Practical tips for procurement and finance
School finance teams waste 15-20 hours weekly on manual invoice processing—time that should be spent supporting students. Every late payment, misplaced approval, and budget tracking error costs your district money it can’t afford to lose. When district budgets are stretched, paper-based accounts payable isn’t just inefficient—it’s financially irresponsible. The typical K-12 district processes over 5,000… Continue reading 7 Best Accounts Payable Automation Solutions for K-12 Schools (2025 Comparison)
School finance teams waste 15-20 hours weekly on manual invoice processing—time that should be spent supporting students. Every late payment, misplaced approval, and budget tracking error costs your district money it can’t afford to lose. When district budgets are stretched, paper-based accounts payable isn’t just inefficient—it’s financially irresponsible. The typical K-12 district processes over 5,000… Continue reading 7 Best Accounts Payable Automation Solutions for K-12 Schools (2025 Comparison)
Managing procurement in educational institutions, especially charter schools and school districts, brings specific operational demands: budget accountability for taxpayer funds, strict compliance requirements, and the need to serve educational goals efficiently. For many school business managers, outdated purchasing systems consume valuable time and resources better spent on educational outcomes. The data speaks for itself: School… Continue reading How to Streamline School Procurement Process: A Comprehensive Guide for Education Leaders
ESSER funding expires in September 2024, leaving charter schools with critical budget shortfalls. As student enrollment fluctuates and operational costs rise, your ability to track and control spending has never been more crucial. Charter schools face a unique challenge: balancing purchasing autonomy with strict financial accountability while managing diverse funding streams that each come with… Continue reading The Complete Guide to Charter School Procurement Software: Solving Budget Management Challenges in 2025
Do you find your business stuck in the age-old struggle of using personal credit cards for business expenses? If you feel this way, it might be the perfect time to finally consider a transformative solution for your organization through purchasing cards. Purchasing cards are financial instruments that have been a tremendous help for the business… Continue reading A Complete Guide To Purchasing Cards
Do you and your team still struggle with manual processes? Well, you’re not alone. Many procurement professionals feel the same way. However, in modern technology, this pain point can easily be fixed by simply integrating digital procurement strategies into your business. We’ll dive into this concept further in this blog. We’ll start by addressing a… Continue reading Digital Procurement Platform 101: Everything You Need To Know
If done right, purchase order automation can help reduce the time spent on issuing and matching purchase orders. Yet, many companies struggle with automation because they either pick up the wrong tool or process or can’t have their employees adopt the new process. That leads to failed implementation, mistakes during manual purchases, and bad outcomes… Continue reading Purchase Order Automation: 3 Mistakes To Avoid
Are you new in the procurement role and wondering what strategic procurement might do for you? If you are, you might be struggling to understand the following: Reasons behind your company’s high spending Effective ways to work well with your suppliers If this is the case, then you may need to learn that the secret… Continue reading Everything You Need To Know About Strategic Procurement
Purchasing software for Biotech is a crowded market. Search for “Purchasing Software” on the G2 marketplace and find 185 listings. So, rather than spending endless hours searching the internet for the top purchasing software for biotech, we compiled a list of vendors to consider. We also provide a quick checklist you can use to compare… Continue reading Best 8 Purchasing Software For Biotech Companies
Effective Business Spend management and strategic sourcing can save you up to 10% on your annual Spend. Please don’t take my word for it; this results from The Hackett Group study. If you are a CFO of a growing company and worried about business spend management, we’ve got you covered. This article will tell you… Continue reading Mastering Business Spend Management: Strategies For CFOs To Save Big
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