In This Issue: • Why Sage 300 ERP? • Businss Disaster Planning • Monthly Triva • Congratulations to FiveTen • Writing for Business Tips
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With all of the software choices today you might be asking yourself, “Why Sage 300 ERP”? Some of you may be pondering that question harder than others as your business model changes, mergers and acquisitions occur or the software you are using is becoming obsolete due to hardware changes or the software developers. There are compelling reasons to look industriously at Sage 300 ERP. Sage 300 ERP deployment options is a good place to start, it can be deployed On-Premise, Online or hosted. If your company is expanding its global reach, hosting can be a cost effective approach to your IT budget. And speaking of global…Sage 300 ERP is a multi-lingual and multi-currency ready solution. Important factors when we look at how the North American continent is doing business on a global scale. If your business is considering acquisitions in differing markets, Sage 300 ERP becomes even more attractive with over 450 additional bolt-on products for industries such as Service, Manufacturing and Distribution, Food & Beverage, Not-For-Profit,
Government and Banking. Don’t see your industry listed? Sage 300 ERP was developed with the idea that not all companies are alike and some may have exclusive needs where only customization, macros and optional fields can satisfy your unique needs. Sage 300 ERP is a customizable solution and able to adapt. If today’s research in what companies need most out of an ERP system is true, then budgeting, planning and forecasting are important to your company. With the Sage Business Intelligence software that comes with Sage 300 ERP, at no additional cost, you can visually see profit centers, analyze sales data, and deploy the data in Excel format to those in need of significant information and trend reports.
As we welcome in the New Year, we reflect on the devastation wrought by Super Storm Sandy. There is much we can learn from that horrible event. Whether the threat in your area is tornado, hurricane, earthquake, flood or fire, there is no better time to establish your disaster plan and educate your employees on how to carry it out. A July 2012 Sage survey found that 61% of surveyed small businesses do not have a disaster preparedness and recovery plan. Not
only are your business assets at risk, but the safety of your employees and survival of your business is at stake. Your plan should include how to get back up and in full operation as soon as possible. How will your employees be able to get to work? Will your communications systems function properly? Will your mission critical data be available? How will you account for lost property and replace it efficiently and affordably? Sage
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