Manoj Ranaweera

It is well worth reading the article written by Matt Marshall of Venturebeat on the best time to raise Venture Capital (VC) funding. The article uses recent completion of $11m equity funding round by FreeWebs as a case study. The argument is that the ideal time for Series A or first round of VC funding […]

Now imagine the followings: a place with a bigger economy than Denmark or Finland. has a population to be the 12th biggest state in USA. place where 75% of the UK’s top companies are based in place where over 100 of Fortune 500 companies are located produces 10.5% of UK GDP 8 universities 50,000 graduates […]

I received the following e-mail today from a competitor, which made me smile! Did you know? – The average time to process an invoice takes 27 days– 12-14% of billing is believed to contain errors– Missing bills lead to added costs and late payment penalties According to recent research conducted, companies still receive over 80% […]

Not sure what my daughters will say about daddy posting this, perhaps we should stick to using mobile phones instead of more creative methods of communication [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18YEHVvj3Dk&mode=related&search=]

It seems that an Indian Delegation will be visiting us tomorrow.  Paul Treloar (above) who runs the Daresbury Innovation Centre has kindly invited me to meet them, which unfortunately clashes with another appointment. Most of these companies are looking for buyers and channel partners and interested in forming strategic alliances. It would be interesting to […]

Yesterday, Mark and I visited a company to introduce ebdex Document Exchange. The company is a subsidiary of a FTSE250 plc with revenues of over £12m and 100 staff with number of city based offices operating predominantly in the UK. They operate in a growing sector with number of large incumbents. Whilst they have a […]

ebdex Document Exchange can be used in two ways, these being: Web based stand alone solution Integrated solution with your accounting/ERP/CRM solution Most companies will start or trial with web based solution before integrating with their systems for receiving the maximum benefit. Web based stand alone solution Available 24/7 from anywhere in the world – […]

Quick note to say, that we started registering companies on to ebdex Document Exchange on 31 August 2006. By the time of writing this article, 10 companies have registered (8 UK and 2 Sri Lankan). Why not try it out today without any obligation?

John W Mullins argues through "The New Business Road Test" that Markets consists of customers having the willingness and ability to buy products and/or services to satisfy wants and needs. Industries consists of sellers that offer products and/or services that are similar and close substitutes for one another. So, which markets does ebdex serve? We […]

In B2B, any business should be about resolving pain(s) suffered by customers in your target market sector. So what are some of the characteristics of ebdex’s target market, in terms of larger customers? Profit margins are under threat due to globalisation and other socio-economical factors including threats from new market entrants. Cost conscious and profitability […]