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4 Ways A Candidate Portal Helps You Hire

Congratulations, you’ve posted and advertised your next open position. Now you’re ready to sit back and wait for the candidates to roll in. You want the best people for the role, but how can you show that your company is worthy of them? How can you give candidates a streamlined, friendly, and informative application process?... Read More

Scott Hammer
November 13, 2019
5 min read

5 Things All In One Business Management Software Does Better

As your business grows, your processes become more complex. Spreadsheets just don’t get the job done anymore. And separate software subscriptions tend to tie up processes more than they tie them together. Here’s what all in one business software does better than any other ERP solution on the market. Data Flows Are More Intelligent All... Read More

Scott Hammer
November 1, 2019
5 min read

6 Ways Task Management Can Increase Business Efficiency

According to Capterra, “97% of organizations believe project management is critical to business performance and organizational success.” With companies searching for new ways to complete more tasks more efficiently, many are turning to various software applications to help them try and do it all. If your business is trying to juggle several projects at once... Read More

Scott Hammer
September 24, 2019
6 min read

The Top Myths About ERP Software, Busted

Discussion about SaaS among business leaders, consultants, vendors, and tech writers is a healthy practice. It helps drive innovation and informs best practices. But it also creates a lot of noise. And where ERP software is concerned, there’s plenty of discussion (and noise) out there.  Due to the growing number of ERP solutions, especially as... Read More

Scott Hammer
September 9, 2019
7 min read

Are Meetings a Huge Waste of Time?

Your employees and colleagues get bored in meetings. It’s a fact, supported by plenty of data. I could tell you that, according to an infographic by Emily Pidgeon, 50% of people find meetings unproductive. Or I could point out that “25% of meetings are spent discussing irrelevant issues.”   But I probably don’t need to do... Read More

Scott Hammer
August 23, 2019
7 min read

How to Find the Best ERP Reporting Tools

A reporting tools riddle: what’s faster than your hand, a calculator, and a file cabinet worth of documents? Before you answer that one, try another. What’s faster than two software applications that need data exported or converted to make a report? If you guessed ERP software, congratulations. You get a prize. As you may already... Read More

Scott Hammer
June 14, 2019
6 min read