www.bursarnet.com

the idea of the bursarnet concept came about from a chance conversation we had almost 3 years ago which alerted us to just how difficult it is for individual schools to achieve better terms from their suppliers, particularly the large ones. given the size of school operations they are considerably less resourced in procurement than a business of equivalent size. furthermore schools are running often very complex organisations, which means they are doubly squeezed. and yet from our side of the fence, in the highly competitive business world, we knew that after years of a zero growth economy, corporates would be hungry for genuine growth opportunities. if we could offer them access to a new customer base then they would be motivated to offer attractive discounts. so the idea was sown about creating an online portal to act as the gateway between suppliers seeking growth and the collective community of independent schools. suppliers get access to real potential for growth and schools get m