A New Year Wish for You!

Wishing you a year that brings good friends, good health, good luck, good things!

We at CMS would like to thank you for making 2013 a great year. We greatly appreciate your business, support, loyalty, and friendship. We look forward to a mutually beneficial and rewarding 2014 together.

Happy New Year.

Warmest regards,
From The Entire CMS Team

In observance of the New Year holiday, please be advised that CMS will be closing at 1:00 pm (eastern) on Tuesday, December 31st. We will also be closed New Year's Day on Wednesday, January 1st and re-opening at 8:30 am (eastern) on Thursday, January 2nd.

"Your success and happiness lies in you. Resolve to keep happy, and your joy and you shall form an invincible host against difficulties." - Helen Keller

Avalara makes complicated 1099 reporting easy.

Learn how you can take the hassle out of your annual 1099 reporting process. Avalara 1099 helps to strealine the entire 1099 process in three easy steps:

1) Add your 1099 Data
2) Validate Your Vendor Information
3) Submit Your Data to the IRS on Time That's it.

Everything else - including printing, mailing, and filing - is handled for you by Avalara.

For more information,contact Lisa at 860-399-4215 x.202 or via e-mail at lmaxwell@cmsct.com

It's Coming.....Year-End is on it's way!

BOOK YOUR CONSULTANT TODAY.

Wrapping Up Year-End Has Never Been So Easy.
A Little Extra Pre-Planning Now Will Help To Make Your Year-End Less Stressful.

Schedule time today for CMS to assist with your year-end preparations, creation of new companies, module closing and W-2's, 1099's and tax table updates.

Appointments for Year-End Processing are booking up quickly.
Avoid Surprises: Book Your Appointment Today!
Computer Management Services (CMS) can provide you with the tools you need during the year-end hustle and bustle to stay well informed and ahead of the game.

Call Michelle Laudano at 860.399.4215 or contact her at mlaudano@cmsct.com to reserve your time or to obtain your free Year-End Planning Guide.

Happy Thanksgiving from Computer Management

Thanksgiving is a day to recognize the richness of our lives and a time to remember special people like you. We would like to thank you for your continued business, support, and friendship.

Wishing you a very Happy Thanksgiving!

"When you practice gratefulness, there is a sense of respect toward others." - Dalai Lama

Holiday Pumpkin-Chocolate Strudel

Prep time:15 min
Total time: 55 min
Servings:16

Ingredients

1 package (4 oz) cream cheese 1 large egg yolk, plus 1 yolk mixed with some water for an egg splash 1/3 cup granulated sugar, plus more for sprinkling 1 teaspoon vanilla 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 cup canned pumpkin (not pumpkin pie mix) 1/4 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips 1 box Pillsbury® refrigerated pie crusts, softened as directed on package 1/2 cup toasted chopped pecans Powdered Sugar

Steps

Heat oven to 375°F. Line large cookie sheet with parchment paper.In a medium bowl, beat cream cheese, 1 egg yolk, 1/3 cup sugar, vanilla, cinnamon and pumpkin until blended. Stir chocolate chips into cream cheese mixture. Chill 10 minutes. On cutting board, unroll one pie crust. Sprinkle crust evenly with granulated sugar and 1/4 cup of the pecans. Spread half of cream cheese mixture in a strip across top of crust. Starting at filled edge, roll dough into a log. Place log on cookie sheet. Repeat with remaining crust and filling.Mix 1 egg yolk with water. Brush logs with egg wash; sprinkle with granulated sugar. Bake 30 to 40 minutes until crisp and golden brown. Cool 5 minutes; slice ends off each roll. Sprinkle with powdered sugar. To serve, slice each roll into 1-inch slices.


In observance of the Thanksgiving holiday, please be advised that CMS will be closed Thursday, November 28 and Friday, November 29. CMS will re-open on Monday, December 2 at 8:30 am.

