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Orca’s services continue as normal
With effect from March 18 2020, Orca’s Chorley office is temporarily closed in response to the Coronavirus epidemic. Our Business Continuity Plan has been activated and our staff are now all wor...
Digital strategy and its impact on businesses
The digital revolution can be harnessed by businesses large and small. Therefore streamlining processes, improve efficiency, enhance critical decision-making, maintain a competitive edge, and improve ...
Is your business prepared for the impact of the next storm?
With the seemingly endless stream of storms affecting the UK this winter, it has highlighted the need for businesses to assess their preparation and planning in the event of a weather related outage. ...
Why does ISO 27001 matter for business?
Data is one of your business’ most vital assets so it’s important to ensure it’s properly protected. We all need to keep confidential records and sensitive data secure and there are ...
What is business transformation – and where does digital transformation play a role?
We live in changing times – as John F Kennedy said fatefully: “Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.” And how th...
Still using Windows 7 in your business?
January 14, 2020, marks the end of the road for Windows 7. From today, Microsoft will no longer support it, so any computer running the operating system won’t receive any further security update...
Tax season stress is here to stay
Now that we’ve all eaten as much turkey and mince pies as we wanted and the Christmas tree baubles have been taken down, accountants’ minds turn to that annual task of HMRC tax returns, ca...
New Year, New Technologies
At the start of a new year, it’s time to start looking into the future and how technology can help shape our businesses in 2020. Let’s take a quick look at what we at Orca think will be ho...
Merry Christmas from everyone at Orca!
From the fiercely competitive annual Christmas bake-off to donating to the local homeless charity, Orca has embraced the festive season. So we would like to take this opportunity to wish all our frien...