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Power BI Courses – Buyers Guide 2026

So you want to go on a comprehensive Power BI course. Which one should you pick? Here’s a clear, numbered breakdown of six leading providers, all to help you make the right choice. To make this list, we reviewed dozens…

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Acuity Training vs Happy – Best Excel Training Provider in 2025

This guide compares Acuity Training and Happy’s Excel courses in London, reviewing accreditation, trainer quality, course structure, pricing and support to help professionals choose the best provider for 2025. How To Choose A Training Provider For You Or Your Team…

A Buyers Guide To Excel Courses In London

London is a great city – especially for people looking to learn something new. Excel is no different, but there are so many great courses here! That’s why we made this breakdown of the best Excel courses in London, to…

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Building A Decision Model In Excel

We all know that Excel is an amazing tool to organise, calculate, analyse and visualise data. Experiences users know you can combine all these features to help make decisions! It can help you compare between different options, test assumptions you…

How to Handle Remote Working Requests (or Flexi Time)

Managing any team is usually challenging. Your role is to bring the best out of every team member, allowing them to be productive and happy. Doing that for multiple people is difficult. The larger the team, the harder it gets.…

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What Copilot Is And Isn’t For – For All Users

If you’ve seen Copilot but not sure what it is, or what to use it for – you aren’t alone! Copilot is now appearing on every Microsoft app, like Excel, Outlook, Word and Teams. Copilot is essentially a Microsoft specific…

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Copilot For Excel – Starter Guide

Microsoft Copilot is starting to become common with Excel users, everyone is talking about how much time you can save using it! But if you’re already a confident Excel user, is it really that useful? The short answer is: Copilot…

How To Use Copilot In Microsoft Outlook

Emails can cause a lot of stress and pressure. Your inbox is often full of disorganised messages, long threads, and digging through it all can be very time-consuming. Luckily for us, these days we have Microsoft Copilot to help! It’s…

Star Schema vs Snowflake Schema in Power BI: Which Should You Use?

When you start building Power BI reports, it’s tempting to jump straight into visuals. But very quickly, you realise that slow refreshes, confusing relationships, and unpredictable DAX usually point to one thing: the data model. Good modelling is the foundation…

The Best Ways To Learn Power BI

Power BI is one of the most powerful tools for transforming raw data into interactive, insightful dashboards and reports. As more businesses seek data-driven decision-making, mastering Power BI has become an essential skill for analysts, business intelligence professionals, and even…

The 10 Star Schema Mistakes Everyone Makes

Ever had problems with your DAX that just don’t make sense? Sometimes the culprit isn’t actually your DAX, it’s your data model. Star schema mistakes are incredibly common in Power BI, and really hard to track down. When your data model…

Excel Training for Beginners – Where to Start

Learning Excel can feel intimidating at first: endless rows, formulas, ribbons, and features everywhere. But here’s the good news: anyone can master Excel with the right structure and teaching. Whether you’re completely new to spreadsheets or just looking to get…