Increase Sales and Customer Service

SAGE CRM: Discover how it can benefit your business - Accelerate Sales - Target Marketing - Exceptional Service - Social CRM - Email Marketing - Mobile CRM JOIN US for a FREE WEBCAST - TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19th at 3:30 pm Customers today expect companies to know what they want and when they want it. They want to be heard and to influence the decision making. Customer relationship management (CRM) is much more than a Sales Force Automation tool. It is also marketing automation and customer service software which helps a business understand their customers as well as potential prospects' needs and requirements and enables them to effectively get closer and "connect" with them. To register or for more information, please contact Michelle Laudano at 860.399.4215 x.202 / mlaudano@cmsct.com Register Today!

November Events @ CMS

As November rolls in, Thanksgiving is just around the corner. Here at CMS, we have planned several events that will broaden your knowledge. We have a cornucopia of happenings this month which will provide you with the abundance and nourishment to utilize your solution to its fullest potential.  Remember, CMS is your source for Sage 100 products and services.
 
Thank you once again for your readership and making our monthly events so successful.
 
As a thank-you, we are offering a raffle at the end of the month. All you have to do is answer this question with the correct answer and e-mail it to lmaxwell@cmsct.com.
 

How many days did the first Thanksgiving celebrations last?

 
Please use the subject line: Turkey Trivia. We will gather all correct answers and choose the winner on November 29th. Good luck!

Join Us for Our Free Sage 100 Events

Special Webcasts:
Tuesday, 11/12 at 3 pm Sage Inventory Advisor will put Sales, Purchasing, and Supply Chain Data to Work. 

Thursday, 11/14 at 3 pm PaperlessPLUS, an INTEGRATED document management and workflow solution.  

Tuesday, 11/19 at 3:30 pm Sage CRM can make the most out of sales opportunities, deliver excellent customer service, identify and target the right people to help you measure the success of marketing campaigns.

For more event details, click here or to register, call Michelle at 860.399.4215 x202. **All events are eastern time zone.

Happy Halloween from CMS

Time to be spooky and time to beware... Halloween magic is found everywhere! Wishing you a Halloween filled with frightful delights!

From all of us at CMS

Join Us for our Free November Sage 100 Happenings

Exclusive Product Session:

Thursday, 11/7 at 3 pm JobOps, if your business is building a product, providing installation or servicing in the field-it's critical that you stand out!

Special Webcasts:

Tuesday, 11/12 at 3 pm Sage Inventory Advisor will put Sales, Purchasing, and Supply Chain Data to Work.

Thursday, 11/14 at 3 pm PaperlessPLUS, an INTEGRATED document management and workflow solution.

Tuesday, 11/19 at 3:30 pm Sage CRM can make the most out of sales opportunities, deliver excellent customer service, identify and target the right people to help you measure the success of marketing campaigns.


For more event details, click here or to register, call Michelle at 860.399.4215 x202. **All events are eastern time zone.

Avoid piles of files!

Don't forget to register today for tomorrow's webcast, PaperlessPlus. This webcast starts at 3 pm (eastern). Paperless PLUS leverages the power of Paperless Office to add additional process improvements. • Automatically capture Paperless Office documents • Store all of the company's documents in a secure repository • Easily search and retrieve documents without needing a Sage user license • Process documents through a pre-configured workflow CMS BONUS: Attend the webinar to receive a FREE business process review from Altec in the month of November.

Special Event: November 7th @ 3:00 pm - CMS Westbrook

Join Us... If your business is building a product, providing installation or servicing in the field—it’s critical that you stand out!

JobOps is here to help!

Increase Job Profitability
Improve On-Time Deliveries
Reduce Material Shortages
Reduce Bottlenecks

Finally, One system that can handle it all.....Job Ops Software provides critical tools needed to manage even the most complex jobs while streamlining the way you work. With the integration of Sage 100 ERP you have a full handle on your Financial & ERP System linking all the critical sectors of your business with:

Quoting
Orders
CRM
Job Planning
Production
Purchasing
Costing
Field Service
Installation / Scheduling

To register for this event, call Michelle at 860.399.4215 x202 or via e-mail mlaudano@cmsct.com. If you can’t make it in-person, we can set up a remote connection for you, just ask.

**CMS Special Raffle: Bring a non-perishable food with you to donate to a family in need for Thanksgiving and get entered into our special raffle!

If there was only a product around that could manage all your paper...

