Purchasing power: how university procurement teams benefit students and society
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Procurement
  • Mar 29, 2019
Alert raised on the high volume of ‘tie-breaks’ in latest ESF tendering process
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ESFA ESF Procurement Funding
  • Mar 29, 2019
Subcontracted delivery of apprenticeships dropped significantly in first year of the levy, FOI data reveals
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Subcontracting Apprenticeship training providers Apprenticeship levy Procurement
  • Mar 27, 2019
Independent training providers lose apprenticeship market share
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Independent training providers Subcontracting Procurement
  • Mar 27, 2019
ESFA faces legal action following controversial European Social Fund tender
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ESFA Legal actions ESF Procurement
  • Mar 20, 2019
Trust has 'contentious' bar bills queried by DfE
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Academies MATs Procurement DfE Finances Accounts
  • Mar 18, 2019
T level contracts worth more than £30m up for grabs
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T-levels Awarding organisations Procurement Technical education
  • Mar 18, 2019
Second T-levels tender for awarding bodies launched
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T-levels Procurement Awarding bodies
  • Mar 18, 2019
Trust rapped for £1.9k booze bill
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MATs Academies Finances Procurement Management
  • Mar 15, 2019
Ofqual rules out tendering to take over apprenticeship quality assurance
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Ofqual Procurement Apprenticeship assessment Quality assurance
  • Mar 12, 2019
DfE wants schools to buy furniture from selected firms in £60m deal
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DfE Procurement
  • Mar 12, 2019
Third time lucky? European Social Fund tender contracting delayed again
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ESF Procurement Funding
  • Feb 15, 2019
Greater London Authority pulls part of European Social Fund tender a week before submissions close
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ESF Procurement Funding
  • Feb 15, 2019
College insolvency regime: £9m contracts up for grabs
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College funding Insolvency Procurement
  • Feb 14, 2019
ESFA delays European Social Fund tender contracting for second time after ‘error’
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ESFA ESF Procurement
  • Feb 8, 2019
Academy rapped over consultancy payments to chair of trustees
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Academies MATs Consultants Procurement Finances
  • Feb 1, 2019
ESFA delays European Social Fund contracts due to alleged breach of tender rules
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ESFA ESF Procurement
  • Feb 1, 2019
Revealed: The 36 providers in the running for Manchester’s AEB funding
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Procurement AEB Funding Training providers
  • Jan 23, 2019
'The risk of apprenticeship procurement'
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Apprenticeships Scheme Procurement
  • Aug 21, 2018
DfE waters down T-level licensing rules but unlikely to appease exam bodies legal challenge
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DfE T-levels Procurement FAB
  • Jul 23, 2018
DfE presses ahead with T-levels procurement
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T-levels Awarding organisations Procurement
  • Jul 23, 2018
MSP – Coming to a Levy Paying Client near you
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Apprenticeship levy MSPs Procurement
  • May 3, 2018
Secret RoATP application window revealed
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RoATP Apprenticeship training providers ESFA Procurement
  • Apr 20, 2018
Bids to open for share of new construction retraining fund in April
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Construction Retraining Funding Procurement
  • Mar 26, 2018
ESFA temp staff jeopardised almost £8m of non-levy cash
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Training providers ESFA Non-levy funding Procurement
  • Mar 9, 2018
Sector bodies recommend 20% cap on management fees for subcontracting
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Subcontracting Management fees Training providers Funding ESFA Procurement
  • Mar 7, 2018
Disadvantaged young people left again without apprenticeship opportunities after re-run of controversial government procurement
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Disadvantaged students Apprenticeships Training providers Colleges Funding Procurement Government
  • Feb 21, 2018
The Prison Education Framework: Why good local insight may prove crucial to a successful bid
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Prison learning PEF Skills Training providers Procurement
  • Feb 20, 2018
Adult education budget climbdown cost £16m
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Adult education Funding Training providers Procurement ESFA AEB
  • Feb 9, 2018
Hinds: Carillion school building projects ‘may need to be re-procured’
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Damian Hinds Carillion School buildings Procurement
  • Jan 23, 2018
Non-levy procurement process was a lottery
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Procurement Apprenticeships Scheme Training providers
  • Jan 21, 2018
Learndirect boss reveals ‘surprise’ at £45m allocation following AEB tender withdrawal
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Learndirect Training providers Adult education Funding Budgets Finances Procurement
  • Jan 16, 2018
Non-levy tender appeals are lucky for some
