Practical guides to Microsoft 365 automation
Original, problem-solving articles for UK SMEs — every one with a real template, checklist, comparison or calculation you can use.
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What can UK SMEs automate with Microsoft 365 Business Premium?
Most small businesses pay for Business Premium and use a fraction of it. Beyond email and Teams, it bundles the building blocks for serious …
Read articlePower Automate versus buying another workflow platform
Every few months a new workflow SaaS lands in someone's inbox. Before adding another subscription and another data silo, it is worth asking …
Read articleHow much does manual invoice chasing cost?
Invoice chasing rarely shows up as a line on the P&L, so it feels free. It is not. Here is a straightforward way to put a number on it.…
Read articleWhen has a spreadsheet become the wrong tool?
A spreadsheet is the right first tool for almost everything. The problem is when it silently becomes the system of record for a live busines…
Read articleFive processes to automate before buying Microsoft Copilot
Copilot is genuinely useful, but it amplifies whatever it sits on. Point it at messy, manual processes and you get faster mess. Fix the foun…
Read articleHow to identify your first Power Platform pilot
The first automation project sets the tone. Pick something too big and it stalls; too trivial and nobody cares. A good first pilot is small,…
Read articlePower Apps licensing explained for a small business
Power Apps licensing has a reputation for being baffling. For a small business it actually comes down to one question: are you building with…
Read articleHow to automate invoice chasing with Microsoft 365
Chasing overdue invoices by hand burns hours, misses debtors and quietly damages cash flow. Microsoft 365 already includes everything you ne…
Read articlePower Automate vs Power Apps: which one do you actually need?
Both are included in Microsoft 365. Both sound similar. But Power Automate and Power Apps solve fundamentally different problems — and choos…
Read articleHow to govern Copilot Studio agents safely
A Copilot Studio agent that answers from your own content is powerful and genuinely useful — but an agent without governance is a liability.…
Read articleMicrosoft Copilot ROI for UK SMEs: what the numbers actually look like
Microsoft quotes impressive productivity statistics for Copilot. But what does return on investment actually look like for a UK SME with 20–…
Read articleThe admin is costing you more than you think.
Most clients are surprised by how much time the first discovery session finds. Let’s find yours.