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 business owner or user of introductory software such as QuickBooks, you are fully aware that the time has now come to search for a new software system. The company has been using this software for several years and the limitations that were once unnoticeable are quickly becoming too prominent and cumbersome to manage. The … 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
Investing in ERP software is a huge decision for a company of any size. Moving from manual processes or an introductory system such as QuickBooks to completely automated, sophisticated practices can be a costly, time-consuming, and often confusing, decision-making process. So where should you start? Consider this list of basic questions to ask yourself… Cloud or … 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
We’ve previously written about moving off of QuickBooks, and knowing when it’s time to make the transition from an introductory system to a fully integrated ERP solution. However, knowing when to make the move is quite different from knowing how to do so. Replacing existing software of any kind is a big project and requires a large … 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
Blue Link ERP provides integrated Accounting Software and Inventory Management Software to small and medium sized businesses, primarily wholesalers & distributors. READ MORE