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Non-levy tendering Procurement ESFA Apprenticeship training providers
  • Jan 12, 2018
Ministerial reply on the non-levy apprenticeship ITT outcome
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Non-levy apprenticeships ITT Procurement Training providers
  • Dec 22, 2017
Ministerial reply on the non-levy apprenticeship ITT outcome
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Non-levy apprenticeships ITT Training providers Procurement Funding
  • Dec 22, 2017
Barnardo’s left stranded by non-levy tender
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Charities Apprenticeships Training Non-levy tendering Procurement Apprentices Social mobility ESFA
  • Dec 20, 2017
Disadvantaged young people left again without apprenticeship opportunities after re-run of controversial government procurement
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Disadvantaged Apprenticeships Procurement Training providers Colleges Apprenticeship training providers ESFA
  • Dec 20, 2017
ESFA to delay non-levy tender contracts as complaints mount up
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ESFA Non-levy tendering Procurement Apprenticeships
  • Dec 15, 2017
Non-levy tender shocker: Defunct provider gets contract but ‘outstanding’ college misses out
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Non-levy tendering Procurement Colleges ESFA Apprenticeships Training Skills
  • Dec 15, 2017
Non-levy tender: let’s have an investigation and recount
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Non-levy tendering ESFA Apprenticeships Funding Procurement
  • Dec 15, 2017
AELP urges Greening to review ‘controversial’ non-levy tender
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Non-levy tendering Procurement Training providers Closures Funding Employers Ofsted
  • Dec 13, 2017
Apprenticeship non-levy employer procurement – Concern over the potential lack of degree apprenticeship provision in some localities
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Apprenticeships Non-levy employers Procurement Degree apprenticeships Skills ESFA Funding
  • Dec 8, 2017
Non-levy tendering funding decisions to be revealed next week
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Non-levy tendering Funding Providers Employers ESFA Procurement
  • Dec 1, 2017
Firms providing ‘good jobs’ should get tax cut
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Tax advantages Employment Employers Industrial strategy Training Skills Progression Procurement Apprenticeship levy Funding
  • Nov 28, 2017
Experts demand ‘national strategy’ for tech procurement as school spending drops
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IT Computing Technology Finances Budgets Procurement
  • Nov 28, 2017
Anne Milton apologises for non-levy tender delays
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Anne Milton Non-levy tendering Procurement Funding Apprenticeships ESFA DfE
  • Nov 27, 2017
How to increase apprenticeship starts
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Apprenticeship starts Apprentices Apprenticeship levy Funding Employers Procurement
  • Nov 24, 2017
‘Postponed’ non-levy tender results imminent
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Non-levy tendering Funding Apprenticeships Non-levy employers ESFA Procurement
  • Nov 23, 2017
Employer ownership pilot round 2: process evaluation
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DfE Employers Procurement Skills
  • Oct 20, 2017
PFI discredited by cost, complexity and inflexibility
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PFI Procurement
  • Sep 26, 2017
It’s judgement time for the ESFA on degree apprenticeships
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FE Week ESFA Degree apprenticeships Procurement Non-levy employers UVAC Apprenticeships
  • Sep 19, 2017
Adult education budget procurement has been a disaster
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FE Week Adult education AEB ESFA Funding Procurement
  • Sep 18, 2017
DfE given legal ultimatum over botched adult education budget tender
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FE Week DfE Adult education AEBs Legal action ESFA Procurement Funding Learndirect
  • Sep 15, 2017
Training providers join forces to challenge Justine Greening in court
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FE Week Training providers Legal action Justine Greening AEB Adult education Procurement Finances
  • Sep 8, 2017
DfE keeps apprenticeship funding model report secret
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FE Week Apprenticeships Funding DfE Apprenticeship starts Non-levy funding Procurement
  • Sep 5, 2017
Update on procurement for non-levy paying employers
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ESFA Apprenticeships Procurement
  • Sep 1, 2017
Colleges left ‘frustrated’ after last-minute changes to ESFA non-levy tender process
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TES Colleges ESFA Non-levy tendering Funding Apprenticeships Procurement AoC AELP
  • Sep 1, 2017
AEB procurement fears for third sector providers
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FE Week AEB Adult education IfA ESFA Funding Procurement Disadvantaged
  • Aug 31, 2017
Serious adult education budget procurement fears for third sector
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FE Week Adult education AEB Funding Procurement ESFA Training providers IfA Ofsted Disadvantaged
  • Aug 31, 2017
Non-levy apprenticeship funding tender deadline extended
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FE Week Apprenticeships DfE Procurement Training providers Non-levy apprenticeships
  • Aug 30, 2017
ESFA notification of AEB outcomes
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AELP ESFA AEB Adult education Procurement Training providers
  • Aug 25, 2017
A dip in demand?