There is! And you already own it

If you’re using Sage 100 ERP version 4.3 and above, you already own Paperless Office. In this webinar, we will show you how to manage documents using what you already have, and how you could take the productivity a step further with PaperlerssPLUS.

Paperless Office allows you to save your documents electronically in the Sage 100 ERP application to save on printing, filing and delivery costs. PaperlessPLUS leverages the power of Paperless Office to add additional process improvements.

• Automatically capture Paperless Office documents • Store all of the company’s documents in a secure repository • Easily search and retrieve documents without needing a Sage user license • Process documents through a pre-configured workflow

Join Us on October 8th at 3 pm (eastern) to learn about the benefits of going Paperless Office Plus. Call Michelle at 860.399.4215 x202 for details and to register.

Looking for your replacement for FRx? Here is your Rx for FRx!

Join Us for a FREE informative webcast on September 18th at 11:30 am (eastern time)

Register today via e-mail to lmaxwell@cmsct.com or for more details contact Michelle Laudano at 860.399.4215 x203

Click Here for Tips to Finding Your FRx Replacement

BizNet Software, Inc. is a market leader for Microsoft Excel® in-memory reporting and business intelligence.  BizNet's award-winning Excel Suite is the most innovative and intuitive reporting solution on the market, enabling users to create a real time connection to massive amounts of data.  BizNet’s unique ability to provide dynamic, multi-dimensional drill downs to detailed information provides a level of business insight not found with other reporting solutions.  BizNet Sage ERP Content Packs provide a pre-built integration of Excel functions, reports, and templates allowing users to build their reports within minutes. 

If you Make, Service or Install Products....

Stop Rolling the Dice!
- Increase Job Profitability
- Improve On-Time Deliveries
- Reduce Material Shortages
- Reduce Bottlenecks

Join us on Thursday, September 26th at 3 pm at the CMS Westbrook office for an free product overview with giveaways, raffle and an afternoon snack!

If your business is building a product, providing installation or servicing in the field—it’s critical that you stand out ! Finally, One system that can handle it all.....

Job Ops Software provides critical tools needed to manage even the most complex jobs while streamlining the way you work. With the integration of Sage 100 ERP you have a full handle on your Financial & ERP System linking all the critical sectors of your business with:

Quoting 
Orders
CRM
Job Planning
Production
Purchasing
Installation / Scheduling
Costing
Field Service  

To register for this event, call Michelle at 860.399.4215 x202 or via e-mail mlaudano@cmsct.com. If you can’t make it in-person, we can set up a remote connection for you, just ask.

CMS’ Fall 2013 Client Events

September
Tuesday, September 10th 3:30 pm                  Sage CRM: Webcast
Wednesday, September 18th 11:30 am           BizNet: Webcast
Thursday, September 26th 3:00 pm                 JobOps: In-House session

October
Tuesday, October 8th 3:00 pm                          PaperlessPLUS: Webcast 
      
November
Tuesday, November 12th 3:00 pm                   Sage Inventory Advisor
Tuesday, November 19th 3:30 pm                   Sage CRM: Webcast

December
Tuesday, December 10th 3:00pm                   Sage Inventory Advisor
Wednesday, December 11th 11:30 am            BizNet: Webcast

Description of Event Topics:
How Sage CRM Can Help You Not Just Manage the Changing Customer Dynamic But Nail It!
Customers today expect companies to know what they want and when they want it. They want to be heard and to influence the decision making. Customer relationship management (CRM) is much more than a Sales Force Automation tool. It is also marketing automation and customer service software which helps a business understand their customers as well as potential prospects' needs and requirements and enables them to effectively get closer and "connect" with them.

BizNet for your Business
BizNet Software, Inc. is a market leader for Microsoft Excel® in-memory reporting and business intelligence.  BizNet's award-winning Excel Suite is the most innovative and intuitive reporting solution on the market, enabling users to create a real time connection to massive amounts of data.  BizNet’s unique ability to provide dynamic, multi-dimensional drill downs to detailed information provides a level of business insight not found with other reporting solutions.  BizNet Sage ERP Content Packs provide a pre-built integration of Excel functions, reports, and templates allowing users to build their reports within minutes. 

