Ten Must Have Enterprise Tools For Every Small Business
Focus, Inc. recently published a whitepaper '10 Enterprise Tools Every Small Business Can Use.' We thought this whitepaper did a nice job of summing up the checklist, so we wanted to share it with you.
IT Infrastructure - As you plan for the growth of your business, don't shortchange on investing in an IT infrastructure that will not only support your existing business processes, but rather be able to support your business as you grow.
Benefits - Once you have secured your payroll processing, take some time to develop a benefits package for your employees. As I said earlier there are many ways to motivate employees, and nowadays a benefits package is expected. There are many ways small businesses can gett creative with benefits without paying a fortune.
Payroll Processing - While there are numerous ways to motivate your employees, a paycheck is one of the basics you can't afford to miss or get wrong. The surest way to get unhappy employees is to get payroll wrong! When considering how to handle payroll, make sure you entrust this job to someone who knows what they are doing. The last thing you want is to pay fines because your payroll taxes weren't filed properly.
Continue reading at WAC Consulting Group Blog. What would you add to the list to ensure success for small businesses?
Helping You Save Time and Money - Discover How FTZ Industries Decision to Go Green Proved Profitable!
 Cost Savings /Environment Friendly Opportunity: Electrical components manufacturer FTZ Industries knew that going green was a step in the right direction for their business, as they ship products and mail invoices to hundreds of customers across the US and Canada every day.
Recommendation: Mary Clark, Partner of WAC Consulting Group recommended enhancing their accounting system, Sage Pro ERP with a number of custom data fields. FTZ Industries also implemented EZ Tracker, a program that links to UPS and Fedex, making it instantaneous to send tracking and shipping costs data when invoicing customers
Results: Now FTZ Industries is emailing invoices to 75% of their customer base. They are saving approximately 5 hours a week in time spent in mailing invoices to their customers, and generating substantial savings in postage, printing and storage costs.
FTZ Industries Response: “Now, with the additional fields in Pro Series, we can use PDF Blaster to email invoices to our customers, send sales orders and purchase order confirmations to our salespeople with the click of a button,” said Amanda Addis Office Manager/IT Coordinator.
“Going green is a major initiative for FTZ Industries in both product development and internal office procedures. We want to always be at the forefront in technology and information systems, and going paperless on invoicing is a direct result," said Chris Outlaw, Operations Manager.
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Welcome to Our New Clients
We are pleased to welcome our newest customers into our group, and want to extend a sincere "thanks" for the trust and confidence these clients have shown in us:
Kitagawa Northech Inc - Highland Park, IL;
Partner: Michael Ericksen, P.C.
American Design & Manufacturing, Inc - South Windsor, CT
Partner: Preferred Logic
Spotlight On Elizabeth Crandall
 Elizabeth Crandall joined the WAC Consuling Group team as a Project Manager in 2007. An excellent systems auditor, Elizabeth is proficient at testing for inclusive & exclusive conditions, and establishing test cases that baseline functionality, and not just the limited intended change.
Elizabeth is extremely organized and skilled at staying on point. An asset to any team, Elizabeth’s rare skill set allows her to understand customer requirements and translate them into functional specifications for system developers. Elizabeth enjoys talking to her clients and understanding their goals. She says that the best part of her job is the post-implementation phase on large projects. To her, there is nothing more satisfying than the culmination of months of work in providing the client with new solutions that they can use to improve their business.
Prior to working at WAC Consulting Group, Elizabeth worked as a Financial and Systems Auditor for Price Waterhouse. She then worked as a Software Development Manager for MCI, where she ran national and global teams of developers, adhering to end to end development lifecycles. Elizabeth worked closely with Marketing & Sales to architect and build billing and reporting solutions for the company’s biggest clients.
Elizabeth also worked as a consultant for various local businesses including Gold’s Gym, Anytime Fitness, and Consult Wright & Moore, where she wrote Excel programs for tracking sales & determining commissions, as well as modeling software to predict profits based on different sales price & volume options. In her early career, Elizabeth held various internships as a Budget analyst for Federal Government branches (FDIC, RTC, and Comptroller of the Treasury). Elizabeth received her Bachelor’s of Science in Business Administration & Accounting from Washington & Lee University.
Refer Us to Your Business Associates
Referrals from trusted partners and satisfied clients are fundamental to our marketing efforts. We have found that a prospective client who is referred to us is more prepared to appreciate the value that we can offer.
Our ideal clients are business owners or decision makers that are committed to improving their business process. If one of your business contacts expresses frustration with their current business software or support, please consider referring us.
Contact us at the office today to find out more about our referral marketing program.
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