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IT leasing code should be on the curriculum

Reality Finance's Jon Leslie

According to Jon Leslie, the channel must not deal directly with state schools on IT leasing arrangements as the latter are ill-equipped to negotiate a good deal

21 May 2012

Investment enables innovation

Simon Hitchcock is partner at Lyceum Capital

VARs may seek out new routes to growth as demand for product and services innovation continues to displace volume sales, suggests Simon Hitchcock

27 Mar 2012

IT financing is not a deal saver

Freeform Dynamics' Dale Vile

But it is a great sales tool if introduced early enough, confirms Dale Vile

08 Mar 2012

Rocky landscape ahead for channel credit

Philip White warns of a winding and bumpy road for channel funding in 2012

13 Jan 2012

Smoother path to profits

Vendors need to help resellers smooth out their cashflow, argues Florian Malecki

04 Jan 2012

Beggared if you don’t

The Forum of Private Business is campaigning for significant changes to the lending culture, says Phil McCabe

01 Dec 2011

Revising long-term leases

Many companies are unaware that leases may have to go on the balance sheet from 2012, warns Christian Roelofs

25 Nov 2011

More money in the SMB pocket

Further quantitative easing may not help SMBs as much as a boost to leasing and financing arrangements, argues Syscap’s Philip White

04 Nov 2011

The right kind of magic

Project Merlin may prove unable to cast the right spell over banks, with small businesses in particular still begging for credit, says Phil McCabe

24 Oct 2011

What’s credit all about then?

Eddie Pacey offers resellers a rundown on the world of trade credit

16 Sep 2011

Get with the programme

Consultation suggests government could increase tax relief for software development

05 Aug 2011

The real meaning of value-add

Some channel players have lost the sense of where and how value can truly be added

11 Jul 2011

Steps towards simpler taxation?

This year’s Budget outlined some encouraging changes to business taxation

10 May 2011

Under cover

Although credit is still an issue it remains essential for risk management

25 Feb 2011

Plan now for a successful 2011

Niki Dixon asks if you have given your strategy a New Year workout

21 Jan 2011

A response to Canalys channel predictions

Dave Ellis looks closer at the predictions for 2011 made by analyst house Canalys

12 Jan 2011

Don’t let the VAT rise freeze the channel

Jeffrey Chao says now is the time for credit offerings to help the channel survive a winter of economic discontent

20 Dec 2010

Red flags around payment

David Taylor gives his take on spotting customers in financial difficulty

16 Dec 2010

Schools must still pay for IT

The lesson for tech providers is that clever financing will help schools keep spending through 2011

10 Dec 2010

Channelling better credit

Are all things credit-related improving or not as the economy lifts?

18 Nov 2010

In a smaller funding world

Banks are no longer lending with such alacrity for larger deals, so what can be done?

18 Nov 2010

Accounting for SaaS

The advent of sofware-as-a-service means providers must reconsider how they structure their finances, says Niki Dixon

02 Nov 2010

Channelling better credit

Are all things credit-related improving or not as the economy lifts?

11 Jun 2010

Credit where it is due

When does business failure warrant a withdrawal of credit?

11 Mar 2010

Bridging the gap with financial software projects

Organisations are missing a trick when it comes to the deployment of financial software ­ and both accountants and resellers can help

27 Nov 2009

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