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Surviving Technology Decision-Making Adolescence (for SMEs)
Caught In Decision-Making "Adolescence"? Should I pay a consultant to fix the financial accounting software I have, or invest in something different? Starting a business is challenging, but actually growing the business through its first 5-6 years is the true grit-work of entrepreneurship. Its a time when the founders must ...
Read More 3 Reasons to Stop Using Excel For Inventory
After 27 years in business, it never ceases to surprise us how many companies are managing their inventory in Excel (using inventory spreadsheets). The fact they are using spreadsheets doesn't surprise us... small businesses with simple manufacturing or distribution needs can do quite well and save a fortune with OTS ...
Read More Businesses switching to Mac in large numbers?
Are businesses switching to Mac in large numbers? Looking at OS detection data for the top 50 cloud-based business apps, the data suggest YES. But how large are the numbers? We agree with the in-crowd: Apple makes a better business machine than any PC available on the market. But 10 ...
Read More AcctVantage 2015 Ready For Download
AcctVantage 2015 Is Here! If you are looking for personal finance software for Mac, please contact us. Just in time for the new year, AcctVantage ERP 2015 is available for download. This major upgrade is free for all Customer Care Program members. Full release notes can be found here. Download Installers ...
Read More Why are so many business owners psychopaths?
New research published in Science Daily suggests that, while one percent of the population meets the criteria for psychopathy, an amazing three percent of business managers meet the same criteria. While the term “psychopath” is thrown around quite loosely by the media today, the fact is that there are different ...
Read More The Skinny: ERP for Small Businesses
ERP for Small Business If you are reading this, you probably work with, in, or own a small business. Not too small, but small enough that you don't have a quarter-million to spend on consultants and big data software products that require 6 months to implement. Because ERP started very ...
Read More Why the Apple/IBM deal could be big for ERP
The hive is buzzing. This week Apple and IBM announced a deal that, while the details are undisclosed, will certainly involve the two giants collaborating "to build enterprise apps designed exclusively for iPhones and iPads.." All commentary about design and how Steve wouldn't have ever allowed it ASIDE, it’s a huge deal. It ...
Read More This month only: save 30% on training
It's summer time and the training is easy! For many of our users, summer time means slower days at the office with time to spend on planning and process improvement. Why not take advantage of the break with some AcctVantage ERP training or process consulting? Through the end of July, ...
Read More Importing XLS files just got easier
We are very pleased to announce the all new Import Wizard feature! The Import Wizard allows for import of XLS files directly into AcctVantage. With this tool you can create and/or update records for a number of supported tables. We've made it easy to map your import file to matching ...
Read More Speed up your ERP implementation
Why does ERP Implementation take so long? Implementing an Enterprise level business management system is typically a time consuming and challenging task for smaller companies (and larger ones, but that's another article completely!). Because of the complexity, many smaller companies choose not to implement ERP, or, put it off indefinitely. ...
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