It's no secret that the construction industry has been going through one of its toughest periods in recent years. An ongoing lack of skilled workers, supply chain issues and a seemingly never-ending slew of compliance changes have led to many in the industry struggling to stay afloat.
With the alarming news that 4,403 construction firms filed for insolvency between February 2023 and 2024, the current issues facing the industry are demanding we either adapt or sink.
But it’s not all gloomy for construction. There are huge innovations happening across the industry, including the evolution of construction tech, improved workforce management and a push for worker diversity.
Here are five key growth strategies we think you should consider to help make your construction business thrive in uncertain times.
Schools can now ditch the struggle of meeting local authority (LA) reporting requirements with Access Education Finance's new customised reporting feature. This innovative solution allows schools to effortlessly generate reports that comply with their unique LA's demands, all within a modern financial management system.
- Topic:
- Education
Running a busy kitchen can leave little time for the detailed menu analysis that can improve sales performance and profitability. Knowing exactly what items are the most popular with your customers, which are the most profitable and which are falling from favour can help you to create the best menus for your business.
It’s something we see a lot here at Access Hospitality, our customers want to know how they can quicky gain visibility of performance of their menu items and how to use that data to create profitable menus.
In this article, we’ll look at how hospitality operators are using software to perform menu analyses and how it’s benefiting their business with some top tips from our inventory and procurement management software specialists.
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- Hospitality
By onboarding the best EHR system, a healthcare provider can ensure that their clinicians are able to provide care to the best of their ability thanks to high quality solutions supporting their actions. Knowing which solution to choose and which software provider to partner with though… that’s another challenge.
For the uninitiated, we have an introductory article titled electronic health records explained, which explains the EHR systems meaning but also how to use EHR systems, the role of integrated EHR systems, and the distinction between standard health records and mental health EHR systems.
In this article we move beyond providing a foundational education regards electronic health records and EHR systems and on to the action part; deciding which EHR system is best for you. We discuss the implementation process, the distinction between web-based EHR systems and other iterations, and the costs typically involved. We round out by talking about selection; a look at well known providers that you can trust, as well as ways of better ascertaining which providers are most suited to your wants and needs.
Local Housing Allowance has made a significant impact on many individuals over the years to alleviate housing struggles. Whether you are a local authority, housing provider, or landlord, you are probably wondering what the local housing allowance changes and increases this year will mean for you, your tenants, or your local community.
At Access Adam Housing, we know and understand the current housing struggles and shortages, as well as the rise in homelessness, temporary accommodation, and fuel poverty over the last 10 years, and how the local housing allowance can help alleviate these struggles.
While there is no significant link between the local housing allowance freeze and homelessness, recent research does show that there is a link and that homelessness has risen dramatically since the freeze. This, in turn, has caused many housing associations and charities to push the government to increase the allowance over the last couple of years.
This article therefore will delve deeper into what the local housing allowance is, why it is important, and how it has changed over the years.
By comparing the impacts of the local housing allowance freeze and the increase in the local housing allowance for the first time in 4 years, this article will then explain how the power of technology can empower local authorities, housing providers, and landlords to efficiently manage local housing allowance distributions, to ultimately enhance the lives of countless residents as a method to break the homelessness cycle.
Being a Learning Management System Administrator means that you are responsible for the day-to-day running of the platform. As part of your role you will probably follow certain processes for rolling out learning to your organisation and managing your users. Over time you may have created a number of helpful reports and set them up to be sent to key stakeholders at certain times of the month. But have you thought about what happens when you need to pass the reins to a new Administrator?
If working within the hospitality sector has taught us anything, it’s that flexibility and adaptability are critical to a restaurant’s survival. It is those operators who have been able to quickly pivot and adapt their carefully laid plans to account for what is happening in the market right now. Successful operators are those who are not only able to plan ahead but can adjust those plans when needed, utilise the right tools and assess the impact on their budget.
With restaurant closures reaching an all time high at the end of 2023, operators must realign their budgets and get back on track to minimise losses within the business to help them weather the quieter times.
In this article, we’ll look at whether you have the right tools and strategy in place to be flexible with your restaurant’s budget and forecasting and help your business adopt an agile budgeting strategy in 2024.
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- Hospitality
In the vibrant atmosphere of the Schools and Academies Show London 2024, school leaders were drawn to the session entitled "The Business of Education: The Role of the Business Leader," which offered an insightful exploration of the diverse challenges and responsibilities encountered by educational business leaders. Here are the highlights of the session.
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- Education
The quest for exceptional Multi-Academy Trust (MAT) leadership took centre stage at the Schools and Academies Show London 2024 during the captivating session, "So you want to be a top MAT CEO?" Here are the highlights of the session, for all your aspiring CEOs.
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- Education
As an exhibitor at the Schools & Academies Show London 2024, Access Education stepped into the spotlight, ready to showcase our dynamic suite of education software solutions designed to revolutionise the educational landscape. Nestled amidst the buzzing energy of the ExCeL, our stand was as a beacon of innovation, drawing educators, leaders, and stakeholders eager to explore the forefront of educational excellence.
- Topic:
- Education
