Why spreadsheets are not the answer for your business

We all like a good spreadsheet, BUT… If your business is looking for a quick and easy way to create a list, or a table, or if you are wanting to manipulate figures for finances and budgets, then a spreadsheet could be exactly what you are looking for. However, anything larger or more complex than that and the spreadsheet will struggle to hold out. Not only because spreadsheets struggle to grow with you, but once they grow, all of a sudden there is only 1 person in the company who actually understands what it does and how it works. This
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Smarter Businesses Through Systems

From unlocking the office and turning the alarm off, to making that first cup of tea whilst the computer starts up. These are examples of systems used in your business. Within a business, systems are essential. Without systems in place, consistent performance becomes much harder to achieve and usually leaves the owner doing the majority of the work because there is no mechanism in place to share the knowledge or processes. With systems in place, it is possible to ensure more consistent results from the daily endeavours. And systems ensure that the owner is not doing all of the work
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custom software for business

7 Reasons why Custom Software is good for Your Business

Tailored to you – The software is built specifically for you and your business. It is tailored to your exact processes, delivering the results that you want. It grows with you – It is able to adapt over time to match your needs, as your business expands, so your software grows. If your business grows to operate across multiple sites, all data will be shared between them. Off-the-shelf software on the other hand doesn’t, it has a one size fits all approach. Unique – No one else has your suite of software. This could be the difference that makes you
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process automation

The Key to Consistency is Simplicity

Simplify your business and get others to run it! The simpler a process is, the easier it will be to guarantee its outcome. So why not download the processes you keep in your brain to a database, so they can be run by anyone within the company? With custom software enforcing the processes, they will work just the same but will be repeatable with the same outcome every time and they don’t have to be run by you. It’s one more step towards your business running independently of your head. With a system that is personalised to your business, you
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Better Processes Through Custom Software

Better Processes through Custom Software The software on which your business relies should offer the best leverage of your existing resources and enhance the investments you make. Ideally, your software should distinguish the way your service is delivered over others within the marketplace. You want your business to stand out for all the right reasons, right? Why is my business software so important? Without the correct infrastructure in place, your company can fail to achieve its growth potential and targets. The bigger the business becomes, the more reliant it becomes on the processes that support it. You have to know
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