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Grow your mid-market business with IT and technology

IT should be more than just a line item in your budget. It should be how you prepare for, drive, and sustain business growth. 

Turbulence is the new normal: let’s stop adding to it

Turbulence is the new normal: let’s stop adding to it

Some decades ago, a journalist asked UK Prime Minister Harold Macmillan what was the greatest challenge to his administration. His...

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Two ways to think about AI: advice for mid-market CEOs

Two ways to think about AI: advice for mid-market CEOs

Let’s get straight to the point: AI won’t put you out of business. But your competitors armed with AI might....

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Investing in technology, moving into new markets

Investing in technology, moving into new markets

Many mid-market business leaders see IT and technology as a straightforward business expense. The real visionaries understand that technology can...

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Solidifying your company culture

Solidifying your company culture

Meeting apps like Zoom and Teams have been incredibly useful for keeping businesses going during the pandemic. And now hybrid...

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The 3 key ways to transform your business with technology

The 3 key ways to transform your business with technology

The lockdown created an urgent need for many businesses to switch to home offices. It wasn’t easy, but it was...

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Unlocking business growth with technology

Unlocking business growth with technology

Once you have your core processes and technology sorted, it becomes much easier to look for new ways to grow....

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Backoffice automation

Backoffice automation

Automation can actually have a large and immediate impact on a mid-market business's bottom line. Our experts discuss an example...

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Board action plan: 10 ways to begin your digital transformation journey

Board action plan: 10 ways to begin your digital transformation journey

Ambitious business owners will always look to improve how their organisation functions. Digital transformation is one great way. It enables...

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Vision + CTO = efficiency and growth

Vision + CTO = efficiency and growth

The right CTO will help a business leader turn their vision into a reality. Find out how our expert CTOs...

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Making a roadmap for growth

Making a roadmap for growth

We all want to see our businesses grow, but without a technology roadmap for growth it can create a lot...

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CEO’s report: Your IT questions answered

CEO’s report: Your IT questions answered

Everything you wanted to know about IT and technology but were afraid to ask We wanted to know what mid-market...

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The power of technology: driving business growth

The power of technology: driving business growth

Technology can be a choke point for a mid-market business, or it can actually drive growth. Streamlining systems and processes,...

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CEO’s briefing: Technology roadmap for growth

CEO’s briefing: Technology roadmap for growth

As companies grow, their IT inevitably needs to change and develop. In reality, few companies follow a well planned path,...

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Improving Business Performance: 5 Key Areas for the Mid-Market

Improving Business Performance: 5 Key Areas for the Mid-Market

An economic cycle is over. We’re entering a period wherein war, commodity shocks, worker shortages, and calamitous politicians have made...

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What’s the best path to cyber security?

What’s the best path to cyber security?

Even the most well-funded organisations with the smartest technology have been victimized by cyber attacks. This is means that no...

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5 steps to ERP implementation

5 steps to ERP implementation

An Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) project is when you integrate all your company’s core processes into a single system—finance, HR,...

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Free IT Assessment for Growth

Get your free IT assessment for growth. It’s a brief, efficient discussion about your current IT systems, business applications, data,...

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6 reasons you can’t find workers (and what you can do about it)

6 reasons you can’t find workers (and what you can do about it)

For mid-market businesses, recruiting the right people is always a challenge. In today’s employment market, it can be near-impossible. Not...

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Top 4 benefits of hiring a digital strategy consultant

Top 4 benefits of hiring a digital strategy consultant

Many companies wonder what are the benefits of using a digital strategy consultant, a role often fulfilled by an experienced...

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How much does a Fractional CIO cost?

How much does a Fractional CIO cost?

Why should your business have a Fractional CIO? The Chief Information Officer (CIO) is a crucial role in a business,...

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What does a Fractional CIO do?

What does a Fractional CIO do?

CIO stands for 'Chief Information Officer.' It's a Board-level position responsible for technology, staff, and suppliers. CIOs also oversee systems,...

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What is a virtual CIO?

What is a virtual CIO?

A Chief Information Officer, or CIO, is a crucial role for a mid-market business. It is a Board-level position with...

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Mid-market report: Four steps to navigating inflation

Mid-market report: Four steps to navigating inflation

It sounds like something from the deep past of the 70s, like disco balls and flared trousers. But inflation is...

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The three top post-COVID concerns of mid-market CEOs

The three top post-COVID concerns of mid-market CEOs

We've been getting a surge of calls from mid-market CEOs. They're wisely planning for the end of the pandemic, but...

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The three-step strategy for hybrid working

The three-step strategy for hybrid working

The pandemic took us all by surprise, but we've had our eyes on hybrid working for some time. In 2018,...

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What is a CIO salary?

What is a CIO salary?

A Chief Information Officer (CIO) has the ultimate responsibility for technology, teams, and suppliers. They provide clear oversight of systems,...

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What is an IT Director’s salary?

What is an IT Director’s salary?

An IT Director supervises technology, teams and suppliers. They focus on delivery of IT services to support and improve a...

