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9th December, 2013

When one conference session finished and it was time for Apprentice finalist Adam Corbally to take to the stage, I wasn’t entirely sure I’d be staying. Nothing personal, just not a fan of the kind of chest-beating, toe-curlingly embarrassing displays the show is sometimes associated with. But, I was sat with colleagues, and I guess I was curious, so I stayed….and I stayed….and I waited.

Finally, thirty minutes later he turned up after some confusion over timings. No problem I thought – these things happen. Then the visuals didn’t work. Then the visuals did work – but the sound didn’t. Amid much shuffling of feet, I was starting to regret my decision to stay.

Friday 29th November, 2013

At the beginning of the year, we sat down, sat back and listened to what people had to say about their P2P experiences - wanting to identify some of the trends and challenges embedded in some of the existing AP and P2P processes. We hoped to gain some real insight into the day to day issues facing finance teams in the UK. And we weren't disappointed. Some of the reuslts weren't too far removed from what we had anticipated, but others were more unexpected - including the 18% of respondents who reported recent cases of fraud within their organisations.

Friday, 25th October, 2013

If Twickenham stadium seemed more difficult than usual to get to, then perhaps a visit from a certain flame haired Prince of the Realm had something to do with it, as I eventually made my way past various enthralled rugby juniors, and took my seat in a room nearby. There to listen to Network Rail talk about a journey (their own), and the route they’d taken to better invoice processing - I was curious to see how an organisation with 4 million passengers a day coped.

Thursday 24th October, 2013

Guest blogger: Drew Hofler

My name is Drew, and I’m a paperholic. I do not own a kindle or an iPad, and I have never read an eBook. My driveway is one of three houses on my block with a daily newspaper laying on the blacktop (he's American - Ed) every morning. I get a rush from the tactile thrill of heavy stationery or journal paper, and the weight it seems to impart to my words as I write them.

The scent of a library or bookstore is an irresistible siren song. And yes, if a document or report is more than two pages long, I will often print it to read it and make notes on it.