When looking to purchase new software for your business, your licencing and payment will likely be amongst your top considerations. With obvious pros and cons to perpetual licencing and subscriptions, it’s important to determine which model will best suit your business’ requirements.

Based on the outskirts of Manchester city centre, New Leaf Press have been supplying high quality bespoke printing services since 1983. Offering in-house pre-press, digital, large format and UV printing, New Leaf continually invest in the latest print technology to ensure they deliver the highest possible quality. However, in recent years the company’s behind-the-scenes IT had taken a backseat. The team were previously operating with a 12-year-old server, which was no longer communicating effectively with their other IT and becoming counter-productive to the business.

Regardless of the size of your business or industry, a customer relationship management (CRM) system can form the framework of your business; helping manage much of the day-to-day and streamline your operation across departments. Used to its full potential, your CRM can be a powerful marketing and sales aid solution; helping teams operate more efficiently, identify new opportunities, and ultimately, win more business.

JLES Group has enjoyed consistent growth, with five regional offices and numerous awards to show for their thriving trade. The team at the Manchester head office recently acquired new hardware through an IT equipment lease agreement to cater for growing demand and their expanding workforce. Their regular IT support company, Apex Computing, supplied new PCs, laptops, monitors and network attacked storage (NAS) in conjunction with Johnson Reed, who facilitated the bespoke lease on a stage payment basis.

Whilst some fraud attempts are laughable (like the substantial ‘tax rebate’ you forgot to claim!) others are becoming more sophisticated, and stand a chance of catching even the most IT-savvy businesses out. Once an attack strikes in the workplace, it can take a great deal of time, money and valuable resources to get the issue resolved. Yet whilst businesses are becoming warier of the problem, a significant proportion are still yet to take appropriate action.

‘More than just accountants’, Stockport-based Hallidays pride themselves on their comprehensive service and exceptional levels of support for their clients. As our accountants, Hallidays have a well-established and ongoing relationship with Johnson Reed. They have used leasing on several occasions as a tax-efficient method to acquire new kit, and have recently purchased new hardware and telecoms equipment through a sale and leaseback facility.

Not only highly inconvenient and stressful, ransomware presents a huge threat to your business, and can cause you to loose critical data, time and money. We’ve partnered with Brigantia, the largest subscription partner services community in the UK, to get a first-hand industry insight on the matter. With so many high-profile companies and organisations falling victim to cyberattacks, it certainly begs the question – is there any way we can guarantee full protection?

We catch up with Boditrax co-founder, Nick Stillman, for an invaluable insight into the journey, development and future of the innovative body compoisition technology.

Wow Digital is the most recent addition to the Wow family, and provide digital signage to the retail, education, healthcare, hospitality and restaurant sectors. In order to effectively demonstrate the range of digital signage products, the team at Wow recently opened a demo suite. Completed by brightly coloured wall graphics, the suite provides the perfect environment for prospects see and experience the technology in action.

Director, Daniel Haley, set up GW Power in 2014. The company specialises in testing and inspection services alongside mechanical and electrical installations, working with both commercial and domestic clients. The team has recently relocated to a new premises and required a new server and IT hardware to help accommodate and manage their growing workload.