Overview

“All I want to know is, what’s our gross profit for this work?”

Answering simple questions can sometimes be really hard in business.  

Reports which take 10s of hours to create, and are instantly out of date.

Slower decision making, or paralysis simply waiting for the right data to make decisions.

Why does this happen?

Businesses have software which is storing data in silos – it simply doesn’t talk to each other.

What happens next is lots of manual effort keeping it in sync, or just giving up.

The real risk though? If it’s not connected already, how can you possibly leverage AI to make holistic assessments of the business, or drive holistic improvements?

You’re destined to use AI in the business in a generic way, rather than a deep way which creates competitive advantage.

The way to resolve this, is getting fundamentals right now.

The solution is to create a strategy for tech, which involves an ‘integration layer’, designed to connect all data sources, and pipe it all into a business intelligence dashboard which tells you in real time how healthy your business is.

Then, adding AI is way easier, and easier means speed.

In this session, we will speak directly to business owners, to show how to drive innovative change around business intelligence, what you will need, and why it matters.

The purpose of this is to create clarity from confusion, with a set of steps for those who do not want to wait any longer!

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How to get involved

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Please read the information back below, and then fill out an expression of interest form. This will let us know you’d like to take part, what age the participating children are and whether you’d like any support from us or an ‘industry mentor.’

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Plan your challenge, consider your resources and the participating students. Challenges can be completed in small or large groups. but please be aware that only 8-10 students from selected schools will be able to attend the celebration event.

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Submit your challenge responses via our online form below. Your school can submit up to 10 entries. The deadline for responses is Friday 9 May, 2025. Please get in touch if you are struggling to meet the deadline.

The Schools Challenge steering committee will identify a small group of students from selected schools to be invited to a celebration event on the morning of Friday 20 June at South Shields Customs House.

If selected, you will be invited to attend by 23 May. There will also be an opportunity to display students‘ work as part of a number of public
exhibitions across local authority areas.

If you have any issues, contact us via email: getinvolved@technext.co.uk

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