Your Marketplace
Demand for hospitality services is driven by primarily by business and tourist
travel. Much of the profitability of individual companies depends upon efficient
operations and good marketing. Most hotels specialize in a particular market segment
(price, service level and location) but there are other issues that come into play
affecting bottom line performance:
- revenue royalties
- regulations
- labor shortage
- personnel turnover as high as 70%
- safety issues
- new construction outpacing demand
- heavy dependence on reservation systems
- health of the national and state economy
- energy costs
- insurance to cover liability for security
- the need for continuous capital improvements
- seasonality
- sensitive to interest rates and capital availability
- franchise agreements
Customer Quote
“As a growing hotel management and development company, we needed to upgrade
our accounting software to better handle both multi-company and project accounting.
SVA Consulting’s expertise helped us to successfully make that transition and overcome
the challenges of supplying access to our remote locations."
VP of Finance, The North Central Group
To deal with all of these marketplace issues, technology plays a critical role in
the solution equation. If you have more than one location, SVA Consulting is here
to help.
Why Us
SVA Consulting has a history of helping hospitality organizations that
have more than one location and have, or would like to have, centralized management.
We provide strong functionality to bridge the gap between accounting at individual
locations and the headquarters.
- We provide an accounting system that integrates into all reservation, food service
and POS systems to centralize your operation.
- We create a centralized location for collaborating budgeting between the headquarters
and individual locations.
- Our web based functionality allows employees at each location to requisition products/services,
receive product in and then enter invoices for headquarter approval.
- A centralized calendar can create a view that combines all locations.
- Our solutions have a strong job costing component that can be used for tracking
capital improvements, managing contractors and controlling service projects.
SVA Consulting Difference - The Steps to Results
SVAC can provide personalized service – from planning and implementation to customization,
to on-going support and education. We have real conversations with real people about
real business issues and opportunities. You get a world class business solution
from professionals who understand and care about your business and will be here
as your business conditions change.
First Step to RESULTS - Discovery
Our first step is to learn about YOUR organization’s past, present and future. We
research this as part of our pre-planning activities. Then upon your invitation,
we meet with you and your team to learn more about your business and confirm marketplace
issues and opportunities.
Second Step to RESULTS - Determine the Roadmap
Based on the Discovery outcomes, we have a variety of service options to select
from in order to tailor the right path for your company
- Centralized accounting
- De-centralized accounting
- CRM (Customer Relationship Management)
- Project management
- System integrations
- Custom development
Final Step to RESULTS - Automation & Technology Tools
We have found that Microsoft Dynamics offers flexible and attractively
priced systems solutions that enable you to:
- Integrate with other systems
- Collaborate on budgeting
- Create web based functionality
- View a centralized calendar
- Track capital improvements, managing contractors, controlling service projects,
and other functions.
To learn more about how integrated technology from Microsoft Dynamics can help you gain a competitive edge in hospitality, please
contact us.
Popular Links
Lodging Hospitality -
http://www.lhonline.com
American Hospitality Management Company -
http://www.hvshotelmanagement.com
American Hotel and Lodging Association -
http://www.ahla.com
Hospitality Net -
http://www.hospitalitynet.org
Hospitality Trends -
http://www.htrends.com
Hotel & Motel Management -
http://www.hotelmotel.com
Hotel Interactive -
http://www.hotelinteractive.com
Smith Travel Research -
http://www.smithtravelresearch.com
Resources
The 5 Hottest Tech Trends
http://www.microsoft.com/industry/hospitality/businessvalue/toptrendsarticle.mspx
Business Intelligence in Hospitality: Adding value to daily decisions
http://www.microsoft.com/industry/hospitality/businessvalue/lodgingBIarticle.mspx
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 for Hospitality
http://www.microsoft.com/industry/hospitality/products/sql2005article.mspx