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Digital Marketing Trends for 2025 – Don’t Get Left Behind! 

Guest article from Alison Moffatt – Bubble Creative Solutions The digital world around us is changing rapidly. This is having an impact on all areas of business and digital marketing is no exception. With the amount of digital noise in various industries, how can we stay on top of digital marketing trends in 2025? Keeping […]

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Then vs Now

As we celebrate 10 years at Essendon, let’s take a moment to reflect on how things have changed since 2014. Remote Working In 2014, only 13.9% of people worked remotely – it was far from the norm. However, fast forward to 2024, after the pandemic and widespread office closures, that number has risen to 16%. […]

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The Phishing-as-a-Service trend helping drive up cyber attacks

Guest article from Lionel Naidoo from Dragon IS – It’s Cyber Security Awareness Month, which once again shines a spotlight on the growing cyber threat facing businesses.   Did you know, last year cybercriminals stole an estimated £30.5 billion from UK firms. The equivalent of almost £60,000 every minute! One of the most successful tactics […]

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How Could AI Help Boost Your Productivity

A guest article from Lionel Naidoo from Dragon IS It feels like everyone is talking about Artificial Intelligence (AI) right now – and it’s no surprise, with the last 12 months seeing an explosion in AI-driven tools hitting the market, including releases from big names such as Google and Microsoft.  For businesses of all sizes […]

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Overpaying Your Mortgage: Should You Do It?

A guest article from Sheilpa Panchal from Q&A Financial Solutions Hardly a day goes by without the cost of living hitting the headlines. For many homeowners the increasing costs of owning and running a home is having a huge impact on household budgets. Even if you are near the top end of your monthly budget, […]

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22/23 Tax Return Trees Planted Total

Our final donation to The National Trust ‘Plant A Tree Fund’ for this tax year brings us up to a total of 645 trees! That’s one tree for every tax return we have filed. We are committed to making our world a greener place, and this is just one of the ways we can do […]

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Is The UK Drowning in Data and Decisions?

With software available that can gather data on all aspects of business performance, it’s no surprise that people are feeling overwhelmed and sometimes underqualified to make business decisions.

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The Cost of Living Crisis and How it is Effecting so Many Households

The current cost of living crisis is having a significant impact on many households. With increasing food prices and soaring energy prices, many families are left wondering how they can get by.

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Could We Become A Cashless Society?

Within the next decade, 15 countries are set to go cashless, including seven within Europe. In the UK, could we become a cashless society? What barriers will we be facing? And how do we get there?

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21/22 Tax return trees planted

We have recently made another donation to the National Trust to plant 48 trees, that’s a total of 82 trees so far!

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All About The Prompt Payment Code

When it comes to customers paying invoices, and having to deal with spiralling costs, it’s no surprise that the survival of at least 400,000 small businesses is in doubt …

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