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Find support for open source software
Where to find support and training for implementing open source solutions in your business.
What is an environmental review?
An environmental review is a three-stage process of assessing environmental performance and making improvements.
Why making environmental improvements is good for business
Environmental improvements can improve your business image to attract and retain good staff and generate good publicity.
Motivating staff to make environmental improvements
How to gauge company-wide interest, appoint environmental champions, delegate responsibilities and encourage initiative.
Environmental teams and champions
Advice on choosing the right person or team to co-ordinate and facilitate your business culture change.
Make the financial case for environmental improvements
Carrying out investment appraisals can help to convince management about the viability of environmental improvements.
Ongoing environmental improvement
Plan and collect feedback, set targets, monitor success, change, adapt and re-evaluate to keep on track.
Maintain communication about environmental improvements
Keep sharing ideas, train staff, take time out, be honest if things go wrong, encourage and incentivise.
Changing your organisation's environmental culture
Create a new working culture with shared vision, good teamwork and improved environmental awareness.
Advantages of sourcing overseas
Understand the benefits of sourcing your products and materials overseas, and the issues that can arise when purchasing internationally.
The challenges of sourcing overseas
Understand the challenges of sourcing overseas, such as varying trade restrictions, language, cultural and legal differences, and business practices.
How to find an overseas supplier
Carry out due diligence to research suitable countries and individual overseas suppliers before agreeing a deal.
How to choose an overseas supplier
Price, quality and reliability are critical factors when choosing a supplier overseas.
Working with overseas suppliers
Importance of building a strong relationship with your overseas suppliers, managing quality and carrying out performance reviews.
Overseas supplier contracts
Overseas supplier agreements should cover pricing and trading terms in great detail, to ensure they offer the best way of avoiding disputes.
Key elements of strategic planning
Understand the essential questions that you should consider as part of your strategic planning process
Steps in the strategic planning process
Overview of strategic planning and management, and the importance of involving different levels of staff in the process
Types of strategic planning models
Using strategic models, such as Five Forces, SWOT or PESTLE analysis, can help you assess threats and opportunities facing your business
Implementing a strategic plan
How to implement and execute your strategic plan, and monitor performance against your business' strategic objectives
Using the internet for business
Reasons for using the internet in business, main considerations and common pitfalls businesses should be aware of.