Systemized: A guide to understanding the world of ERP software

ebookI wrote this white paper (more of a guide I guess) about my perspectives on ERP software from a consultants point of view. I have been working with ERP for seven or so years now and have worked in business all my life. Technology is a powerful lever and if you want to use it effectively you need some sort of business management software.

This is where an ERP system comes in and if you have no exposure to Enterprise Resource Planning systems then you must check this white paper out!

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Advice You Didn’t Ask For: Reducing Stress

I’m reposting this as part of my Advice You Didn’t Ask For series. It helps me out a lot in my life and I think it will help you. Anything to reduce stress is a good thing.

A big item in my life is stress and how to deal with it. I have come across an interesting theory which I will now share with you.

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SAP Business One and Business Efficiency

The average progression for most businesses is as follows:

  1. Choose a product/service
  2. Sell a couple
  3. Sell a lot
  4. Build your customer base
  5. Track everything on paper
  6. Invest in an off-the-shelf accounting package (QuickBooks or Simply Accounting)
  7. Track everything else in spreadsheets

If you are persistent enough you come to a point where you can’t manage any more growth, you have no idea what one part of your business is doing and you have no real way of seeing any of your data unless someone manually compiles it into a spreadsheet for you. Your administration is increasing, you have less and less time to work and you desperately need more information to make decisions.

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Love is a Business

I wanted to call this post, Love is a Business (but most people are trying to win the lottery).  However, the title was a little too long to be snappy. Laziness and entitlement are the scourge of the world.  I deserve this, I deserve that is the cry of the new generation (of which I’m … Read more

Pro-Bono No No

I now have a rule which is “Pro-Bono No No!” You are starting out in this crazy web design world and someone you know at a not-for-profit appeals to you to make them a web site but unfortunately they have absolutely no money and all the whales are dying or the chickens are suffering or … Read more