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Supplier bank-detail fraud checklist
Ten controls your accounts team can put in place this week. Printable PDF.
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Do you need a Fractional Finance Director? Eight signs to look for
How owner-managed businesses with £2m to £10m turnover can tell when they have outgrown their finance function, and how a Fractional Finance Director differs from an accountant or a full-time FD.
6 min read
Cash flow
Why every growing business needs a 13-week cash flow forecast
What a rolling 13-week cash flow forecast is, why profitable growing businesses still run short of cash, and how to build and use a forecast that gives you weeks of warning.
5 min read
Payment fraud
How invoice fraud catches out haulage and logistics firms
Why haulage and logistics businesses are a frequent target for invoice and bank-detail fraud, how a typical attack unfolds, and five practical controls that stop it.
6 min read
Incident response
The first hour of a ransomware attack: a checklist for directors
What directors of small and medium-sized businesses should do in the first hour of a suspected ransomware attack, and how to prepare so the first hour goes to plan.
7 min read
Standards
ISO 27001 or Cyber Essentials? A guide for manufacturers
A plain-English comparison of ISO 27001 and Cyber Essentials for UK manufacturing and engineering businesses: what each covers, when customers ask for them and which to do first.
6 min read
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