How You Know It’s Time to Switch from Accounting Software to ERP
As companies grow, they inevitably reach a point where they switch from accounting software to Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solutions. Accounting packages like QuickBooks have their place in the beginning of a venture. You outgrow them. But, when is the right...
10 Ways to Grow Your Field Service Business with Acumatica
Who doesn’t want growth? Every business wants growth, right? Well, not so fast. Growth is generally good, but as we often see in our consulting work, some businesses are more ready for growth than others. Several factors come into play in determining if revenue growth...
How Field Service Companies Can Exceed Customer Expectations with Acumatica Cloud ERP
Competitive advantage in the field service business often comes down to how well a company can meet its customers’ expectations. While this is true of business in general, it’s particularly relevant to field service. Your customers definitely have expectations of you....
New Features in Acumatica 2021 R1
The newest version of the Acumatica Cloud ERP software, version 2021 R1, is set to be released next month. There is a lot of new functionality coming, with upgraded features and benefits across the platform and industry-specific modules. If you aren’t using Enterprise...
Top Benefits of CRM For Your Business
Here’s your reality check for today: Do you know what’s actually driving the performance of your company? Is it your sales team, your marketing department or your operations? Chances are, it’s “all of the above.” And, these elements of success only work if they engage...
How Your Business Struggles Without Modern ERP
The best-run companies emphasize communication, transparency and teamwork in the workplace. Yet, we often see companies that practice these principles, but still struggle. What’s going wrong? The reality is that no amount of meetings and good will can make up for data...
2021 Distribution Industry Trends and How Cloud ERP Can Help
Though the idea was not on anyone’s radar, the distribution industry has become an ironic, surprise beneficiary of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. This is based not only on the necessity of keeping things moving, but also thanks to the evolution and advances of...
Why You Should Integrate Your CRM and ERP
Some things just go together: Peanut butter and jelly, shoes and socks... So it is with Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and Enterprise Resource Management (ERP) software. These two were made for each other. Indeed, “Working smarter” is not a cliché when pairing...
4 Benefits of Better Accounts Receivable Management
Accounts Receivable (AR) is akin to the heartbeat of your company. In virtually all businesses, cash flow and cash management are critical to proper functioning of the business entity, if not its very survival. For this reason, AR should take advantage of the best...
ERP Selection and Implementation Strategy: 5 Steps for Success
Replacing your Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system will be a significant project. There’s no getting around it, though the process has gotten a great deal easier and faster with the advent of modern, cloud-based ERP solutions like Acumatica. With that in mind,...
How Distributors Can Simplify Item Management with Acumatica
Wholesale distributors have long faced the challenge of item management. Keeping track of items with different attributes within subsets of specific category needs, based on industry and intended use, is a time-consuming and error prone process. It’s not uncommon for...
7 Signs Your Business Has Outgrown QuickBooks
QuickBooks is like your first car. There was nothing else like it. You and that little runabout had a lot of great times together, but it’s time to say goodbye. You’ve grown older and taken on more responsibility in life. Now, you need something bigger and better....
How Much Does ERP Cost?
For many years, the question “How much does ERP cost?” had one basic answer and that was “A lot.” How much “a lot” mean varied by company size, but in general, ERP was always seen as a big ticket item. It was invariably worth the investment, but the industry has long...
How to Automate Shop Floor Data Entry with Manufacturing Data Collection (MDC)
There’s an old saying, popular among Boy Scouts and foot soldiers, which is “the map is not the terrain.” If confronted with a mountain or a river that “isn’t supposed to be there,” according to the map, well, that’s your bad luck. Because, the map is the map and the...
How a Modern Cloud ERP Can Future-Proof Your Business in 2021
What does the future have in store for your business? You might be tempted to respond, “I don’t know. I don’t have a crystal ball.” But you do, don’t you? You don’t know for certain what changes the future will bring, but chances are, the future state of your business...