Business

New research by an Exeter software firm has revealed how Multi-Academy Trusts (MATs) are pooling funding and the opportunities and challenges facing leaders around centralising their operations.

GAG Pooling and Centralisation in MATs: 2024 Update has been developed by MAT finance specialists IMP Software and CJK Associates, who partnered to conduct a survey in November and December last year among 155 trusts in England exploring how they are evolving their approaches to needs-based budgeting.

The survey was designed to uncover the latest insights around how MAT operations...

The simple act of ensuring your team members get paid on time and accurately can go a long way to boosting both your employee retention rates and their morale . But, if you’re an SME with a small team, or you rely on more traditional and manual payment methods, it can be easy to let standards slip with your payroll management.

However, the good news is that such a scenario can be avoided by switching up these older systems and changing to automated cloud payroll services . So if you are a business owner in the South West who has yet to make this change, be sure to read on as we’...

Moving further into 2024, there appears little let-up in the UK cost of living crisis. Rumoured energy price decreases on the horizon provide some cause for optimism, but it is no surprise that many spend time thinking about how to make the most of their spare cash or boost their income via methods such as those outlined at searchforexbrokers.com .

Of course, this issue is nothing new, and the situation wasn't much better in the early 2010s. The majority accepted the state of affairs and ploughed on with the famed British spirit. Others took matters into their own hands…...

The University of Exeter has signed a new funding agreement with Santander that will boost Exeter’s community of budding student entrepreneurs.

Matt Hutnell, Director of Santander Universities UK, was welcomed to the Streatham Campus earlier this month by Professor Lisa Roberts, Vice Chancellor and President of the University of Exeter, to mark the signing of a sixth funding agreement.

Santander Universities UK is a long-standing supporter of the University of Exeter, with philanthropic gifts exceeding £2m over the past 15 years.

The event recognised the impact...