INSIGHTS & ADVICE

Procurement, in plain English.

Practical advice on contracts, renewals, supplier negotiation and keeping costs under control. No jargon, no sales pitch.

FEATURED

How to get out of an auto-renewing business contract

Auto-renewal clauses are where most overpaying starts. Here's how notice periods actually work, and the diary system that stops a contract rolling over behind your back.

14 July 20266 min readContracts

COSTS

What does a procurement manager actually cost in 2026?

Salary is only part of it. We break down the true annual cost of hiring in-house, and what you get for a fraction of it with fractional support.

2 July 20265 min read

SAVINGS

Five signs your business is quietly overpaying its suppliers

Overpaying rarely announces itself. It creeps in through renewals, price reviews and contracts nobody has read since they were signed.

19 June 20264 min read

ENERGY

Business energy contracts: when to switch, and when to sit tight

Switching isn't always the answer. What the market is doing, when fixing makes sense, and the questions to ask before you sign anything.

5 June 20267 min read

TELECOMS

Broadband, leased lines or VoIP: what growing businesses actually need

A plain-English guide to business connectivity, and how to avoid paying for a leased line when good broadband would have done the job.

21 May 20266 min read

CONTRACTS

What is a contract register, and why every growing business needs one

If you can't answer what you spend, with whom, and when it ends, you're negotiating blind. Here's what a proper contract register looks like.

8 May 20265 min read