Articles

  • Answers HR expands into Canada
    20 Jan 2010

    One of our partners is celebrating going global by breaking into the Canadian market.

    Answers in a box has launched its new human resource management system, Answers HR into the Canadian market by signing a strategic partnership with Ontario-based consultancy ENGAGE human resources solutions, who will distribute the product, following support from UK Trade and Investment.

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  • Big in Event Management
    2 Jul 2009

    Remember Victor Kiam? "I loved it so much I bought the company"? North East entrepreneur Emma Cartmell has just done a similar deal except with a modern twist - she loved her event management software so much she bought the global rights to market it!

    Back in 2006, Emma's leading UK events company The Whyman Group asked software authors GreyRidge to design some event management software for the business. The software then proved so successful that she realised that it had great international potential.

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  • Fighting Back - The Recruitment War
    16 Jul 2009

    According to recent research, the UK recruitment sector shrank 0.6% in the second quarter of 2009, and 1.5% in the fourth quarter – the biggest fall since 1980. We are now in the most difficult economic climate since Mrs Thatcher first came to power at the height of the cold war, so how can we keep our recruitment agency competitive and stay on the top of the game?

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  • Can Technology Change the Way We Franchise?
    15 Jul 2009

    Being a part of a franchise business can be hard in today’s economic climate. Whether you are developing your own franchise business or looking to join another, you need to outsmart the competition, keep your overheads down and above all conquer the ever talked about recession. So how can you not only survive the recession, but come out the other end smiling? One common claim by franchisors is that software can be a valuable weapon, helping you manage and grow your business. But are these claims really true?

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  • Franchise Supplier Showcase
    10 Jul 2009

    On Nov 18 2009, GreyRidge is attending the leading franchise supplier event, the Franchise Supplier Showcase.

    The Franchise Supplier Showcase works with specialist suppliers to help franchisors and their franchisees to improve efficiency and increase productivity. The annual event is held on November 18th at the NEC in Birmingham.

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  • The PC Support Group
    10 Jul 2009

    Care and quality at the heart of The PC Support Group

    Ever heard of the phrase "more haste, less speed"?

    The PC Support franchise founders Phil Bird and Simon Albert are committed to this idea and they believe that it is now bringing them solid results. The PC Support Group is now the leading UK franchise dedicated to delivering outsourced IT support to smaller businesses. It is a business based on careful promotion of a winning brand formula.

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  • Quality Management without Paper
    8 Jul 2009

    Equas SmartPro, the largest UK franchise dedicated to creating ISO management systems, announced today that it is launching a new software version of its ISO software product that could change the way that quality and environmental management systems are perceived.

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  • Software in a Recession?
    2 Jul 2009

    Success comes from companies who continually stay focused, outsmart their competitors and find new ways to keep their overheads down. So in this economic crisis, how can you not only keep your business above water, but turn the recession to your advantage? One common claim by experts is that software can be a valuable weapon, helping you manage and grow your business, but are these claims really true?

    Here we are focussing on the recession hit construction industry.

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