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The top three gripes from the SME Financial Director
At CPiO we get to meet numerous Finance Heads whether it be through our work in Sage 200 or Sage X3 and invariably, each FD suffers with the same...
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Top 10 tips to help choose the right ERP system
Implementing an enterprise resource planning system (ERP) will help you reduce your costs and make your business run smoother but it can be a costly...
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It’s time to look at Business Intelligence
Traditional BI, while incredibly useful when correctly implemented, required a lot of technical support, excellent data understanding and rigorous...
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Comparing Sage 50 and Sage 200
Sage 200 is the natural upgrade route for Sage 50 users who feel they require a system that can manage more flexible or complex business processes...
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Why would a business change the delivery of its IT systems?
All fuss and no fruition For the past four to five years the buzz word on everyone’s lips in the IT industry has been SaaS. Whilst industry experts...
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Smart, innovative, agile – so why the spreadsheets?
Small businesses are the backbone of the UK economy – not least the huge number of start-ups since 2000. Many are highly innovative, using their...
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The key to successful IT implementation
New technology innovation can transform business performance. Yet for those considering adding functionality to core ERP solutions such as Sage 200,...
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The importance of inspirational leadership
Few companies bucked the trend of the long recession and managed to achieve double digit growth throughout. Even fewer are within the manufacturing...