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Is 2021 the Year of the CRM for Your Business?
Customer relationships are paramount to business success, especially for small businesses. And one major key to maintaining good customer relationship is having a customer relationship management (CRM) tool. CRM systems are some of the...
Need a Software Management Consultant? Here’s How to Find the Best One for Your Business
No matter how talented an IT team is, not every business is able to have software development resources with the skills to take on enterprise software projects on their payroll. Fortunately, software consultants are able to step into this...
Why Scaling Fulfillment Should Be Part of Your 2021 Warehouse Management Strategy
After the stressful shifts and changes of 2020, many businesses are still sorting out how best to approach fulfillment and warehouse management for 2021. Everyone, from small local companies to larger e-commerce enterprises, struggled....
How Do You Know It’s Time to Replatform to Cloud ERP?
The rapid digitalization that occurred for many businesses in 2020 not only led to new system implementations for many, but prompted other organizations to give a more honest consideration of their current systems to see where changes may...
What Happens If Your Sage 100 Subscription Expires?
Whether you simply forgot and missed a renewal date or let it lapse and maybe later changed your mind, some Sage 100 customers have asked, “What happens if my subscription expires?” The short answer is, you still have options and software...
Sage 100 Subscription vs Perpetual License: What’s the Difference?
Things have changed quite a bit since the subscription license option was introduced a few years ago. Today, the differences in product features and capabilities between “classic” Sage 100 perpetual licenses versus subscription licenses...
How Secure Is Your Data? Why You Need to Add Cybersecurity for Your ERP
Have you ever thought about just how much data is in your ERP? If the wrong person were to gain access to your ERP—such as through hacking or ransomware—it could spell disaster for your business. Attackers could access financials,...
Implementing Acumatica Cloud ERP in 8 Simple Steps
In 2020, business reaction to the pandemic response has leaned rather heavily on the cloud, escalating demand for services such as AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud and the forecast is for continued clouds in 2021. The cloud took center stage...
4 Tips to Build Successful Recurring Revenue Management
One of the big benefits to having a recurring revenue model is the ability to have predictable revenue that is stable and very likely to continue in the future. The benefit to the business is less risk, and maximum revenue predictability....
Meet the Challenge of Change in Supply Chain Management
Supply chain management dealt with massive shifts and changes last year. Facing everything from economic pressures to trade disputes and a global pandemic, change in 2020 was unpredictable at best. On top of those stressors, certain...
10 Steps to Finding the Right Manufacturing ERP
ERP solutions have proven over the years to be a crucial tool for transforming businesses by boosting productivity and operational efficiency, resulting in an improved bottom line. Adding the solution to a manufacturing business is...
Get Ready for Growth With These 5 Easy Strategies
In 1997, a little company was founded in Scotts Valley, California. A few months later, this company launched a website featuring just over 900 movie titles that could be rented through the mail. Ten years later, its website began...
Get to Know Acumatica 2020 R2
Acumatica’s second release of the year, Acumatica 2020 R2, is all about working smarter, not harder. Designed to increase usability even further, the big theme of the newest enhancement is more opportunity for time savings. Already...
Sage 100: Affordable Care Act (ACA) Reporting & Processing
Sage has put together an ACA Resource Center to help you understand the provisions as well as track and report the necessary data in Sage 100 in order to remain in compliance. Here are some popular ACA resources to consider reviewing. How...
Sage 100 Year End FAQs for General Ledger and Reporting
Here are answers to a handful of the most Frequently-Asked Questions (FAQs) regarding General Ledger and Reporting when it comes to year end processing. Can I print financial statements for the NEXT fiscal year PRIOR to performing year...
Sage 100: 4 Tips for a Successful Year End and More
Here are just a few tips to keep in mind as you begin year end processing in Sage 100. 1. General Ledger Closing: While it’s a good idea to close modules in a timely fashion, the General Ledger can remain open for as long as you need...
Sage 100 Module Closing—Keeping Things in Order
A year end process in one module often writes data to another module. Therefore, the sequence in which you close your Sage 100 modules is important in order to avoid the risk of damaging your data. Important: Remember to back up your data...
Sage 100: Creating a Copy Company for Archive/Backup
At year end, it’s useful to create an archive company using the Copy Company feature. This provides a readily accessible copy (and backup) of the current year’s data even after you perform year end processing in your live company. To make...