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  •  James Bury

Energy costs to rise 15%. Are long contracts the answer?

11 May 2011 | Filed under: Cost reduction

Prices are rising, but are long term contracts the answer? Sometimes, but only if you get a genuinely good offer. Shopping around can be deceptive and make a bad price look a bargain. Some suppliers offer attractive headline rates, but profit from penalties hidden in the Ts & Cs. So how do you get the lowest overall cost?

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What royal marriages and minimising costs have in common.

03 May 2011 | Filed under: Cost reduction

The recent royal wedding was a magnificent occasion, and all good wishes go to William and Kate for a long and happy life together. However royal marriages have not always been such perfect partnerships, and if we cast our minds back nearly 500 years we see how ostensibly excellent ‘marriages’ can turn out to be [...]

Striking out unfair energy contracts

10 Mar 2010 | Filed under: Uncategorized

The GMB Union are reported by the BBC to be balloting staff for strike action over claims of bullying and customer exploitation.

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Online accounts

04 Mar 2010 | Filed under: Uncategorized

Is it time to chuck out your dinosaur of an accounts package? New hosted systems are well worth a look, as they incorporate sophisticated workflow features, and multiple user access via multiple platforms including Blackberry and iPhone.

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Brains are expensive

03 Mar 2010 | Filed under: Cost reduction

Did learning to cook make mankind the most powerful creature on the planet? What does this tell us about Delia, and can it help our own business?

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