Microsoft recently announced that the new beta version of Office 2010 can be downloaded as a complimentary trial from the Microsoft website. This newest release of the Office product suite includes new features, such as the Outlook Social Connector, improved navigation, and increased performance and stability. Hayes Knight IT Manager, Andrew Burnet expresses the benefits of using the new beta software as a trial on some of the Hayes Knight team

Given community means different things to us all - our nation, neighbourhoods, and workplaces – it’s not surprising that companies, too, are poles apart in how they define their community. It is the towns of the countries they operate in; it’s their staff, their customers, their stakeholders, but it’s more than that. A cynic might say it’s about looking good. Profile polishing. But Sustainable 60 contenders aren’t just throwing a few bucks to a local charity – they’re connecting with, listening to, involving and giving back to their communities in ways that matter. Nick Jones from Sustainable Advantage, a subsidiary company of Hayes Knight explains the power of the collaboration model and the benefits each party can gain from taking these initatives.

Hayes Knight’s chartered accountants help craft innovation business plans, and see good and bad examples. “I know that banks have been requesting business plans and getting back a two or three sentence email - that’s common in about 60 percent of cases,” says business improvement director Aaron Wallace. “I know of firms turning over $300 million who still don’t have a written business plan. It’s all in their heads. But these days you won’t get any funding without one.