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Business processes

Tips for more effective business processes.

This section contains tips and ideas for more effective business processes...

Benchmarking best practice

Ways to monitor your progress and efficiency.

Designing for profit

Good product design is at the heart of business profitability.

Does your business pass the risk test?

A business risk assessment checklist.

Get better deals from suppliers

How to negotiate with suppliers while keeping good relations.

Is outsourcing the best strategy?

Which functions are best outsourced?

Making the most of your company meetings

Don’t waste time in board or company meetings.

Should you buy in or manufacture materials?

Checklist for the pros and cons of in-house manufacturing.

Stock answers

Inefficient stock management can be one of the biggest drains on profitability.

Ten reasons to benchmark your business

The benefits of benchmarking.

When cutting costs is counterproductive

Improving profits without just cutting costs.

20 Feb 2026

Fiscal policy 'needs a rethink', says business group

The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has warned the government that the UK's current fiscal policy 'needs a rethink'.

19 Feb 2026

Uncertainty hanging over UK trade prospects

UK import and export trade prospects remain uncertain, according to the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC).

18 Feb 2026

Inflation rate falls to 3% in year to January

The UK inflation rate was 3% in the year to January, down from 3.4% in December, according to the latest date from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).