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It’s approaching that time of year when your remaining budget needs to be spent, or you’ll lose it. Investing your budget wisely remains important, so we've put together six ways to make the most of your budget.

Across the country, businesses have been investigating in digital dictation to ensure office efficiency is at a maximum.

Philips Speechpro dictation machines have provided offices with the opportunity to work smarter together and implement workflows to increase overall output. This articles demonstrates how the investments made by business has had a huge impact in productivity.

Doing things right in catering and hospitality is no longer just about cost and speed of delivery. It's also about our environment and health. 

Most people are now awake to the damage that single use plastic is doing to the environment and wildlife. At least eight million pieces of plastic are estimated to enter the oceans every single day, and a plastic bottle is said to last for 450 years in the marine environment. 

These breakdown into microplastics which are eaten by fish and so enter the food chain and, ultimately, our bodies. 

Taking a fresh look on how you budget for cleaning supplies could pay dividends.

Cleaning supplies is one area that may benefit from zero based budgeting, a method recommended by some finance experts. They believe better results are achieved if costs are justified against business goals each year, rather than simply allocated on the basis of the previous years budget.

Better cleaning supplies procurement can significantly enhance value, particularly for businesses willing to invest a little time uncovering a few facts.

Whether it's asking your cleaning supplies partner to do some research, asking facilities management to find a few answers, or speaking to your cleaning team yourself, your time now could make a big difference to a key area of spend.