The Perfect Co-Sourcing Example
An example of a full service co-sourcing offering that brings co-sourcing to life, helping you understand exactly how co-sourcing can benefit your business.
Here we’re going to provide you with a co-sourcing example, using an anonymous but real life organisation.
What is the balanced scorecard and how will it help grow your business in 2020?
The balanced scorecard is one of the most widely implemented business strategy tools used globally by large organisations, from Volkswagen to Apple.
The balanced scorecard is a strategic planning and management approach that connects the dots between a business’ strategic focus and its day to day operations.
What is co-sourcing, who is it for and what are the benefits?
Co-sourcing is a way of partnering with an expert provider to share the location, support, maintenance and risk of business infrastructure technology and services.
This allows you to focus on your core business activity.
6 questions boards need to ask themselves when considering cyber security
Effective cyber security starts at board level. Cyber security strategy has to be embedded at every level of an organisation for it to work.
Based on advice from the National Cyber Security Centre we’ve extracted some of the most important questions your board needs to ask themselves to kick off the cyber security conversation the right way.
8 common people challenges faced by growing businesses
If you’re running a business, it’s growing and you’ve started taking on staff, it’s highly likely at least one or two of these challenges will ring true.
If that’s the case, it’s probably time to start thinking about a co-sourcing solution for your HR function.
The ONLY list of essential cyber security resources UK SMEs need: from Fact3
When it comes to cyber security, there are hundreds of blogs, advice and resources available for SMEs.
To save you time we’ve put together a comprehensive list of resources encompassing everything we think SME business owners need to know about cyber security.
The most common cyber security threats to SMEs
The importance of cyber security grows year on year as the technology we use in our businesses becomes increasingly embedded in every action our employees take to carry out their day to day roles.
There are a number of different types of cyber attacks and security breaches, but some are more common than others.
The BEST case studies to help you put the balanced scorecard into practice
The balanced scorecard is one of the most widely implemented business strategy tools globally.
There’s nothing like a case study example to gain inspiration and get a feel for exactly how this works in a corporate environment.
Is your business ready for co-sourcing?
Is it time you started to consider co-sourcing to support the growth of your business?
Take a look at our latest infographic and see if any of the challenges ring true, if so, it might be time for a chat!
5 cyber security training topics SMEs MUST cover with employees
Employees are by far the biggest cyber security risk to most SMEs.
If employees aren’t trained to identify what a risk looks like, they certainly won’t be able to manage it effectively.
5 signs it's time to start co-sourcing
There are many ways co-sourcing can benefit a growing business.
But here are 5 common trigger points that businesses should start to consider a co-sourcing solution to support their business growth.
Why ‘thinking small’ is one of the best strategies for sustainable business growth
Do you spend sleepless nights thinking about what your business might look like in 5-10 years?
Creating unshakable foundations now is the way great businesses are built.
The Co-Sourcing Business Model
Co-sourcing is a relatively new business model that emerged to solve the problems faced through challenges from in-sourced resource and outsourced support.
Take a look at our helpful infographic.
A simple solution to retaining great talent in growing businesses
The UK has suffered a substantial decline in employer training investment for staff over past decades (CIPD, 2019)
Studies show most training provided to staff is compliance based or as part of the induction process. This is a wasted opportunity!
Top 10 essential qualities you need in a co-sourcing partner
The decision to select a co-sourcing partner is a significant one. You’re entering into a business collaboration, designed to fuel growth and future proof your organisation.
The following qualities and actions from your co-sourcing partner are essential to a successful working relationship.
Why a co-sourced people function is essential for growing businesses
The traditional view of HR is outdated, but a lot of business owners and stakeholders still don’t understand the positive impact on the bottom line HR can have when delivered correctly.
HR is often the last strategic consideration, but in reality, getting an HR strategy right is critical to sustainable growth.
The #FACTS about cyber security
On the back of our cyber security executive roundtable, here are the critical #FACTS you need to know about cyber security.
Take a look at our infographic.
ROUNDTABLE FINDINGS: What SMEs need to know about cyber security - with Greater Manchester Police
On 13th June 2019 Fact3, Xyone Cyber Security and A&B Insurance hosted an executive roundtable in Manchester, focusing on the issue of cyber security for SMEs.
We cover what you can do, as an employer, to help improve and maintain this within a workforce.
Manchester GDPR Seminar Overview
After tackling the topic of GDPR ourselves and coming to an understanding of what summ.it needs to do to prepare, we found ourselves asking lots of questions which we believe our clients will also be asking.
Although we are not claiming to be GDPR experts, we believed our in-depth research and knowledge we had on the topic would be useful to share with our clients and like-minded businesses in the Manchester area.
Let's talk money - the importance of employee financial wellbeing
For Talk Money week we thought we would discuss the importance of employee financial wellbeing.
We cover what you can do, as an employer, to help improve and maintain this within a workforce. Very often the idea of financial wellbeing falls by the wayside.