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IT incident response and recovery
What is an IT incident response plan, how to respond to an IT security incident and recover your business operations.
Retail businesses and the environment
Guides to help your retail business lessen its impact on the environment and make a real difference on climate change.
Stock control administration
An administrator or stock controllers' duties, typical paperwork and auditing or checking stock
Payroll software: what it can and can't do
Understand what payroll software can and can't do, its capabilities and inputs required for pay rates, deductions and hours worked.
Choosing a payroll software supplier
How to choose a payroll software provider and understand the different factors, including electronic filing, operating costs and software updates.
Advantages and disadvantages of outsourcing your payroll
Understand the benefits and risks to your business of outsourcing your payroll to an accountant or a specialist payroll company.
How much stock should you keep?
Advantages and disadvantages of keeping either plenty of stock or very little
Using RFID for inventory control, stock security and quality management
RFID inventory management provides a highly versatile way to control and track stock
Stock security
Set up a security policy, prevent employee theft and ensure you comply with health and safety requirements
Stock control systems - keeping track using computer software
Sales order processing, automatic stock monitoring and how to choose the right stock control system
Different types of computerised payroll systems
Different types of computer payroll systems, including basic payroll packages and fully featured online or cloud-based payroll.
Retail business resource efficiency
How retail businesses can cut costs by reducing waste and using energy and water more efficiently.
Advantages and disadvantages of payroll software
Compare the pros and cons of computerised payroll over manual processing to help you decide which method is most suitable for your business.
Types of stock
The four main types of stock - raw materials and components, work in progress, finished goods and consumables
Control the quality of your stock
Stock and batch tracking, checking goods and the British Standards Institute scheme for quality management
Website layout and wireframing
Understand what makes a good website layout and hierarchy – and how to achieve this with wireframing and good design practices.
Plan your website content and structure
How to come up with content ideas, and plan, prioritise and organise information for your website.
Do you need payroll software?
Not every business needs payroll software - here's how to determine if you need a computerised payroll package for your business.
Payroll software features
Features and functionality to consider when choosing payroll software, including multi-user capability and reporting options.
Payroll software security and data protection
Find out how to safeguard your data if you're using payroll software and what data protection means for payroll.