27 problems social enterprises bring us, each with the cause, what it costs and what we build to fix it.
Social enterprises lose sight of trading versus grant income when both run through one set of books. We build tracking and reports that keep them apart.
Social enterprises misprice products when trainee time and job coach support blur real costs. We build a costing model that separates trading from support.
Social enterprises lose a week each quarter building council contract KPI returns by hand. We build returns straight from your delivery records.
Social enterprises invoicing councils per session or placement get invoices rejected over PO numbers and unit counts. We build invoicing from delivery data.
Social enterprises subcontracted by a prime provider re-key participant data into the prime's system. We link your records to their format and deadlines.
Social enterprises running several funded programmes check eligibility by hand, per funder. We build enrolment that applies each rule set and keeps evidence.
Social enterprises share participant data with councils, funders and partners but lose track of consent. We build consent records checked before sharing.
Social enterprises record trainee progress in notebooks, support plans and emails. We build one progress record with goals, job coach notes and review dates.
Social enterprises with trainees on variable hours retype paper timesheets into payroll and make mistakes. We build hours capture that feeds payroll cleanly.
Social enterprises rota trainees by hand, juggling support needs, job coach cover and trading demand. We build a rota that checks support and skills per shift.
Social enterprises lose job outcome evidence when follow-up calls to former trainees slip. We build a follow-up schedule with contact records and evidence.
Social enterprises lose track of trainee courses, exam bookings and certificates. We build a record of each qualification from enrolment to certificate.
Social enterprises match trainees to employer placements from memory and inboxes. We build an employer record and matching list tied to trainee readiness.
Social enterprises rely on supervisors repeating instructions to trainees. We build easy-read, picture-based task guides on tablets, kept up to date.
Social enterprises with several shops and cafes count stock on paper and run out or over-order. We build shared stock records with transfers and reorder alerts.
Social enterprises selling online, at markets and wholesale oversell one-off and small-batch stock. We sync stock across every channel in near real time.
Social enterprise cafes retype till reports into the accounts and cannot match card payouts. We post daily takings by site and match payouts to the bank.
Social enterprise cafes track pay-it-forward drinks and referred meals on a chalkboard. We build it into the till with a live balance and discreet redemption.
Social enterprises take business orders for catering, hampers and products by email and phone, and miss details. We build an order form, schedule and invoicing.
Business customers ask social enterprises what their spend achieved, and each answer is written by hand. We build per-customer statements from real records.
Reuse social enterprises lose track of donated goods between arrival, repair, testing and sale. We build item-level intake with status, photos and pricing.
Reuse social enterprises juggle donation collections and customer deliveries in a paper diary. We build online booking, van routes and texts to customers.
Reuse and recycling social enterprises estimate tonnage for council and funder reports. We build weight capture at intake and outcome, with reports by stream.
Social enterprises get caught out when grant instalments and council payments arrive late. We build a rolling cash forecast from real payment patterns.
Social enterprise board packs take days to assemble from accounts, tills and programme records. We build a monthly pack that fills from your systems.
Social enterprises with social investment loans rebuild quarterly finance and impact reports by hand. We build reports from your accounts and delivery data.
Social enterprises pay sessional tutors from claims that do not match session records. We match claims to registers and pay from approved runs.