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Acumatica Construction Overview
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Lauren

Acumatica Construction Edition: Taking Businesses into the Future

Construction professionals struggle with many of the same challenges as those in other areas of business, but with an entire set of unique issues. Accounting and ERP software designed specifically for construction contractors, fabrication, home builders, subcontractors, specialty contractors, and land developers with the solutions they require to improve their bottom line, can help keep … Read more

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Dynamics 365 Fixed Assets
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Juliet

Quickly Create and Depreciate a New Asset in Dynamics 365 Business Central

Managing fixed assets is a cornerstone of any good accounting software. Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is no different. Here’s how to create and depreciate a new asset in a flash. Create a New Fixed Asset Go to Finance>Fixed Assets>New. Then enter the basic information (the fields in boxes below are required). Note: the subclass … Read more

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Cloud Distribution
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Lauren

8 Ways to Know Your Cloud ERP will Enable Real-time Visibility for Distribution Companies

Distribution businesses need real-time visibility into sales, order management, inventory, purchasing, production and services—and accounting information. Customers and employees now expect to have complete information at their fingertips.  Maybe you’re considering a new or upgraded ERP system?  Cloud solutions can help, but only if they’re built the right way. Do you know the difference between … Read more

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Management Reporter Refresher
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Mike

A Management Reporter (MR) Refresher: Advanced MR Tips with Downloadable Guides

Attention Dynamics SL Users: You’ll notice a lot of “Dynamics GP” language used below – that’s only because we used Dynamics GP for our presentation. Management Reporter works exactly the same in Dynamics SL! Management Reporter (MR) in Dynamics GP is known for the valuable financial data it can offer — and in turn the … Read more

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Dynamics 365 Portal
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Lauren

How to Set Up a Microsoft Dynamics 365 Portal

What is a portal? A portal is a website you can customize for your customers, partners, or employees. It is connected to your Microsoft Dynamics 365 environment so users are able to externally: Submit and review cases or knowledge articles Create and review sales opportunities Utilize forums for discussions, questions, or suggestions Can you envision … Read more

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Quickbooks
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Lauren

Another Sign That You’ve Outgrown QuickBooks? Managing the Books and Cash Flow Isn’t As Easy As It Used to Be

A QuickBooks History Lesson It wasn’t too long ago that general ledgers and other financial data were kept by hand in notebooks or in rudimentary spreadsheets on the computer. Basic accounting software like QuickBooks soon followed (much to the pleasure of accounting departments everywhere), and it remains a great entry-level tool. But it hasn’t evolved … Read more

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Dynamics GP enhancements
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Colleen

Make Your Dynamics GP System Better in 2019

Have your voice heard for getting the product features and enhancements you want into the next Dynamics product release! As new releases of Dynamics GP come out, there are great “What’s New” blogs and documents that capture the newest product features you can take advantage of if you decide to upgrade.  But are you still … Read more

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ROI Analysis of ERP Replacement
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Jason

What’s Your ROI of a Modern ERP Cloud Solution?

Growing businesses know it’s imperative to upgrade to a modern ERP cloud solution from their legacy system. But such a significant investment of time and money should be researched thoroughly and probably will require evidence of the return on investment. Acumatica’s whitepaper “ROI Analysis of Replacement ERP” provides the tools for doing that. The paper discusses … Read more

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Ben

From Nightmare to Triumph – Disaster Recovery and Maintaining Business Continuity with the Crestwood Cloud

If someone asked you right now where your backups are located, would you know? Are you sure your ERP system even HAS reliable backups, with easy access should disaster strike? We don’t ask this to scare you, but we know from experience how critical having a reliable and robust backup plan in place is to … Read more

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