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Helping businesses to survive and thrive beyond COVID

1st October 2020

CM System Designs are proud to offer Chamber members a one-to-one consultation to review their remote working plan. Join up for a free, no-obligation consultation with one of our business analysts to discover how you can protect and grow your business.

Within the consultation, you will learn how enhancing your online capabilities can help your business not just to recover but also to prosper, increase efficiency & profitability and learn how to make your business available from anywhere, at any time.

Many companies responded to the pandemic with a (not so) simple ‘Lift & Shift’, where they distributed their existing office architecture remotely and quickly adopted platforms like Teams and Slack to coordinate their business process.

After many years of reticence to embrace Digital Transformation, this enforced move has proven a surprising and enlightening experience. The sky didn’t fall, their remote working staff ended up being happier & more productive and previously overlooked opportunities opened up in dealing with their customers in the digital domain.

Now is the time for companies to consolidate this experience and take the next step towards a more integrated and better structured digital platform to support their business.

With over 30 years’ experience in delivering Digital Workplace Solutions, we’re offering this free consultation to help SMEs understand how they can better protect and grow their businesses by implementing a properly structured digital workspace.

If this will help you or you know someone would benefit from this, then you can request a free consultation here or call us on 01306 711258.

Apprenticeships… the new (ish) word on the street!

Ben Geeson, Head of Business Development – Guildford College – Never a week (or sometimes even a day) goes by without a Government spokesperson mentioning the word ‘Apprenticeship’. Over the past 2 or 3 years the accelerator…

CEO’s Column – Louise Punter, Surrey Chambers

Louise Punter, CEO – Surrey Chambers of Commerce – One of the massive benefits of being in Surrey is the access to two international airports. For obvious reasons the connectivity to the world is really important to a growing business…

The new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

Peter Quilter, Director of Corporate and Commercial Banking, NatWest Guildford – The media is always full of reports around data breaches and cyber security, but the laws relating to the data your business keeps and how you store and protect it are changing?

New BTL rules mean higher tax bills for many

Rod Milne, Joint Managing Director of Financial Specialists, HFS Milbourne, and Irena Padol, tax partner, Bessler Hendrie, Chartered Accountants look at the implications of the new tax rules for buy to let investments

The Brand Guide from Liven Creative

Andrew Myles, Creative Director – Liven creative – To thrive and prosper, brands must evolve. Welcome to Liven Creative’s Brand Guide. To evolve, they must take into account a wide range of internal and external factors.

Rebranding Your Business by Liven Creative

Andrew Myles, Liven creative – A while back, we wrote an article highlighting when’s a good time to rebrand. Here we expand on the topic, and look more closely at when and how to approach a successful and impactful rebranding.

Recruitment Vs Grow your Own

Frankie Tierney, Herrington Carmichael Solicitors – Recruiting externally will always be necessary to some degree, but it is worth thinking about how you can use other options. However rigorous a recruitment programme is, you never really…

CEO’s Column – Louise Punter, Surrey Chambers

Louise Punter, CEO – Surrey Chambers of Commerce – We stand at critical moment for the UK economy, as we begin to prepare for when the country formally leaves the European Union. That makes this autumn’s Budget more vital than most…

Now Is a Good Time to Secure Your Website

The search giant Google takes web security very seriously and in January its Chrome browser started to flag HTTP websites with insecure password and credit card fields as “Not Secure”. At the beginning of October Google…

Manchester’s Private Rental Market

The property market in Manchester, the UK’s ‘second city’ and the heart of the Northern Powerhouse, has been booming in recent years as a result of increased investment and regeneration.

CEO’s Column – Louise Punter, Surrey Chambers

Louise Punter, CEO – Surrey Chambers of Commerce – This week’s column could not be written without significant reference to the Budget delivered by the Chancellor last Wednesday.

Ensure a Smooth Transition When Relocating

“Nothing in London is certain but expense”, said William Shenstone, the 18th-century poet. Today, that feeling remains mutual. Many businesses are relocating outside of London…

Why integrating communications matters in 2018

Customers don’t think of brands in terms of digital marketing, advertising, PR or social media, so it makes sense that you shouldn’t either. Successfully integrating these communication disciplines makes sure your brand messaging is consistent and effective. Integrated communications is not

Carillion Collapse – does it affect you?

News of the collapse of Carillion is sending shock waves throughout the construction sector as well as other industries. Thousands of suppliers and sub-contractors face the prospect of not being paid for work that has already been completed and invoiced.

The Need for Speed

Do you sometimes feel you are drowning in communications? A groaning inbox when you come back from leave. The abundance of social media platforms promising “6 tips for a more focussed sales team” or fascinating video recipes which transform into

GDPR and audit – how are you managing the risk?

As the deadline for GDPR implementation gets nearer, 25 May 2018, it is becoming more important for businesses to hone in on their responsibilities. The penalties for getting it wrong could be costly, with the maximum fine increasing from £500,000

Talent shortages endangering the UK’s growth

Smaller and growing businesses are struggling to hire the right talent, according to the most recent survey from Smith & Williamson, the accountancy, tax and investment management group. 66% of businesses are seeking new hires, according to the Enterprise Index

A basic guide to GDPR for small businesses

1. What is the Data Protection Act about? The main aim of the Act is to promote a high standard of handling personal information to protect the individual’s right to privacy. This Act applies to all companies which hold

Dividend Allowance reduction to have wide impact

The tax rules surrounding dividends have changed drastically in recent years. The tax- free Dividend Allowance has dropped from £5,000 to £2,000 per annum from April 2018. This change could have a significant impact on many, whether you own shares

Surgeons & pilots: what do they have in common?

Training eye surgeons and pilots: what do they have in common? Business and entrepreneurship benefit from a certain degree of risk taking in order to drive innovation because, after all, you learn from taking risks. This is not at all

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About Us

Helping businesses to survive and thrive beyond COVID

1st October 2020

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