Berkshire-based, Filestream Systems Ltd discuss how to prepare for the upcoming changes to Windows operating systems. The tech industry is getting ready for a big shift on 14th October 2025, as Microsoft prepare to stop all support for Windows 10 from this autumn date. Industry professionals across the world are starting to discuss the impacts of this discontinuing of support and sharing how people and businesses can prepare for this. Filestream Ltd, a specialist innovative document management company, are calling out for people to get ready for this change. Operations Director, Layla Cockburn, is providing insight into how the closing of Windows 10 will affect many. “Discontinuing Windows 10 support means that Microsoft will…
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With cybersecurity being a priority in every boardroom, SME business leaders are particularly pressurised, with lower budgets than their larger counterparts. Threat levels are high, with as many as 43% of businesses and three in ten charities experiencing some kind of cyber security breach or attack in the last 12 months. Beyond resources, there could also be another key barrier to SMEs taking adequate cybersecurity action. It seems friction amongst leadership is creating a divide in business with lack of a CISO or cybersecurity representative at board level being common. This cavalier approach may leave companies wide open to successful…
Setting a company vision is crucial to guiding a team or organisation towards a successful future. After all, if you don’t know where you are heading as an organisation, how will you know you are on the right path, or ever going to get there? Developing and embedding a well-defined company vision provides direction, inspires motivation, and ensures your team is working together towards one common goal with a united sense of purpose. Sue Carr, director of marketing and PR agency V Formation, provides advice on setting a vision for your company. What is a vision? A company vision is…
Alex Campbell and Katie Friedman—co-founders of Gold Mind Academy and authors of ADHD… Now What?, a new book (out 21 July) on understanding ADHD wiring and reclaiming your power—draw on over a decade of experience helping organisations move from theory to meaningful neurodiversity support. It’s easy to talk about “supporting neurodivergent staff” in theory. But what does that actually mean day to day, especially when not everyone has a diagnosis, or even identifies as neurodivergent yet? That’s the challenge many workplaces face. Over the last decade, we’ve worked with many organisations trying to be more inclusive. What we’ve learned is…
Late payments are a huge headache for UK SMEs. Nearly three-quarters of UK SMEs are grappling with overdue invoices, with one survey finding an average of £96,000 owed per business in late payments. This cash flow squeeze can choke a small company’s growth and even threaten its survival – the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) estimates 50,000 business closures a year could be avoided if customers paid on time. Put simply, waiting months for payments isn’t just an inconvenience; it’s a critical problem holding back our entrepreneurs. John Day is Sales Director and Shareholder at Apollo Business Finance, a UK-based…
Matthew Ekholm, Digital Product Passport and Circularity Specialist at Protokol looks at how businesses should use the EU legislation as a proof point to appeal to a growing sustainable consumer and effectively eliminate accusations of greenwashing Issues surrounding sustainability continue to heighten in the modern world, with businesses knowing too well the demand on them to become more eco-conscious enterprises. In fact, as 70% of consumers admit they are now willing to pay more for products from sustainable brands, it is more important than ever that businesses turn on their green agenda. Moreover, as more reusable and refillable products enter…
Constant Contact, the leading digital marketing and automation platform for small businesses and nonprofits, and Enterprise Nation, has announced the winners of the Small Business, Big Break competition. In a game-changing initiative designed to propel the nation’s most innovative small businesses into the spotlight, three outstanding SMEs have each been awarded a share of a marketing package worth over £300,000, including TV advertising thanks to support from Channel 4 alongside tailored digital marketing support. At a special pitch event held on July 14 in London, eight dynamic small businesses – chosen out of thousands of hopeful entrepreneurs who entered the…
Vivek Savani, UK Country Manager of iBanFirst. looks at four ways SMEs can protect profit margins amid global trade shifts. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are the power engines of our UK economy, accounting for 16.6 million jobs and generating a total estimated turnover of £2.8 trillion. However, market instability following ‘Liberation Day’ placed pressure on SMEs’ profit margins – especially for those engaged in international trade. In April, the UK economy contracted by 0.3% as businesses cut jobs and cancelled investment plans in response to higher taxes and uncertainty fuelled by Trump’s tariff war. This has undoubtedly shaken business…
Asking ChatGPT a single Query uses 0.34 watt-hours of energy, which is 10 times more energy than a traditional Google search. So, how much could ChatGPT usage be costing UK users, and how is this set to increase along with other household and business bills over the next decade? As part of their research into the future cost of business energy bills, the business energy experts, Utility Bidder, have revealed how much small, medium and large hospitality businesses could be expected to pay for their energy bills in the next ten years – and ChatGPT users will see associated usage energy costs…
DeepL, a leading global Language AI company, today announced several updates to its live speech translation solution, DeepL Voice, including expanded language support and advanced meeting productivity features, with an integration with Zoom Meetings coming soon. As adoption accelerates among enterprises such as Inetum, Cybozu and Brioche Pasquier, these enhancements further position DeepL Voice as an essential solution for seamless multilingual communication in today’s global workplace. “Global businesses can’t afford to be slowed down by language barriers. That’s why over 200,000 business customers trust DeepL to help them communicate clearly every day,” said Jarek Kutylowski, CEO and Founder of DeepL. “These new updates to DeepL Voice…