Spend Management for Your School’s Budget
What's the best way to add value to something? Make it more efficient. Instead of adding new processes, hiring new staff, increasing your output, have you ever looked into what you already do, and simply tried making it better? Sometimes it's a simple fix. Even just...
We’re Going to the Schools & Academies Show 2023!
The news is out- Compleat Software will be exhibiting at the Schools & Academies Show 2023! This year’s show will be held on the 22nd November 2023 at the NEC, Birmingham, and will see more than 3,000 attendees from a range of backgrounds, including...
Punch-Out, Punch-In and Plug-In: What’s the Difference and Why Should I Care?
We’ve all been there, restlessly tossing and turning at night when suddenly it comes to you: you forgot to pick up that really important thing for the office tomorrow. A quick foggy-eyed scan through your phone, click a few buttons, and bam- order placed and you can...
How Spend Visibility Can Help Schools Save Money
Schools are facing some of the steepest cuts since the 1970s. So, we're guessing that seeing your school's bank balance going down rapidly as the school year progresses is getting incredibly scary! But what about the granular detail- is that visible? We're talking...
3 Types of Invoice Fraud Compleat AP Automation Helps Prevent
Invoice fraud is a real and immediate threat for businesses worldwide. It's responsible for over £9 billion of losses within small & medium-sized businesses every year in the UK alone, and according to research by Tungsten Network, 54% of businesses view it as...
4 Free Procurement Training Courses to Impress your Boss
If you're anything like me, you always want to be learning something new. Even better if it's related to your work, so you can learn the best practices, find out current trends, and impress your boss! A lot of companies will support staff in studying, but you don't...
Compleat Software and Doncaster Rovers Football Club Announce New Partnership
At Compleat Software we take great pride in supporting the local Doncaster community, and we are dedicated to fostering collaboration and contributing to the economic growth of neighbouring local businesses. After several successful years of operating from our new...
A Beginner’s Guide to Accounts Payable Automation
By a beginner for a beginner: What does accounts payable automation software actually do? Accounts payable automation software is the gift that keeps on giving. Imagine: you're sitting at your desk in a haze of a post-lunch food coma, and you've got a mountain of...
Top Digital Working Tools for Business Simplification
Now more than ever as business leaders or management, we are having to accept change in working styles, location and process to adapt to the changing landscape. Cast your mind back to pre-pandemic times (ah... the good old days), and how purchase invoices were...
A Beginner’s Guide to Purchase-to-Pay Automation
By a beginner for a beginner: what is purchase-to-pay? If you're anything like myself, having a well-rounded understanding of the industry you are working in is imperative to the success of your work and, more importantly, your confidence. As a novice to the software...
Let Teachers Teach and Relieve the Pressures of Admin Tasks
"As a teacher in a small rural primary school, I have responsibility for my class budget and the three subjects I lead. Much of my non-contact time is spent on stock-taking, researching purchases, ordering resources and managing invoices and receipts, rather than...
Understanding the Benefits of Integrated Online Buying
As a consumer, Covid accelerated the inevitable shift to online shopping, and now that we have the confidence in how convenient online buying has become, there's simply no going back. So, why isn't this happening at our workplace? Integrating the shopping experience...
Breaking Down 10 of the Most Common Invoice Payment Terms
For small business owners, cash flow is the lifeblood that keeps their ventures running smoothly. Managing invoices and ensuring timely payments from clients and customers is crucial to maintaining a healthy cash flow. But if you're a new business owner or perhaps...
How to Gain Control of School Spending
Do you (or does someone in your school setting) know exactly how much is being spent, by whom, and on what? If you’re involved in procurement and purchasing at your school, then feeling in control of the school’s spending is probably one of your top priorities and...
Why Should You Sell AP Automation as an ERP / Accounting Software Provider?
As businesses continue to look for ways to streamline their financial processes, the demand for accounts payable automation solutions is on the rise. This presents an opportunity for ERP / Accounting software providers to expand their product offerings and provide a...
6 Benefits of Automating Your Accounts Payable Process
Automating the accounts payable process can bring numerous benefits to organizations of all sizes, including increased efficiency, improved accuracy, and reduced costs. In this blog post, we will discuss these benefits in more detail and explain how automating...
Understanding the Benefits of Integrated Online Buying
As a consumer, Covid accelerated the inevitable shift to online shopping, and now that we have the confidence in how convenient online buying has become, there is simply no going back.
Improving purchasing & accounts payable for everyone
For most people outside finance, purchasing (especially if there is a formal order process in place) and invoice approvals are, at best, a necessary evil. The more bureaucratic the process, the more it is disliked.
Automating the return to work: the future of finance
The future of finance is automation Will automating the return to work be the future of finance? If you must ask, you're not alone. Finance is often a key component of any business—but it doesn't have to be tedious. While the work can be repetitive (& usually...
How to keep up with the finances of your growing MAT
Are you working at one of the growing numbers of Multi Academy Trusts (MATs) in the UK that manage at least two schools? There are currently 1,460 & the government wants to see more schools in MATs by 2025. Gavin Williamson told the Foundation for Education...
Top 3 digital working tools for business simplification
I think we can all agree that the last 2.5 years have been worlds apart from what we are all used to. If we re-wind the clock & compare our today daily working lives to that of the same time in 2019, how different many of these aspects would be & that is...
Compleat Software Announces Partnership with Commercial
Compleat Software partners with Commercial as their AP automation & purchasing partner & integrated online buying catalog, respectively Doncaster, UK: Compleat Software today announced a new partnership with Commercial. This new partnership will give...
3 Types of Invoice Fraud Compleat AP Automation Helps Prevent
Invoice fraud is a real & immediate threat for businesses worldwide. It’s responsible for over £9 billion of losses within small & medium-sized business every year in the UK alone, & according to research by Tungsten Network, 54% of businesses view it as their biggest threat.
Compleat Software announces partnership with Acuity Solutions
Compleat Software partners with Acuity Solutions as their AP automation & purchasing partner for their Sage customers. Doncaster, UK: Compleat Software today announced a new partnership with Acuity Solutions. This new partnership will give Acuity’s Sage customers...