There are many reasons why your business may decide to upgrade your existing technology and business management software systems. For example, when a software systems decides to end support for a legacy operating system (think Windows XP), when new technology and opportunities become available, when a business changes processes or when servers and hardware needs … Read more
Inherent in its name, “Enterprise Software” (also known as ERP) is a software solution that will affect all aspects of a business. If you decide your company needs a fully integrated solution, the software you select will need functionality to help manage sales, accounting and financials, warehouse and operations, customer service and everything in between. … Read more
As a small business owner it is inevitable that some of your time will be spent putting out fires, and dealing with issues as they arise on a daily basis. For wholesale distribution companies this may include: time spent searching through various systems and files to find information on specific orders, doing physical inventory counts … Read more
Introductory software systems, such as QuickBooks, are great tools for small and start-up businesses. They require minimal training and set-up, are intuitive and easy to use and come with a relatively low price tag. However, as your business grows and order volume increases, there may come a time where more robust accounting ERP software is required. … Read more
The enterprise software industry is typically divided into 3 different tiers and/or segments: Tier One introductory systems, Tier Two mid-market ERP systems and Tier Three, top-tier or Blue Chip solutions. Each different Tier is geared towards companies of a particular size, with certain business processes and future strategic plans. A high-level understanding of the different Tiers and … Read more
As with any large corporate investment, implementing new accounting and inventory ERP software is a time and resource consuming process. Although this can be daunting when first starting the search process, the benefits gained from properly implementing an automated, all-in-one system, to manage all your business processes across departments will almost always outweigh the costs. … Read more
One of the hardest barriers to overcome when making organizational changes (such as implementing a new inventory and accounting system) is getting employees on board with the changes. Although resistance from employees is a natural reaction, there are certain steps that you can take as a manager to help ease the transition to a new … Read more
It’s that time of year again when you’re probably spending time cleaning out your gutters, and clearing out your garage (or else, like me, feeling guilty for not doing so). Everywhere you look people are getting ready for summer, and some business owners typically start “spring cleaning” their business processes, which of course includes taking a look … Read more
You’ve probably had an item of clothing that seems to fit better, feel more comfortable and just “sits right” on you. Maybe it’s a sweater, a pair of jeans or a leather jacket. I’ll bet you wore it until it literally fell apart, and if it hasn’t yet fallen apart, you’ll still wear it – … Read more
For most small and medium sized wholesalers / distributors, the “accounting” part of accounting software is very much an afterthought. The owner-managed company typically focuses (quite rightly) on inventory management, order processing and purchasing tools in the business software that it uses. Sadly, with many industry-focused software packages, the accounting functionality, to be blunt, sucks … Read more
Blue Link ERP provides integrated Accounting Software and Inventory Management Software to small and medium sized businesses, primarily wholesalers & distributors. READ MORE
