We create 2.5 quintillion bytes (or 2.5 exabytes) of data a day. Our smartphones, printers, fitness trackers, alarm systems and smart TVs are teeming with bits of information – Big Data – that we could not wholly fathom until recently.

Sound financial management is the foundation of a business’s profitability. However, some growing businesses struggle to keep a firm grip on cost control because their accounting systems fail to scale up with the business.

As the year draws to a close, the pressure starts to pile up on your staff from all sides. Getting through the last four months of the year with a smile on your face and theirs, while remaining productive, is going to be tough, but it has to be done.