I was once on a project that was establishing a shared service center for a large company with operations across the US. In initial meetings to gather scope and set goals for the project, all the project leads gathered in a conference room to plan. It was a typical planning meeting, trying to map process, plan infrastructure, and build-out teams. There was plenty of discussion from those in the meeting, but it was very difficult to come to decisions on the way forward. 

Modern ERP systems are vastly superior to those of a decade ago and can revolutionize the way your business performs – if implemented correctly. That said, changing your ERP system comes with risks that you should address before making a change.

The key to a successful SAP Business One implementation is to begin testing your business processes in the system as quickly as possible.

The most common question we get asked by small businesses, once they’re confident that SAP Business One can help them overcome their challenges and reach their goals, is how much does it cost to implement?

Most of the software that you use today has probably been purchased online, with almost no human interaction.

If you’re here, you’re a smart business person.

Obviously.

You don’t need me to convince you that your small business must leverage powerful technology in order to maximize efficiency, growth, and profitability. SAP Business One can help you accomplish this; it's an incredible platform. So if you've come this far, take comfort in knowing you’re definitely on the right track.

If you run a small to midsized manufacturing or distribution business, you and your colleagues wear many hats to achieve success; as you start to grow, however, you’ll need to hire more specialized staff to focus on specific functions. While this will help your growth, it has the downside of making effective communication challenging – more people equals difficulty sharing information across departments and could make you slower to respond to competitors and changing market conditions.

Conducting day-to-day tasks while your small or medium-sized business implements a new ERP system is a challenge that often gets overlooked. 

Small and midsized businesses tread carefully around their decision to implement a new ERP system. 

Your future is cloudy, not because it’s uncertain (although it is), but rather because businesses are increasingly turning to cloud services to simplify their landscape and focus on what makes them successful.

The cloud is everywhere, including in our personal lives – our emails, photos, music, etc. live in the cloud – but some businesses cling to the idea that managing their own hardware is the way to go.

Here are 5 reasons you should run your systems in the cloud.

The deadline. It’s a time set in stone, a point of no return.

Or is it?

You’ve set the deadline. You’ve outlined the steps to get your project done. Now you have a problem.

What do you do first? What if your motivation lags? Where do you focus when there are a million pieces of the project puzzle?