JobOps: If you Make, Service or Install Products...This Product Can help
If your business is building a product, providing installation or servicing in the field—it’s critical that you stand out! Finally, one system that can handle it all.....Job Ops Software provides critical tools needed to manage even the most complex jobs while streamlining the way you work. With the integration of Sage 100 ERP you have a full handle on your Financial & ERP System linking all the critical sectors of your business

Paperless Office Plus: INTEGRATED document management and workflow solutions
Paperless Office Plus electronically captures documents, streamlines business processes using workflow, automates the routing and distribution of all printed documents, reports and forms, and provides instant retrieval from the desktop or web. Have the ability to archive, process through workflow, increase company productivity while enhancing communication to customers, vendors and employees.

Introduction to Sage Inventory Advisor – Put Sales, Purchasing, and Supply Chain Data to Work
Sage Inventory Advisor (SIA), an affordable cloud-based solution that helps companies reduce excess inventory and working capital, while eliminating stock-outs. This product is designed to provide Sage ERP customers with a daily diagnostic of the inventory that makes a difference to the bottom line, reduce the time spent on forecasts, and resolve the optimal investment required to achieve target fill rates.

Reduce Excess Inventory - Reduce Working Capital - Eliminate Stock-Outs

Join us for a free informational webcast on  August 14th at 2 pm (Eastern) or on August 28th at 4 pm (Eastern).

Learn more about this affordable cloud solution that helps companies reduce excess inventory and working capital, while eliminating stock-outs. It connects to Sage ERP data to deliver real-time health-checks on the inventory that makes a difference to the bottom line, reduce the time spent on forecasts, and resolve the optimal investment required to achieve target fill rates.

Business Benefits:

- Reduce excess inventory by 10%-15%
- Reduce working capital and free up 15%-20%
   of cash tied into inventory
- Improve fill rates by 2%-10% and reduce stock outs
- Reduce time spent on forecasting by 50% and save money

As a cloud-based solution, Sage Inventory Advisor can be implemented in just few hours and is accessible anytime, anywhere. It requires no local hardware installation and provides worry-free updates and maintenance.

Call Michelle at 860.399.4215 x.202 or e-mail mlaudano@cmsct.com to register today.

Customer Relationship Management (CRM) is far more than just a software application. It is a business solution that gives you the ability to connect with and understand your customers. It is a combination of people, processes and technology and covers every interaction with your customers across the entire business.

What are you using to manage your business? With Sage CRM you can reduce costs and increase profitability through a customer focused business. Developing a 360° view of your customers ensures that all the necessary information is available to all areas of your business, enabling your staff identify and exploit every sales opportunity.

Find out more about Sage CRM and what it can do for your organization. Call Michelle Laudano to attend our next free informational webcast: 860.399.4125 x. 202

Sage CRM: Why it is a great tool for your company.

What is Sage CRM?
In a nutshell, Sage CRM manages critical sales, marketing and customer service activities, helping them to find new customers, close sales faster, and build lasting, profitable relationships. Sage CRM is optimized specifically for small and medium businesses.

Even better, Sage CRM comes included with some Sage 100 ERP systems.

Attend a free webinar on June 27th from 2 pm to 3 pm to learn what Sage CRM can do for your business. Also available is a free 30-day trial. Call Michelle to register at 860.399.4215 x.202 or contact her via e-mail: mlaudano@cmsct.com.

Hot Topic: What is Sage Inventory Advisor?

Attend this free webcast to learn about Sage’s newest solution, Sage Inventory Advisor (SIA), an affordable cloud-based solution that helps companies reduce excess inventory and working capital, while eliminating stock-outs. SIA integrates with Sage ERP solutions and analyzes inventory data to identify where the biggest improvements can be made, produce quality forecasts, and suggest optimal replenishment recommendations.

June 26, 2013 1:00PM - 2:00 PM Eastern Time (US & Canada)

June 27, 2013 4:00PM - 5:00 PM Eastern Time (US & Canada)

July 10, 2013 2:00PM - 3:00 PM Eastern Time (US & Canada)

Contact Michelle Laudano at 860.399.4215 x.202 or mlaudano@cmsct.com to register.

