RFA has recognised the greater use of the intelligence system for business prospecting and so has addressed former weaknesses by adding job role and data compliant personal email contact data.

Demand for employees for almost all types of contract are on the rise and the recruitment sector is buzzing once more.

There are a growing number of ways in which using data can help companies compete and pursue growth more effectively and consistently.

You can have the best sales team in the business and be ahead of your forecast and last year but failure to recognise how vital a role Credit Control plays in your business will eventually lead to disaster especially at times when the economy takes a turn for the worse.

The process of trying to increase your market share is a continuous one. You can, and should never stop trying to win new customers and build your business. After all, your competitors are probably trying to win your customers over right now.

Small business owners often have to rely on their intuition and knowledge when making critical decisions about who they trade with both from a supply chain and a sales transaction basis. All too often this can go tragically wrong and for some businesses this can lead to costly mistakes and even business closure.

How may times have you spoken to a friend, customer or colleague only to find out that a business that owed them money or was supposed to provide a service has gone under?

The concept of Business Intelligence (“BI”) has been around since the term "Business Intelligence" was originally coined by Richard Millar Devens’ in the ‘Cyclopædia of Commercial and Business Anecdotes’ in 1865.