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HEFCE Employers Apprenticeship levy Procurement ESFA Non-levy employers
  • Aug 2, 2017
Providers to be blocked by DfE from speaking directly to the media – it’s ‘nonsensical’ says AELP boss
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FE Week DfE Providers Apprenticeships Non-levy employers Procurement ESFA AELP RoATP
  • Aug 2, 2017
New ITT for non-levy apprenticeship funding
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AELP Apprenticeships Funding ITT Non-levy apprenticeships ESFA RoATP Procurement
  • Jul 31, 2017
Update on procurement for non-levy paying employers
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ESFA Procurement Non-levy employers Apprenticeships Training providers Employers Funding
  • Jul 28, 2017
What the UK can learn from Ireland when it comes to procurement skills development?
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FE News Procurement Skills Ireland Skills shortage
  • Jul 21, 2017
Update on procurement for non-levy paying employers
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ESFA Procurement Non-levy employers Training providers Apprenticeships Funding DfE Employers
  • Jul 20, 2017
Policy Eye - Highlights of week ending Friday 30 June 2017
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Pearson Policy Eye Apprenticeships Skills Colleges Funding National funding formula NFF Primary schools Secondary schools Teachers' pay Class sizes Online safety EU nationals Brexit Social mobility Gender inequality Pay Staff Access OFFA TEF DLHE Graduate outcomes Off-the-job training Procurement ESFA Non-levy employers Exams Ofqual Appeals Teacher training Mental health Disadvantaged pupils MATs LGAs
  • Jun 30, 2017
ESFA's Keith Smith chats about the new procurement process for non levy (video)
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FE News ESFA Procurement Non-levy funding Apprenticeships Apprenticeship levy
  • Jun 27, 2017
Skills minister the fixer promises to listen and ‘make it work’
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FE Week Skills Anne Milton AELP Procurement Non-levy apprenticeships RoATP
  • Jun 27, 2017
AELP's Mark Dawe discusses non levy funding and procurement (video)
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FE News Non-levy funding Procurement ESFA Apprenticeships Employers Apprenticeship levy
  • Jun 26, 2017
Update on procurement for non-levy paying employers
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ESFA GOV.UK Procurement Non-levy employers Apprenticeships Training providers DfE
  • Jun 26, 2017
New non-levy procurement round announced
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UVAC Non-levy procurement ESFA Procurement Apprenticeships Training DfE Employers Training providers Apprentices HEIs
  • Jun 26, 2017
Update on procurement for non-levy paying employers
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FE News ESFA Training providers Non-levy employers Procurement Apprenticeships Skills DfE
  • Jun 26, 2017
Horror show for degree apprenticeships
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FE Week Degree apprenticeships ESFA Procurement Providers Apprenticeships Non-levy employers Employers Universities Colleges Training providers Funding RoATP
  • Jun 2, 2017
A pause for thought or a rewind?
