How to: manage invoices and payments during the Christmas period
Christmas is on its way. Office workers everywhere look forward to their annual night out at the company’s expense and the subsequent time off over the festive period.
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Accounts department: Top five tips for a more efficient business
An efficient accounts team is essential for any business, not least SMEs which are prone to cash flow issues.
Specialist construction accounting software: before and after
Every construction company uses software in some shape or form. Small startups might manage with a handful of basic homemade Excel spreadsheets before progressing to a paid-for solution.
How to: plan for an accounting software upgrade
Now that company accounts are almost exclusively managed in digital form, the accounting software you use is essentially the foundation of the day-to-day management of your business.
LIVE@ Events 2015
A Year in Review
Custom forms:solving a common accounting software frustration
Accounting and job costing software save businesses plenty of man hours as they simplify administrative tasks and automate tedious processes.
Invoice finance for construction companies: everything you need to know
Most construction SMEs use specialist accounting software to monitor their company’s finances and keep a close eye on looming cash flow issues, but sometimes... vigilance alone is unable to prevent problems arising. In an industry that’s notorious for late payment and has irregular payment timings and structures, it’s likely that you’ll experience the occasional bottleneck as you have to wait for payments to be made.
Are garden cities the answer to the UK’s housing crisis?
Housing is one of the top political issues in the UK today.
Four ways to improve staff management as a construction company
Skills shortages are driving rapid wage growth in the construction sector. While that’s great news for subcontractors, construction SMEs may struggle to maintain their margins and often have to compromise in other areas of the business to absorb these ever-rising costs.
The Green Belt: is now the time to change the rules?
The time may be right for a paradigm shift....
Industry anger as Scape framework set to exclude SMEs
Industry bodies have expressed concern as a new four-year Scape framework is set to use a £125 million turnover threshold for potential suppliers.
Integrity LIVE@ Events: helping you get the most out of your accounting software
Integrity Software host a number of LIVE@ Events each year, where you have the opportunity to speak to our support team face to face.
Northern Ireland’s construction industry remains fragile, experts warn
Large construction firms in Northern Ireland are struggling to remain afloat, a new study suggests.
XCIPIO: Integrity’s most powerful module yet
Evolution and Evolution M are highly customisable software packages built specifically for the construction industry - and they've just been given some new "oomph".
How effective document management enhances your construction company
Only 1% of European companies have managed to entirely banish paper from their offices.
UK Construction Week 2015: eight unmissable events
Get the most out of the week with our summary of the best to come
Why do construction contractors need accounting software?
If you're still asking yourself this question, its high-time you found the answer...
The Green Deal: a post-mortem
Earlier this year, the government ceased funding the Green Deal Finance Company, essentially bringing the Green Deal to an abrupt and unceremonious end.
Eight reasons you should attend UK construction week
The construction industry is one of the most important sectors of the UK economy, but prestigious construction trade shows in the UK seem few and far between.
Five signs you’ve outgrown your current accounting system
... and how to get over the growing pains
Is your finance department ready for auto-enrolment pensions?
Find out with our quick checklist.
Green construction in the UK: what does the future hold?
From the ‘greenest government ever’ to multiple U-turns on environmental policies: it’s safe to say that the past few years, and in particular, recent months, haven’t exactly boosted the UK’s green construction industry.
4 incredibly ambitious infrastructure projects from the past and today
They don't build 'em like they used to... Or do they?
Behind the data: sharp slowdown in UK construction industry
The past few years may have been encouraging for the UK construction industry, which finally showed some signs of sustained recovery after the hugely damaging effects of the global recession.
