When it comes to wholesale software and any technology, there is a financial impact to user adoption. The more employees make use of the different features available in wholesale software, the more benefits to your company and the bigger the impact on your bottom line. It can be hard to justify the cost of a … Read more
It’s been a couple of months since you first began the search for new accounting ERP software and you’ve finally settled on a solution. After weeks of in-depth discussions with vendors, internal meetings to review requirements and processes, several live product demos and finally a review of vendor proposals, the hard part is over. But … Read more
Guest Post by Lauren Stafford Companies often make the mistake of neglecting training to cut costs or to speed up the process of implementing new software. The importance of training shouldn’t be overlooked. Investing time and resources in training is necessary from the outset to save money in the longer term. You should also include … Read more
Software training is one of the most important aspects of the accounting ERP implementation process and is also one of the most costly and resource-intensive. This is especially true for businesses that transition from introductory software such as QuickBooks, or manual processes, as there is a significant learning curve when it comes to using true … Read more
Implementing ERP software into your business is an impressive milestone that highlights the fact that a business is experiencing favorable growth and is primed for future success. If only all your employees felt this way. No matter how helpful you deem ERP software to be, there will always be hesitation among employees and an unwillingness … Read more
There is a reason that training is one of the most costly aspects of software implementations – namely that it’s also one of the most important aspects. When upgrading to a sophisticated accounting ERP system from introductory software such as QuickBooks, there will be a significant learning curve. This is not to say that such … Read more
As a general rule, there are differences in software implementation time-frames, dependent on the tier or type of software being implemented. When it comes to inventory and accounting ERP software, Tier 1 or Introductory Systems (such as QuickBooks), usually take anywhere from a couple of days to a couple of weeks to get set up; Tier … Read more
There is no doubt that wholesale ERP software – and technology in general– has changed drastically over the past 15, 10, 5 and even 2 years. With such a fast rate of change, it can be hard for businesses to keep up to the latest trends leading some to miss out on the advantages provided … Read more
You’ve begun evaluating ERP software vendors, and have a couple different proposals in front of you, with pen in hand to sign one along the dotted line. Each proposal clearly outlines your business processes and requirements, the components you will be receiving, a final quote and payment options and the implementation. But wait – what … Read more
Up next in the series on problems with ERP software: the problem that you don’t know about. I’ve read various studies that suggest the average company uses between 40% and 60% of the relevant functionality of their ERP software – “relevant functionality” being the functionality that, if used, would provide measurable benefits to the company. My … Read more
Blue Link ERP provides integrated Accounting Software and Inventory Management Software to small and medium sized businesses, primarily wholesalers & distributors. READ MORE
