Microsoft Dynamics GP and Dashboards: Time for a Reality Check
As impactful as Microsoft Dynamics GP is, it is crucial to have other elements in place to extend its benefits even further. One way to do this is through the use of dashboards and key performance...
View ArticleCloud ERP: Where do we go from here?
Historically, technology leaders have been uneasy about making drastic changes in their IT departments, especially when it comes to financial management systems. However one of the newest business...
View ArticleMicrosoft Dynamics AX: A Great Fit for Professional Services Firms
Regardless of their size or complexity, professional services organizations all face the same core challenges in running their businesses: acquiring and nurturing client relationships, finding and...
View ArticleAccounting Today Names BroadPoint to List of Top 100 VARs for 2013
BroadPoint Technologies, LLC was recently named to the Accounting Today 2013 VAR Top 100. This award honors the top 100 accounting and ERP VARs nationwide by revenue. BroadPoint was ranked #25 in the...
View ArticleMicrosoft Dynamics GP for Nonprofits: Automating Purchase Transactions
Nonprofits and associations face many challenges when processing purchase transactions. In addition to limited oversight, filling out multiple forms and data duplication, there is rarely any mobile...
View ArticleAccounting Today Names BroadPoint to Top 100 VAR List for 2014
BroadPoint was recently named to the 2014 VAR 100 List by Accounting Today. It is a tremendous honor to be included in this prestigious list, and even more so considering it is the fifth year in a row...
View ArticleMicrosoft Dynamics GP for Nonprofits: Grant Management & Fund Accounting
Acquiring and managing grants is an essential part of running a nonprofit organization. Unfortunately, many nonprofits struggle with grant management and fund accounting, and waste considerable time...
View ArticleMicrosoft Dynamics GP for Nonprofits: Internal Controls and System Security
Like most companies, nonprofits face considerable challenges when it comes to making sure their business systems are secure. The risk of fraud and embezzlement is very real, so maintaining systemic and...
View ArticleMicrosoft Dynamics GP Goes Toe-to-Toe with NetSuite…and Wins! – Part 1
We have all heard the talk from NetSuite. We have heard about their integrated cloud ERP solution. We have heard about how all of their functionality is encompassed in a single system. However, when...
View ArticleMicrosoft Dynamics GP Goes Toe-to-Toe with NetSuite…and Wins! – Part 2
In part 1 of this blog series we talked at a high level about some of the reasons why Microsoft Dynamics GP compares favorably to NetSuite. In part 2, we are going to drill down into a few key areas to...
View ArticleEnhanced Productivity: Microsoft Dynamics GP and Office 365 Integration
With the recent release of Microsoft Dynamics GP 2015 at the end of last year, we got a peek into the direction in which Microsoft Dynamics is headed. Ease-of-use, efficiency, and connectivity are big...
View ArticleDynamics GP for Nonprofits: Financial Challenges
As a nonprofit organization, you are presented with unique organizational challenges different than those of small to medium sized businesses. What is important to you is not necessarily what would be...
View ArticleMicrosoft Dynamics GP 2010 Support Ending in October 2015!
If you’re still using Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010, the clock is ticking. Mainstream support for Dynamics GP 2010 will end on October 13, 2015 so you only have four months to upgrade your system. Once...
View ArticleIntegrate Microsoft Dynamics GP and Office 365 to Inspire Collaboration
In a previous blog we posted on our web site, we discussed the productivity benefits that companies are seeing when they integrate Microsoft Dynamics GP and Office 365. But productivity is just part of...
View ArticleE-Procurement for Services Companies
If the thought of moving your services company to an e-procurement process has you second-guessing the decision, you certainly wouldn’t be the first to feel this way. A few of the main concerns you can...
View ArticleTop 10 Features of Dynamics GP 2016 & 2015
GP 2016 has been officially released by Microsoft and it comes with some great new features! Join our webinar Wednesday, July 20th at 1:00PM Eastern where we will highlight our favorite new features...
View ArticleYour Path to Cloud ERP
Is your organization ready to take your financial and accounting systems to the cloud? According to a 2014 study conducted by the Aberdeen group, more than 78% of organizations have already...
View ArticleMigrate Dynamics GP to the Cloud
Today, many organizations running on-premise financial and accounting systems feel trapped between maintaining the status quo or migrating to a cloud solution. Well we have good news! There are...
View ArticleIs your Business Outgrowing QuickBooks?
Are rubber bands and sticky notes keeping you up at night? Is it because you’ve outgrown Quickbooks and it might be time to make a change? If you’ve built your business on QuickBooks, you know it’s a...
View ArticleGrace Periods: An Untapped Source of Revenue
Should a membership organization give grace periods? I think the answer is a qualified “yes”. If you have a grace period policy, you are sending the signal to members that it is ok to pay late, and it...
View Article4 Signs Your Fitness Club Has Outgrown QuickBooks
Growing fitness clubs don’t have time to deal with the hang-ups and workarounds of antiquated accounting systems. When you expand from 1 to 10 locations, and then from 10 to 20, manual, and error-prone...
View ArticleReasons Fitness Clubs Choose Dynamics GP
Our fitness clubs clients first come to us for a better financial management solution with three main goals: Close the books faster Consolidate all units/locations into simplified reports Get...
View Article10 Questions (and Answers) About Microsoft’s New Cloud ERP Offering, Dynamics...
On March 13, 2018, Microsoft announced a new Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution for small and mid-size businesses that is scheduled to release on April 2nd, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business...
View ArticleAre ERP Systems Worth It for Nonprofit Organizations?
With the right Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, nonprofit organizations can stop spending time navigating data management and start focusing their employees and other valuable resources on...
View ArticleBroadPoint Expands Nonprofit ERP Offering to Benefit Nonprofits With...
