How Inventory Accounting Software Can Benefit Your Small Business

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As a small wholesale or distribution business owner it can be hard to justify the costs of implementing a true inventory and accounting ERP system. In the past, these types of all-in-one solutions were typically reserved for much larger businesses with global operations. However for the last several years and with cloud-based solutions increasing in … Read more

Blue Link ERP – Product Spotlight Video

Blue Link Product Spotlight Video Interview

[fusion_text]News Release: Blue Link speaks with TechnologyAdvice.com about Blue Link’s Inventory and Accounting ERP software. The following summary post is from TechnologyAdvice.com, a website that provides reviews and rankings of business software, including customer relationship management tools, the best ERP software, and more. Recently our very own Samantha Hornby, spoke with Eric Perry of TechnologyAdvice … Read more

“I can’t afford wholesale inventory software, it costs too much”

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With any major purchasing decision, budget is an important factor. When it comes to purchasing wholesale inventory software, sticker shock is common for those moving off of introductory systems or manual processes.  However, as with any capital expenditure, buying new software should be a decision made on more than just cost – if you want … Read more

5 Benefits of ERP Software

5 Benefits ERP

ERP software is designed to manage all aspects of a company’s operations, and includes tools for inventory management, order entry and processing, accounting, warehouse management and more.  ERP stands for Enterprise Resource Planning and is typically categorized as a Tier 2 software system.  This means that a true ERP system is best for companies who … Read more

Factors to Consider When Upgrading Software: Employee Skill Set

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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

How Your Entire Company Can Benefit from ERP Software

ERP software for your whole team

All-in-one accounting and inventory software (also known as ERP) is designed to manage way more than just inventory and accounting. ERP software is designed to manage all aspects of a company’s operations and will provide benefits to employees in every department. That is one of the main benefits of switching to ERP: the system will … Read more

How to Determine Ball Park Cost Estimates for ERP Software

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Investing in an ERP software system is an important event in your company’s history. Your company is growing and you have decided to eliminate the redundancies of outdated manual processes, to take advantage of the operational efficiencies inherent in ERP software. As you begin your software search, before evaluating different vendors, it is always good practice to … Read more

4 Tips for Getting the Most Out of Your Inventory and Accounting ERP Software

Get the Most from ERP Software

ERP systems are costly.  They also involve a significant investment of other resources to implement and maintain, including human resources and time.  So when choosing a system, you want to go with a solution that will grow with your company and not require replacement in a couple of years’ time.  Investment in accounting and inventory software does … Read more

A Look Ahead to ERP Software in 2014

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Businesses that are planning to implement ERP software are now, more than ever, focusing on specific needs, and doing their homework before approaching software providers. We expect to see the following trends in 2014: 1.       Smarter buyers With the availability of information in today’s world, consumers are increasingly well-informed, making it easier to conduct research and … Read more

ERP Accounting Software – A Year in Review

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Last December we wrote a blog post titled Accounting Software Outlook for 2012, and with 2013 just around the corner we thought it would be interesting to review how those predictions panned out. Our first prediction was that the percentage of hosted (cloud) ERP accounting software implementations would continue to increase, and based on the … Read more