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The role of contract management in mergers and acquisitions

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) can be necessary and beneficial growth strategies for many organisations. However, M&A transactions are complex and require more than just strategic vision and financial acumen; effective
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Posted  on October 1, 2024
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What is contract management in healthcare?

What is contract management in the context of the healthcare industry?  What steps, tasks, and requirements are involved?  What does your organisation need to do to maintain proper healthcare contract
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Posted  on April 29, 2024
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March into spring with the best procurement software

Ineffectual procurement strategy can lead to elevated risk, dark purchasing, supplier issues, data inaccuracies, and a drawn-out purchasing cycle or procurement cycle.  To avoid wasting time, squandering opportunities, and mismanaging
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Posted  on February 29, 2024
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Employee Appreciation Day

The importance of embedding a culture of recognition In the US, the first Friday in March is traditionally known as Employee Appreciation Day, but this is increasingly being recognised beyond
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Posted  on February 29, 2024
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Planning makes perfect

If you fail to plan, you plan to fail. With thanks to Benjamin Franklin and Winston Churchill… So it’s that time of year again. Although the days are shorter and
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Posted  on December 21, 2023
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Into the black – shop till you drop

Leavening the gloom As the clocks go back, the nights draw in and life generally seems to slow down in line with our circadian rhythms. All of a sudden, November
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Posted  on November 12, 2023
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A Concise Contract Management Best Practice Guide

This blog first appeared on Cobblestone Software’s site. Four are distributors of Cobblestone’s contract management system, Contract Insight. Managing contracts from requests to renewals can prove difficult when relying on
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Posted  on November 3, 2023
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In a volatile world, reliability is everything – even when it comes to software

The usual underwhelming British summer has been and gone. Early days of prolonged sun gave way to sun, showers, biblical rain and the occasional thunderstorm. Not that any weather forecast
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Posted  on September 15, 2023
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Four Business flies the flag for Contract Insight – award winning contract management software

Contract Insight At Four, we’re proud to be associated with CobbleStone Software, as distributors of their Contract Insight contract management system software. CobbleStone Software are leaders in contract management software.
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Posted  on July 31, 2023
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Power up – ride the energy storm with contract management software for energy and utilities

A perfect storm On the global stage, things are conspiring to make 2022 a memorable year for energy suppliers, and not in a good way… Climate change, the pandemic, war
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Posted  on May 9, 2022
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Social housing matters

What is social housing? Social housing is unique in that it is the only type of housing where rents are linked to income. So, generally speaking, social homes are the
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Posted  on April 27, 2022
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Why the future of legal operations depends on digital transformation

As legal operations processes and legal technology standards evolve, it is important that organisations adapt accordingly.  As contract complexity and contract volume grow, the fact that manual and outdated methods of contract
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Posted  on August 3, 2021