auditelconsultants.co.uk/denisbrennan</link>
	<description>Just another Auditel Consultant Blogs weblog</description>
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		<title>The Beeb&#8230; can UK business learn?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dame Patricia Hodgson, Trustee of the BBC, could be heard on Radio Four&#8217;s flagship Today programme this morning (listen here) commenting on the need for expenditure cuts at the Corporation (in a preview story that was later confirmed as the BBC announced the cull of Radio Six Music and  the Asian Network together with a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://auditelconsultants.co.uk/denisbrennan/2010/03/02/the-beeb-can-uk-business-learn/</link>
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		<title>Orange and T Mobile cleared to merge</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As mobile telephony becomes more and more mainstream, this recent news emerging from the European Commission is of particular importance to the UK business community. Do you really understand your business&#8217;s mobile phone bills &#8211; bundled minutes and text messages, cash-back, lead numbers &#8230;? In this ever more important and ever less-clear area of business [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://auditelconsultants.co.uk/denisbrennan/2010/03/02/orange-and-t-mobile-cleared-to-merge/</link>
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		<title>Business Rates 2005-2009 &#8211; Last chance saloon</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There is less than a month to go until the March 31 deadline to lodge claims for a reduction for the five years since 2005. A new business-rating cycle begins in April but if you feel your business has been overpaying rates in recent years, you have only a few weeks in which to act. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://auditelconsultants.co.uk/denisbrennan/2010/03/02/business-rates-2005-2009-last-chance-saloon/</link>
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		<title>Could you save real money on your stationery costs?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In my dealings with prospective and actual clients, many people express concern about their energy bills. “Can you do something about my electricity and gas prices?” Well of course, we can and do, not only reducing tariffs but analysing usage, advising on correct pricing profiles etc… However, many businesses seem to be unaware of other [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://auditelconsultants.co.uk/denisbrennan/2010/02/06/could-you-save-real-money-on-your-stationery-costs/</link>
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		<title>Business Rates Revaluation &#8211; No time to lose! Act now!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[SOARING costs and rising taxes are pushing pub landlords towards calling last orders for the final time, it was warned yesterday.
The industry fears a rise in duty and an expected increase in VAT will lead to more pubs closing at a time when landlords are struggling with higher transport, waste and utility bills.
Research suggests increases [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://auditelconsultants.co.uk/denisbrennan/2009/12/12/business-rates-revaluation-no-time-to-lose-act-now/</link>
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		<title>Make your cost-reduction programmes succeed</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In ‘Surviving the Downturn’, the Institute of Chartered Accountants offers this advice to directors and advisers. ‘Now is a good time to review your cost structure. If you need to make savings, examine carefully how you can get the best value out of your business, enabling you to emerge leaner and fitter.’
Yet, accountants KPMG reveal, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://auditelconsultants.co.uk/denisbrennan/2009/12/12/make-your-cost-reduction-programmes-succeed/</link>
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		<title>Charities &#8211; the importance of cost saving</title>
		<description><![CDATA[‘Charities are facing rising demand and shrinking incomes during the recession and a third are now unsure about the future. However, 21% have tried to reduce office and energy costs.’
reported the Charity Commission last month. Clearly, and especially in this difficult climate, there are many more who would profit by taking this step. 
This comes [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://auditelconsultants.co.uk/denisbrennan/2009/11/02/charities-the-importance-of-cost-saving/</link>
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		<title>Energy Prices &#8211; an alternative view</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In my last post, I brought to your attention an OFGEM report that forecast large price rises over the next ten years. In the Daily Telegraph of October 16th , their respected energy writer, Rowena Mason, highlighted a report from Morgan Stanley, largely based upon National Grid predictions. This report suggests that we are and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://auditelconsultants.co.uk/denisbrennan/2009/11/02/energy-prices-an-alternative-view/</link>
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		<title>Energy Prices &#8211; where are they heading?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A recent OFGEM report forecasts big increases in energy prices over the next ten years, perhaps showing their biggest rise in 2016. This comes on the back of a need to invest perhaps £200bn in the infrastructure.
See the news story in The Times
Is it time for your business to review your energy costs? Call Auditel [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://auditelconsultants.co.uk/denisbrennan/2009/10/18/energy-prices-where-are-they-heading/</link>
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		<title>Brokers, Buying Consortia, Consultants and other intermediaries</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When I meet a prospective client, I’m often asked “What’s the difference between all these consultants and brokers who claim to get me better prices for my utilities?” I thought I’d take a few minutes just to address that question.
The first point to consider is also the most important: My company, Auditel does much more [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://auditelconsultants.co.uk/denisbrennan/2009/10/18/brokers-buying-consortia-consultants-and-other-intermediaries/</link>
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