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		<title>Threat to Big Four highlights value of Auditel’s service</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Auditel's Free Business Healthcheck provides the independent overhead cost review which auditors are unlikely to undertake.]]></description>
		<link>http://auditelconsultants.co.uk/stephengaubert/2011/09/28/threat-to-big-four-highlights-value-of-auditel%e2%80%99s-service/</link>
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		<title>Making 2012 work for you – the Olympic opportunity</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The 2012 Olympics provides significant opportunities for businesses; to obtain the maximum benefit it is good idea to review all overhead costs and ensure that they are providing best value.]]></description>
		<link>http://auditelconsultants.co.uk/stephengaubert/2011/09/26/making-2012-work-for-you-%e2%80%93-the-olympic-opportunity/</link>
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		<title>New pension costs for SMEs starting in 2012</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The government has agreed that all UK businesses, regardless of size, should offer a company pension scheme or enrol their staff into the new National Employment Savings Trust (Nest).   The key objectives are to ensure that all employers provide an adequate pension scheme for their eligible employees and to make sure people who often change [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://auditelconsultants.co.uk/stephengaubert/2010/10/27/new-pension-costs-for-smes-starting-in-2012/</link>
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		<title>Energy after the Comprehensive Spending Review</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Almost a week has gone by since the Comprehensive Spending Review, and the emphasis from David Cameron and Vince Cable at yesterday’s CBI Conference was to identify key investment initiatives, increase pressure on the banks to lend to SMEs and exhort the private sector to provide the jobs to enable the economy to grow and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://auditelconsultants.co.uk/stephengaubert/2010/10/26/energy-after-the-comprehensive-spending-review/</link>
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		<title>Introducing outsourcing into purchasing departments to improve business value</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The role of outsourcing in any organisation can be a controversial subject – the focus of the debate is often on why outsource, what services should be outsourced and how to manage and control the outsourced function in order to deliver the objectives of the underlying business. For many organisations the tendency is to look [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://auditelconsultants.co.uk/stephengaubert/2010/10/25/introducing-outsourcing-into-purchasing-departments-to-improve-business-value/</link>
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		<title>Energy outlook – Autumn 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I recently attended the Major Energy Users’ Council’s Autumn Roadshow.   The theme of the event was to look at the current market conditions and look forward at some of the major changes forecast in the immediate and long-term future. This week will be a major milestone for UK energy projects &#8211; Chris Huhne has today [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://auditelconsultants.co.uk/stephengaubert/2010/10/18/energy-outlook-%e2%80%93-autumn-2010/</link>
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		<title>Green Report identifies the challenge for managing costs across all sectors</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The recent Efficiency Review by Sir Philip Green has highlighted some of the more outrageous purchasing decisions by government.   The Report contains many examples of wastage, but it also highlights the underlying reasons, which come partly from the huge scale of the government machine, but also from the lack of coordination and communication. The Report [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://auditelconsultants.co.uk/stephengaubert/2010/10/18/green-report-identifies-the-challenge-for-managing-costs-across-all-sectors/</link>
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		<title>Reduce your Utilities costs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In the weekly newsletter from a local Accountancy Practice I came across this short guide as to how organisations can make considerable savings in utilities costs.   Here are some of their cost-cutting ideas: Offer bonuses and other incentives for noteworthy conservation, and circulate copies of your firm&#8217;s energy bills to remind employees of your commitment [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://auditelconsultants.co.uk/stephengaubert/2010/10/14/reduce-your-utilities-costs/</link>
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		<title>Reducing Facilities Costs – Stationery focus</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I will be at the Total Workplace Management event this Thursday (October 7) – www.twmexpo.com  (Stand E38), and my blogs this week are focussing on a number of key issues for Facilities Managers.   Previously I have looked at Energy, Telecommunications and Waste; today I will review Stationery. The stationery budget in most organisations is highly [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://auditelconsultants.co.uk/stephengaubert/2010/10/07/reducing-facilities-costs-%e2%80%93-stationery-focus/</link>
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		<title>Reducing Facilities costs &#8211; Waste focus</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I will be at the Total Workplace Management event this Wednesday and Thursday (October 6/7) – www.twmexpo.com  (Stand E38), and my blogs this week are focussing on a number of key issues for Facilities Managers.   Previously I have looked at Energy and Telecommunications; on Thursday I will review Stationery and today I am concentrating on [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://auditelconsultants.co.uk/stephengaubert/2010/10/06/reducing-facilities-costs-waste-focus/</link>
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