Undergo an energy audit The most effective way to analyze how much energy you are currently using and to search for ways to save is by undergoing an energy audit. These audits are typically provided for free by your utility company. A trained technician will visit your business in person to examine your current setup, […]
Most business owners prepare their own value-added tax returns. This, however, tends to be boring and time-consuming, and given the many important aspects of a business, the time is better spent on other tasks. As such, when it comes to VAT returns, it’s imperative to ensure that you claim back all you can and minimize […]
Customer service is a major concern for all companies, but it also is often very difficult and time-consuming to manage effectively in-house. The best solution for this problem is to hire an inbound call center company to handle all of your basic customer issues and questions for you. When you choose to hire a call […]
It is that time of month again – the time when bills need to get paid and stress levels rise. If you are experiencing a cash-flow problem, it’s time to look into your loan options. Unfortunately, if you have bad credit, you may find that your options quite limited. In fact, you will definitely find […]
Invariably Golf-based and always classified as such, reports Iain Robertson, has never hindered the Octavia model’s perpetual hunt for recognition, which has been helped immeasurably by a reputation for total reliability and market acceptability. Volkswagen may have its problems to contend with but nobody will deny that its transformative actions carried out on many of […]
When great British carmaker Aston Martin announced a £6m twin-car subscription offer, Iain Robertson found it tough to disguise his disbelief, although, with the first reliability trials reaching completion and handovers commencing, it is suspended. We have a lot to be proud of, in our troubled little nation. When commentators talk of us being little […]
Apart from some obscure Japanese domestic market 4x4s, Ignis’s place in the European sub-compact go-almost-anywhere scene is only contested by the Fiat Panda 4×4, writes Iain Robertson, which it can trump at every juncture. There is a question to ask: how important is 4×4 technology? Well, if you live on an unadopted lane, or somewhere […]
Provided with an exclusive ‘behind closed doors’ appreciation of one of our nation’s important car brands, Iain Robertson agrees that the right creative environment is essential to its ongoing development and survival in an increasingly challenging scene. Not normally accessible to motoring journalists, the design studios of various carmakers are strictly off-limits. Protected by an […]
Let’s face it, effective management of finances is an integral part of running a successful business, whether new or established. It’s one area you simply cannot afford to overlook or manage sloppily if you’re looking to establish a sustainable brand or company. Even then, a lot of new business owners find accounting to be quite […]
Working to a more evolutionary than revolutionary ethos, reports Iain Robertson, Renault’s highly popular Captur continues its customer captivating process with a fresh raft of satisfying design, engineering and detail changes that go deeper than expected. It is not so long ago that most things ‘French’ were epitomised by their style and complete ease in […]