BROADPOINT, A LEADING MICROSOFT ERP RESELLER, STRENGTHENS NONPROFIT ACCOUNTING OFFERING BY EXPANDING SERENIC NAVIGATOR AND DYNAMICS NAV CAPABILITIES THROUGH STRATEGIC ACQUISITION BroadPoint, an...
View Article3 Ways Your ERP Software Will Help You Make Smarter Business Decisions
In today's rapidly changing world, business leaders need to be able to make critical decisions without skipping a beat. Financial leaders have more data coming from more sources than they know what to...
View ArticleFix Your Nonprofit’s Financial Woes With These 5 Accounting System Features
Imagine this scenario: You are a nonprofit leader with oversight of your agency’s finances – among other responsibilities. You are responsible for your nonprofit's accounting software. Your team is so...
View ArticleHow To: ERP Implementation Project Success
It’s easy to define ERP software implementation success: on time, on budget, business goals achieved. But it’s easier said than done. There are many factors involved, and success involves a lot of hard...
View ArticleHow To: ERP Implementation Project Success – Part 2
In a previous post, we discussed five key factors designed to set you up for success in the technical installation phase of your ERP implementation project. Those factors included setting and managing...
View ArticleWhat is GDPR and How Does It Affect Your Business and Your Microsoft Technology?
You’ve heard a lot about GDPR but do you know what effect it will have on your data practices? What is GDPR? General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was instituted to strengthen and protect the...
View ArticleThe GDPR Journey: Data Discovery and Reporting Compliance Using Dynamics GP
Last year we introduced the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), a European Union (EU) law enforceable as of May 2018, and explained how its scope can have a significant impact on your business....
View ArticleMicrosoft Dynamics 365 Business Central: The Best Choice for Manufacturers
What do manufacturers look for in an ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) solution? Because of their unique requirements, they want their ERP solution to be streamlined, aligned, integrated, and...
View Article4 Advantages of ERP Software for Manufacturing
In today’s business environment, speed, accuracy, and productivity are a must. This is especially true for Manufacturing firms that want to retain their current business and move ahead to acquire more...
View ArticleAsk These Questions Before Choosing Your ERP
If you are investigating a new or updated ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) solution, it’s important to approach the project armed with a clear understanding of what exactly your company needs and...
View ArticleHow Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central Helps Manufacturers Meet Challenges
The economic and employment picture is changing. This change presents both challenges and opportunities for manufacturers. There are more manufacturing jobs available today, but as the economy expands...
View ArticleTransform Your Manufacturing Business with Business Intelligence
Manufacturing organizations are awash in data. The move to lean manufacturing has focused on reducing waste and increasing efficiency, but there is still an abundance of data relating to every stage of...
View ArticleRevolutionize Your Manufacturing Business with Integrated ERP/CRM
ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) software helps your manufacturing company meet the unique challenges of changing markets by allowing your business to be streamlined, transparent, and customer...
View ArticleHow Cloud ERP Benefits Your Manufacturing Business
Manufacturers can benefit from moving their ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) solution from on-premise to the Cloud. There are several ways that Cloud-based ERP will provide increased freedom,...
View ArticleThree ERP Implementation Tips for SMB Manufacturers
ERP (Enterprise resource planning) software designed to streamline, enhance, and automate key business processes is especially useful for manufacturing businesses that process a good amount of...
View ArticleShould You Switch from Dynamics GP to Business Central?
Microsoft Dynamics GP has long been Microsoft’s flagship ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) solution. If you are a Dynamics GP user, you no doubt appreciate how your feature-rich ERP has benefited your...
View ArticleHow to Successfully Move to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
In the spring of 2018, Microsoft launched its latest ERP software technology, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (BC). Formerly known as Microsoft Dynamics NAV, Dynamics 365 Business Central...
View ArticleWhat Is Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, and Should You Switch?
Microsoft has long been a leader in business solutions, and their Dynamics solutions: Dynamics GP, Dynamics SL, and Dynamics NAV, have gone through many iterations as they keep up with improving...
View ArticlePractical Help for Nonprofits During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Many nonprofits are at the forefront of the COVID-19 pandemic crisis. Unprecedented challenges have left many scrambling for ways to mitigate the effect on their clients as well as on the viability of...
View ArticleWhat to Expect with Microsoft Dynamics 365 BC 2020 Wave 1 Release
The great thing about Microsoft is that it is always investing in the future, developing better ways to help you streamline your processes, make better decisions, and grow your business. And the great...
View ArticleReady to Move Your On-Premise ERP to Azure Cloud? Here’s How
Overnight, the way most of us conduct business has changed dramatically. There had been a steady trend toward Cloud computing, but all of a sudden and with little warning, remote working became...
View ArticleFour Steps to Successful Microsoft Dynamics 365BC Implementation
If you are considering upgrading to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (365 BC), you may be a bit overwhelmed at the prospect. An excellent way to begin is to choose a Microsoft Gold-certified...
View ArticleGreat Tools For Migrating Your On-Premise ERP Data Into The Cloud
If you are planning to move your business data from your on-premises ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) solution, be warned: it’s not as easy as sending an email with an attachment. In fact, data...
View Article6 Ways Dynamics 365 Business Central Helps Manufacturers
When choosing an ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) solution, manufacturers want flexibility and efficiency to keep their workflows proceeding smoothly. Microsoft has long led the field in ERP...
View ArticleAce Your Microsoft Dynamics Implementation Project: Here’s How
Project Management Institute (PMI) is a global non-profit professional organization for project management. According to PMI, there are five phases to any successful project: initiating, planning,...
View ArticleHow to Control ERP Implementation Costs
If you are contemplating investing in a new or upgraded ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) solution, you should realize that the implementation project is every bit as critical as your choice of...
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