Why perpetual inventory systems make more cents

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Inventory consists of wholesale merchandise you resell and products you manufacture or assemble. You’ve got to keep track of these items, as they represent your future revenues. This means you must know how much you have of each item. You must also keep tabs on items lost through damage, spoilage, … [Read more...]

Your (Interactive) Trade Show Booth

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Trade shows, expos, and conventions are some of the most overwhelming and confusing situations one can find themselves in. The onslaught of flashy booths and unruly crowds can rattle anyone. One way for an exhibitor to not only stick out, but make a long-lasting impression on attendees and potential … [Read more...]

Accounting for your inventory– should you integrate?

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When you combine the power of QuickBooks® to manage your financial operations with a robust, feature-rich inventory management solution, you better manage your business. Automating the management of your warehouse inventory will result in reduced labor costs and increased supply chain efficiency. … [Read more...]

Mobile access to your company information: who needs it?

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  Mobile technology – especially heavy use of smartphones -- is often a double-edged sword.“It’s made things more complicated because you can’t get away from anything,” Rick Wamre, co-founder of  The Advocate, recently said about his company’s adoption of cloud-based business … [Read more...]

Nurturing Leads on Your Website pg.2

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  <<page 1 Lead nurturing is entwined with brand building. Even if you are operating in a business-to-business (B2B) environment, you can't lose sight of the fact that your buyers are also human and can be emotionally swayed. When people are faced with complex buying decisions, it … [Read more...]

Spring forward into time saving business technology

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The APA estimates that businesses can reduce their annual payroll expense by up to 4% by implementing an automated time tracking system.  If you are considering whether or not to automate, here are the most important things to consider: What to measure First consider what you are trying to … [Read more...]

Why Small Businesses Integrate Their Inventory Management & Accounting Systems

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Inventory management is about knowing exactly where and how many of an item you have in your warehouse.  So it makes sense that to ensure your inventory asset value on your financial reports matches what is physically in stock one would integrate their inventory package  and account package. 3 … [Read more...]

9 online FREE-sources Your Business Can Bank On

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Doing business in the cloud: IT Outsourcing on steroids? Cloud and web-based functions are still considered risky to some businesses, but perhaps not as risky as you think. You might already be using “the cloud” without knowing it. Working remotely? Try Skype for business meetings in the … [Read more...]

Small Business Spotlight: Cloud Computing with Software as a Service

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That’s not how cloud computing got its name. It’s thought that the moniker grew out of graphical representations of actual clouds that were used to symbolize networks in conceptual drawings. The cloud symbolized the internet. But an anxiety-inducing ascent on an airliner is an apt metaphor. … [Read more...]

List Your Business: Take Advantage of Local Directories & Review Sites

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If you have a local business, then you have a major advantage over online retailers and other websites trying to rank well in Google. That advantage is local search. Instead of having to compete with thousands to potentially millions of competing websites globally, local businesses can focus their … [Read more...]