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White Papers on topics relating to business and accounting software issues.

  1. Software Buying Guide: Transitioning from Introductory Software
  2. Changing Deployment Methods: SaaS vs. On-Premises
  3. Better Inventory Management through Lot Tracking
  4. Business Intelligence for the SME
  5. Save Time and Money When Buying Software
  6. Integrity and Reliability = Trustworthy Accounting
  7. Build a Truly Profitable Business by Streamlining Your Landed Costs

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*eBook is a compilation of the above white papers (excluding Buying Guide)


Software Buying Guide: Transitioning from Introductory Software

This whitepaper serves as a software buying guide by examining a number of important factors that must be taken into consideration when aiming to transform a business by replacing introductory software such as QuickBooks, Simply Accounting or Peachtree. Using this buying guide, managers can make sound business decisions regarding the software vital to their business. The guide aims to help managers avoid the most common pitfalls in the software search.

Click here to download your free Software Buying Guide



Changing Deployment Methods: SaaS vs. On-Premises

This whitepaper stands to examine SaaS as a viable alternative to on-premises deployment methods and provide managers with a summary of each method in order to serve as a starting point for making decisions. In this whitepaper the SaaS model will be compared and contrasted with the on-premises method of deployment and typical pricing models explored.

Click here to download a free white paper on Changing Deployment Methods: SaaS vs. On-Premises



Better Inventory Management through Lot Tracking

Why the laws and regulations surrounding consumer protection and health issues necessitate ever speedier, precise and efficient item tracking.

Learn why:

  1. Compliance with global and trade regulations, consumer protection legislation and agricultural bioterrorism laws make it imperative for distributors to have complete, accurate inventory tracking
  2. Efficient and timely tracing of an item's origins and buyers during a product recall can make or break a company

Click here to download a free white paper on Better Inventory Management through Lot Tracking



Business Intelligence for the SME

If you were a general in the military, would you go into battle without gathering and evaluating the intelligence your spies and technology can provide

This is a white paper explaining why Business Intelligence is becoming important to small and mid-size businesses in order to enhance fast and effective decision making

 

Click here to download a free white paper on Business Intelligence for the SME



Save Time and Money When Buying Software

This white paper outlines a 10-step process covering the entire cycle:

  1. Finding out if you need to buy now or can wait a few months
  2. Establishing the Team
  3. Extrapolating and understanding departmental requirements
  4. Getting the right fit through analysis and research

This white paper provides comprehensive background information; suggests a 10-point process to help you make an informed decision; and lists resources for additional information

 

Click here to download a free white paper on the 10 step process to help you simplify software selection.



Integrity and Reliability = Trustworthy Accounting

This white paper highlights the need to recognize problematic software accounting methods; minimizing  errors  in  account  balance  integrity,  ledgers  and  sub  ledgers;  and  reducing  the need for expensive rectification, thus avoiding serious legal ramifications

 

Click here to download a free white paper discussing how integrity and reliability add up to trustworthy accounting.



Build a Truly Profitable Business by Streamlining Your Landed Costs

 

Landed costs are those sometimes hidden costs that are involved in making goods available for sale. Typical landed costs might include freight, duties, handling fees, and other charges that, if ignored, would distort the cost of the product being sold. While many software systems include basic landed cost tracking, a new breed of software systems is evolving to provide business owners with greater control over how landed costs are applied...

Click here to download a free white paper discussing how to stay on top of your true costs.