Four experts explain why they think an ERP is an essential tool for an SME. Robert Sinfield, Global Head of Product, Sage, outlines his thoughts below. In today’s fast-paced and competitive business climate, small- and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) face numerous challenges in managing their...

Miller UK is a leading supplier of buckets and couplers for earthmoving manufacturers. It enables its customers to easily change their machinery accessories to maximise production hours and increase yields. Like most companies, it has seen a number of challenges during the last few years. It...

Sowvital, a creator of premium horticultural products, is using Oracle NetSuite to support its ambition to reconnect people and their plants with science-led botanical care. With NetSuite, Sowvital has been able to take advantage of an integrated business system to gain insights across its...

Financial software can make a huge difference to the success of an SME. Branden Jenkins, Chief Operating Officer, Medius, said: “Historic inflation levels, a looming recession and the possibility of another black swan event have all heavily impacted the current boardroom mentality of...

In uncertain economic times, small businesses are being squeezed from all sides. Alex von Schirmeister, Managing Director, UK & EMEA, Xero, explains hows small- and medium-sized companies can cope with late payments. He said: “Late payments – alongside high inflation and energy...

UK-based business, Virginia Hayward, which sells a range of luxury gift hampers, is now able to work ahead of schedule by seven days, with 80% less man hours required – all by engaging with Managed Print Services (MPS) and Outsourced Document Services (ODS) from Apogee. The client Offering...

M-Files, a global leader in information management, has announced that the company achieved 33% year-over-year (YOY) growth in subscription revenue and 40% growth in new customer sales in 2022. M-Files continued to dominate the small and medium-sized business market and drive value into the...

Companies are facing an ever-growing compliance burden as regulations increase and with skilled talent hard to come by, finance teams are trying to do more with less. Businesses in the SME bracket will potentially feel this more than larger corporations who may have bigger,...

Family-owned businesses (FOBs) are built for resilience. However, when these businesses grow to a certain size, the financial cracks can start to show. A lack of standardised processes, integrated systems and directed growth strategies can make it difficult for FOBs to meet their potential....

Arrow Business Communications is a UK company which offers end-to-end technology solutions to enable connection and collaboration with colleagues and customers. The company has grown significantly through multiple acquisitions, and it needed to ensure all acquired businesses consolidated into a...