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Tuesday, May 10th, 2011
We all look to grow our small businesses and often overlook the need to improve our business management solution. More data, clients and income means you need a larger, faster and more efficient software. Sage offers many different systems that can help your company adjust to its new size.
Like a child your business is constantly growing and needs to be outfitted with solution software that fits. To make a decision on a new system you first have to analyze your needs. How many users do you plan on having access the system? What are your data needs? Do you have the right amount of space to facilitate a new system? How quickly is my business growing? These are just a few of the questions you need to ask yourself before moving to a new system.
Sage provides a few pointers on how to analyze your business and which systems may suit your needs. It is a very easy decision once you understand exactly what you need and how to implement changes.
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Tuesday, March 1st, 2011
Strengthen your businesses “lifeblood,” customer relations! We all depend on customers to fuel our business, so why not strengthen the way we deal with customers? A Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system can help with the way you handle business. Customer Information can sometimes get confusing and easily unorganized, but with CRM, data can be quickly organized and managed. Today, most CRM solutions come with built in Sale Force Automation (SFA) which helps streamline your sales process. SFA is a great way to help free up time so you can focus on other business functions. In addition to the management of customer data, a CRM solution can give you a 360°view of your business with relation to your customers. It will allow you to track sales trends and your business pipelines. Sugar CRM, Info At Hand and Sage ACT! are just a few CRM systems that can improve your customer relations and business management.
Tags: crm, Sales Force Automation, Small Business Development, technology
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Thursday, January 20th, 2011
Wouldn’t it be nice if there was a button you could push that would move all of your income tax-related data from Peachtree directly into your accounting professional’s computer or a tax package, sliding it directly onto the correct forms and schedules? Unfortunately, we’re not there yet, but Peachtree desktop software does help you prepare all through the year for April 15 in a variety of ways. Take advantage of those tools, and you’ll find tax prep to be a friendlier, less frantic process.
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Tuesday, December 7th, 2010
If your business is like majority of businesses, you only worry about taxes when it comes time to file. This method may work, but to maximize efficiency and to fully understand tax forms, a daily tax analysis can be done. It may seem unnecessary and tedious but it will save time and anguish when it comes time to file during tax season. In Peachtree there are many ways to lessen your hassle with taxes and make the daily analysis run smoothly. Some have even noticed an improvement in their cash flow. See how its done by reading the complete article HERE.
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Tuesday, December 7th, 2010
Warehouse management systems have revolutionized the way businesses operate. In the past WMS (Warehouse Management System) were only used by large international companies. With the level of sophistication amongst businesses on the rise, even small businesses have started to adopt the usage of WMS. Even with the advantages of a WMS, small businesses still hesitate to implement the use of a WMS. There are eight reasons in particular that tend to be the leading reasons many businesses still choose to use archaic and inferior systems.
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Thursday, October 21st, 2010
“Even cyberslacking can be costly to business owners. In June, 56 million Americans visited social-networking sites from a work computer, spending an average of 15 minutes on them per day, reports comScore Inc….”
With a number as large as that, it seems inevitable for business owners to invest in surveillance software. A question that many business owners ask themselves is, “How do I maintain a level of professionalism within my employees?”
Even though some companies use sites such as Facebook and Twitter to advertise they easily forget that these sites are built on individual usage. Employees are not above the urge to spend 10 minutes maybe even hours on these sites communicating with other employees, friends and family.
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Tuesday, September 21st, 2010
The kids are back in school, reviewing old material and learning new content. It’s the perfect time to assess your own knowledge of Peachtree’s accounting tools. Are you wasting time trying to puzzle out features on your own? Read more…
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Friday, July 30th, 2010
With the changing technology and increase in electronic payment transactions businesses have been able to expand to markets around the world. Millions of people in the U.S. make purchases online and via credit/debit cards. How do you protect yourself and your business from financial fraud? Read more…
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Friday, July 30th, 2010
Take a Vacation From Long-Term Financial Concerns: Use Peachtree’s Budgeting Tools
As summer winds down and vacation time for your kids dwindles, you’re probably making plans for next year’s adventures. You may be relaxed from your time off and full of ideas about what—and what not—to do next summer, based on how this year’s time off went.
Peachtree’s budgeting tools can provide the same combination of relaxation and anticipation in your professional life. Rather than wondering whether you’re making enough money every month to meet expenses (and how that will play out long-term), you’ll be able to track cash flow, spot problems ahead of time, and tweak your financial blueprint. And the knowledge that budgeting affords you will help you plan for future years.
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