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FE News Apprenticeships Procurement Non-levy employers Funding RoATP ESFA Employers Training providers STEM Degree apprenticeships
  • May 12, 2017
Election delay for results of first adult education budget procurement
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Adult education Funding Procurement ESFA Politics AEB Non-levy allocations Training providers
  • May 9, 2017
UVAC position statement on government procurement pause – non-levy employers
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UVAC Procurement ESFA Non-levy employers
  • May 8, 2017
AELP raise concerns over ESFA non-levy apprenticeship allocations
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FE News AELP ESFA Funding Apprenticeships Apprenticeship levy Training providers Procurement Non-levy funding RoATP Industrial strategy
  • Apr 28, 2017
The non-levy procurement pause will be “a slaughter of providers”
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FE Week Employers Non-levy employers Procurement Funding RoATP AELP Training providers Apprenticeships
  • Apr 27, 2017
Call for long-term AEB procurement pause after election delay
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FE Week Apprenticeships ESFA Procurement Skills Adult education Training providers Funding Apprenticeship levy RoATP ITPs AEB
  • Apr 25, 2017
UVAC April newsflash
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UVAC ESFA Procurement Apprenticeship levy Employers Universities Training providers Apprenticeships
  • Apr 23, 2017
Agency writes to apprenticeship providers with further details on non-levy pause
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FE Week Colleges Apprenticeships Apprenticeship training providers Apprenticeship levy Procurement ESFA Funding AELP Providers
  • Apr 20, 2017
What is going on with apprenticeship reforms?
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FE News Apprenticeships Apprenticeship reforms ESFA Procurement RoATP Employers Training providers
  • Apr 19, 2017
Editor asks: Halfon answers three key questions after snap election announcement
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FE Week IfA Apprenticeships Skills Procurement ESFA Funding
  • Apr 18, 2017
£1.6 billion bids for ‘markedly oversubscribed’ non-levy procurement
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FE Week Procurement Apprenticeships Apprenticeship levy Funding ESFA Employers RoATP
  • Apr 18, 2017
General election 2017: The FE sector responds
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TES Apprenticeships Skills Technical education Vocational learning AELP Apprenticeship levy Procurement ESFA RoATP
  • Apr 18, 2017
Announcement of a General Election on 8 June
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AELP Politics Apprenticeship reforms Procurement ESFA RoATP
  • Apr 18, 2017
Statement to AELP members from AELP CEO on the ESFA announcement of 12 April 2017
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AELP ESFA Apprenticeships Apprenticeship levy Funding Procurement RoATP Providers
  • Apr 13, 2017
Procurement for apprenticeship training in smaller employers - sector response
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FE News Apprenticeships Employers Procurement ESFA Funding Apprenticeship training providers Apprenticeship levy RoATP
  • Apr 12, 2017
Procurement paused for apprenticeships with smaller employers
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FE Week Employers Apprenticeships Procurement ESFA Funding Apprenticeship levy RoATP
  • Apr 12, 2017
Apprenticeship procurement 'paused', ESFA announces
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TES Apprenticeships Procurement ESFA Colleges Skills Vocational education
  • Apr 12, 2017
Apprenticeship procurement pause announced by ESFA
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AoC ESFA Apprenticeships Procurement Colleges Training providers Employers Apprentices
  • Apr 12, 2017
Halt for small business apprenticeship tender
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Nursery World Apprenticeships Procurement Employers AELP Social mobility RoATP Apprenticeship levy
  • Apr 12, 2017
Providers to get their non-levy apprenticeship contracts extended
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AELP Training providers Apprenticeship levy Procurement ESFA Apprenticeships RoATP
  • Apr 12, 2017
Procurement for apprenticeship training in smaller employers
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ESFA GOV.UK Procurement Apprenticeships Apprentices Training Employers Apprenticeship levy RoATP
  • Apr 12, 2017
First ever procurement process for adult education budget contracts finally launched
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FE Week FE Colleges Adult education SFA Procurement AEB
  • Jan 31, 2017
New measures to help schools save £1 billion a year on goods and services
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NAHT Procurement DfE Budgets Finances
  • Jan 31, 2017