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While many companies often get 8-10 years of use or more out of their accounting software, all accounting software technologies are replaced periodically. The reasons for doing so often vary.
This quick guide to cloud accounting provides you with the accounting software options of today.
Published: Feb 25, 2016
One of the top challenges facing sales as a profession is a lack of standard terminology. Common terms such as “close rate” and “preferred supplier” can have numerous definitions. How you ensure sales process consistency across teams, across divisions, and ultimately against other organisations...
Published: Feb 11, 2016
Global economic growth forecasts have been revised downwards almost every year since the financial crisis, with a lack of growth engines, fiscally hampered governments, and the preceding overinvestment all playing a part in establishing this pattern. Despite the sluggish growth environment, global corporate failure rates...
Published: Jun 02, 2017
Look at any great leader from history — in business, sport, military or any other industry — and you’ll notice a wealth of distinctive character traits, from strength and determination to intelligence and eloquence.
But which traits are common to all great leaders? There’s no need to guess...
Published: Dec 01, 2015
Basware helps companies use their purchase-to-pay processes for strategic business advantage.
The Purchase-to-Pay Manifesto can help you to:
Improve Finance’s analytical, modeling and forecasting capabilities.
Ensure support for corporate objectives around cost reduction, growth and cash management....
Published: Sep 01, 2015
Every wholesale distributor faces increasing pressure to adopt a digital strategy for confronting massive disruption in the industry.
It’s time to think strategically about the technology that will determine the future of your enterprise.
Here are seven steps every distributor should take right now...
Published: Mar 01, 2017
Employee absence costs are on the rise. Yet while many organisations have processes in place to administer leaves, many lack the tools need to actively manage absences. Employers that enable managers to react quickly to leave requests, and empower HR to rein in excessive absences, can outperform the competition.
This...
Published: Feb 09, 2016
Gaining valuable insight from data to grow the best relationships may be what helps to tie a business world rocked by disruptive global events such as Brexit and the US election.
Here, eleven experts on finance, geopolitics and risk share their insights on understanding, grappling with— and leading through—a...
Published: Jun 02, 2017
To compete in today’s global marketplace, employees at every level of your organisation need to understand the risks associated with a broad spectrum of compliance issues and feel empowered to make the right decisions - even when no one is watching. Many companies struggle to meet this challenge, but an effective...
Published: Sep 01, 2015
Finance leaders; find out how to stop struggling with time-consuming, inaccurate incentive compensation processes.
When you automate, you minimize errors and gain the time you need to focus on organizational goals. Find out how in this quick guide! This 4-page guide outlines 7 ways that automated compensation management...
Published: Oct 29, 2015
The pace of change is rapidly accelerating for manufacturers and distributors. If you are running an older enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, the impending business and staff changes expected to impact your operations mean further required software customizations to bridge the gaps between what your system can...
Published: Mar 02, 2017
Best practice AP Performance is now within every business’s reach. These facts are spurring AP Change Makers in many businesses around the world to begin their journeys towards AP Automation.
This report looks at how AP Change Makers can improve on “scan and capture” solutions to unlock the full...
Published: Sep 01, 2015
If you asked a person if ethics and integrity were things he or she valued in a company, chances are the response would be a clear “yes.” However, if you then ask that person to define business ethics and integrity, you might not get such a direct answer. Common responses might include generic statements about...
Published: Sep 01, 2015
Forward thinking finance and procurement leaders are harnessing maturing technologies..
As we’ll see in this paper, these Accounts Payable Change Makers are delivering a step-change in operating performance compared to their peers:
- More invoices processed by each Full-time equivalent (FTE)
- More invoices...
Published: Sep 01, 2015
While the global economy is beginning to bounce back, organizations are still faced with a heightened pressure to improve their cash flow. As a result, more accounts payable and procurement departments will turn to innovative invoicing and payment strategies, new financing options, social media and online collaboration...
Published: Sep 01, 2015
Businesses today must keep pace with unprecedented change. Some can react quickly, while others struggle. What separates the winners from the losers?
“The New Game Plan for Strategic Planning” is the product of HBR’s in-depth research. The report includes interviews with industry experts, analysis...
Published: Jun 07, 2017