How You Can Use Generative AI in Excel to Work Smarter

If you're a business owner looking to save time and get more out of your data, the new Excel Labs Generative AI function is worth exploring. It brings OpenAI’s generative AI directly into Excel, giving you intelligent, instant responses based on your spreadsheet data, and the prompts you provide. You can use it to: Research [...]

How Copilot Streamlines Your Business Operations

AI is no longer just a buzzword, it’s a productivity game changer. And Microsoft 365 Copilot is leading the way. Think of it as your own intelligent assistant, like ChatGPT, but trained to work securely within your business environment. With Copilot, you can: Automate internal processes Deliver precise, contextual responses Guide new employees through onboarding [...]

What Happens When You Supercharge Your CRM with AI?

CRMs like HubSpot and Salesforce are great at storing customer data - names, emails, phone numbers, company details, activity history - you name it. But once the data’s in there… what next? You could sift through it manually, chasing insights. Or, you could let AI do the heavy lifting. Enter…The AI Lead Agent In this [...]

AI | How do we Know if we’re Ready?

AI | How do we Know if we’re Ready? In today's rapidly evolving business landscape, artificial intelligence (AI) has transitioned from a futuristic concept to a pivotal component of corporate strategy. Boards worldwide are increasingly challenging their CEOs and CFOs to identify and implement AI applications that can drive efficiency, innovation, and competitive advantage. But, [...]

AI in Business | The Questions Every Leader Needs to Ask

AI in Business | The Questions Every Leader Needs to Ask AI has been hailed as the next industrial revolution, with boards worldwide pressuring CEOs and CFOs to adopt it or risk falling behind. But like many overhyped technologies before it, AI isn’t a silver bullet for business success. While AI has undeniable, amazing potential, [...]

AI and the Future of Financial Modelling

AI and the Future of Financial Modelling Financial Modelers spend most of their lives thinking about the future and imagining different scenarios for their clients. But what about the future of financial modelling? Can Artificial Intelligence Replace the Modeler? There are some modelers who predict that artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning will eventually become [...]

Letter to the CFO – Key decisions for a more efficient business

Dear CFO / CIO, I am writing on behalf of your office staff - they need your help.   There are FOUR decisions you can make today that will make your business a more efficient and a more engaging place to work. 1. Commit to providing regular training for your staff Picture a scenario where a [...]

Data is the oil of the 21st Century – Analytics is the engine

Data is the oil of the 21st Century - Analytics is the engine “Data … the next natural resource” (Virginia Rometty, CEO, IBM, 2013) Oil - the commodity that got us here Current generations might be forgiven for being blasé about the mega role of oil in our daily lives. For most of us, [...]

Microsoft Power BI Desktop Introduced

We’ll go into much more detail on these in future posts but this is very new stuff and we thought we’d let you know about it Key Points: It’s free and it’s pretty amazing. If you want to get more advanced then it is $9.99 per user per month. Pull your data together from single [...]

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