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CIO vs CTO: What’s the difference?

CIO vs CTO: What’s the difference?

It is quite easy to assume that a Chief Information Officer (CIO) is the same thing as a Chief Technology...

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What is the meaning of ‘CIO’?

What is the meaning of ‘CIO’?

First, there is a simpler question: What does the abbreviation ‘CIO’ stand for? The answer: ‘Chief Information Officer.’ But what...

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What is project management consultancy?

What is project management consultancy?

Project management consultancy is when an expert project manager from outside an organisation manages or oversees a project or contributes...

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Using IT to succeed in wholesale and distribution

Using IT to succeed in wholesale and distribution

It’s no secret that COVID and Brexit brought huge disruptions to the wholesale and distribution sectors. But they only complicated...

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Getting the basics right on using IT in wholesale and distribution

Getting the basics right on using IT in wholesale and distribution

This is a time of extraordinary change for the British market. Between Brexit and the pandemic, we’ve seen incredible shifts...

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The 6 keys to succeeding in logistics with IT

The 6 keys to succeeding in logistics with IT

‘Logistics’ is a big word. It encompasses wholesaling, distribution, carriage, warehousing, transportation, storage and more! More importantly, each aspect is...

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3 steps to online B2C: How to create a new channel

3 steps to online B2C: How to create a new channel

High street retail will recover, but spend may never quite return to previous levels. Restaurants and hotels will re-open, but...

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Technology strategy and vision

Technology strategy and vision

Companies that have a clear business strategy need a system and digital strategy to match. Each function of an ambitious...

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A CEO’s briefing: Solving systems integration problems

A CEO’s briefing: Solving systems integration problems

IT and Systems Integration problems can make a simple business feel complicated. Whether its the CRM system, Finance System, a...

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Board action plan: IT roadmap for growth

Board action plan: IT roadmap for growth

To download, save or print this CEO's Action Plan, click here Companies planning growth need to have a plan for...

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Who are Freeman Clarke?

Who are Freeman Clarke?

We are the UK's largest and most experienced team of CIOs, CTOs and IT Directors and work exclusively in the...

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What really is digital transformation?

What really is digital transformation?

Many mid-sized businesses simply see IT as a problem to be overcome or a beast that has to be fed....

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Digital transformations – Efficiency, effectiveness & risk management

Digital transformations – Efficiency, effectiveness & risk management

For many companies, the technology strategy begins and ends with technical details in which the Board have little interest. The...

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Demystifying AI: a guide for mid-market CEOs

Demystifying AI: a guide for mid-market CEOs

There is suddenly a lot of urgency around artificial intelligence and what it will mean for the future of business....

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What is digital transformation and where do you start?

What is digital transformation and where do you start?

Everyone is talking about Digital Transformation…what does it actually mean? If you're interested in learning how Digital Transformation can transform...

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6 steps to business clarity

6 steps to business clarity

At Freeman Clarke, we use the term ‘vision’ quite often. But we don’t only mean imagining what’s down the road...

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Using systems & digital to grow your business

Using systems & digital to grow your business

Companies planning growth need to have a plan for how their technology can support and drive this growth allowing them...

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Custom software & digital

Custom software & digital

Custom software is an opportunity to build real competitive advantage, making your business unique and adding business value. But custom...

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Bitcoin, blockchain — the next big thing?

Bitcoin, blockchain — the next big thing?

Blockchain is yet another new tech that promises to change the business world and, not surprisingly, it’s easy to be...

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Bitcoin – What is it and what does it mean to businesses?

Bitcoin – What is it and what does it mean to businesses?

What is Bitcoin? Bitcoin is a “crypto currency” that was created in 2009. It has many (or perhaps all) of...

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Team development & leadership

Team development & leadership

Your IT team and tech suppliers should be part of your growth strategy, helping to drive improvements in efficiency, customer...

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Cyber security and compliance strategy for non-technical board members

Cyber security and compliance strategy for non-technical board members

Cyber and compliance are huge threats, but for a non-technical board member it’s difficult to set direction and strategy if...

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Why does blockchain matter to my business?

Why does blockchain matter to my business?

When the last page is written on the bizarre Bitcoin story, many people believe the conclusion will be that the...

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Bitcoin? Blockchain? I’m already lost!

Bitcoin? Blockchain? I’m already lost!

When the last page is written on the bizarre Bitcoin story, many people believe the conclusion will be that the...

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Preparing for strategic IT demands from corporate clients

Preparing for strategic IT demands from corporate clients

Providing services or product to corporate clients can be a lucrative opportunity. Large, stable clients can be a good market...

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Top 10 tips for effective IT supplier management – Infographic

Top 10 tips for effective IT supplier management – Infographic

To download, save or print this infographic click here The IT Suppliers you use in your business are a critical...

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Managing partner’s briefing on IT’s role in successful legal services

Managing partner’s briefing on IT’s role in successful legal services

The context for IT in the legal sector is changing but the winners are those with, amongst other essentials, a...

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