Finally! A fully Integrated Software System for your Marina or Boatyard.

Join us on June 18th at 4:00 pm for a free webcast showcasing Sage 100 ERP for Marine.

Now you can have it all! The industry leading accounting system with the functionality that you need to run your marine operation more efficiently. This fully integrated robust financial system links all the critical sectors of your business with: Parts, Service, Repairs, Storage, Dockage and Moorings, Fuel Dock and Contracts-Summer and Winter. During this webcast, you will see how your marina or boatyard will increase your overall efficiency and productivity. As we all know, a more efficient and productive company is a more profitable one. Let us show you how you can bring your organization to the next level.

Call or e-mail Val Darling today to register for this informative event at 860.399.4215 x.207 or vdarling@cmsct.com. Seating is limited.

Sage Summit: Register Now and Save

Expand your knowledge and build your network at Sage Summit 2013.

Click Here to Register

Register before May 31, you can take advantage of the following "Early-Bird" prices.

Customer Pass is now $995 thru May 31, includes access to all scheduled activities during customer-focused days.

Register Now for an ADDITIONAL $200 savings off the registration price for a great price of $795 for the Customer Pass. USE PROMO Code: PTOC2013

Sage Summit 2013 is the can’t-miss educational conference for Sage customers and users. It’s the destination to build your network, hear what’s working for others, and discover software tips and best practices you can implement to save loads of time.

With a richer learning program, insightful customer case studies, abundant networking opportunities, and our best expo ever, Sage Summit provides more value than ever before. Join us July 23-26 in Washington, D.C. and get real value from the moment you arrive, including:

-Best practices to help take full advantage of your Sage solutions.

-Real-world experiences from other Sage software users.

-Expert answers to specific product questions you’ve been wrestling with.
-Trends, insight, and guidance from thought leaders in your industry.

Over 3,000 of your peers attend Sage Summit each year. Learn why you should, too. Visit SageSummit.com and register early to take advantage of the lowest rates.

More Summit Information

Today's Free Webcast 1 pm to 2 pm Eastern Time

What's New in Sage 100 ERP 2013?


Join Leanne Lowe, Sage 100 ERP product expert, for this webcast to learn more about the Sage 100 ERP 2013 customer-requested enhancements as well as new cloud services and add-on solutions. See the new feature and functionality enhancements in Sage 100 ERP 2013 across the product in Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Bank Reconciliation, Inventory Management, Paperless Office, Sage CRM, Intelligence Reporting, and Credit Card Processing through Sage Exchange. Sign up today and attend this one hour overview to learn how the new Sage 100 ERP 2013enhancements will benefit your business!

Click Here To Register Now

CMS Invites You.....

Join Us for an event you can't afford to miss...
Sage Customer Symposium is coming to Boston.
Sheraton Needham Hotel on May 14, 2013 - 8:00 am to 4:30 pm

Register Now

Sage is hosting a one-day, no-cost symposium in Boston on May 14. Register today for this event and get the insider perspective n business trends and technologies that will shape your business. The agenda includes the following:

Sage ERP Vision and Strategy

See and hear how the vision and planned enhancements for Sage ERP will help you reduce costs and improve business efficiency. This includes discussions about hot-button topics including cloud, mobility, collaboration, and business intelligence.

Breakout Sessions

Attend information-packed educational sessions about Sage ERP product roadmaps and extended solutions that enhance the power of your Sage ERP solution. You'll learn new ways Sage can help you save time and improve the way you work. Plus, leave the symposium with a list of practical ideas and action items you can implement right away.

Most sessions offer CPE credit —a great additional benefit to attending.

Networking

Connect with subject matter experts to discuss the mission-critical needs of your business and speak one-on-one with Sage product experts and your peers in the Sage community.
Get the Sage Custoer Symposium mobile app!

Download the Sage Customer Symposium mobile app and review who the speakers are in advance. Search for "Sage Customer Symposium" in the App Store for the iPhone and Google Play for Android.

Start Connecting Now

Join the Sage Customer Symposium group on LinkedIn to jump-start conversations and learn about future events. Join today!

Don't miss this exciting, education-packed symposium being hosted exclusively for you, our valued Sage customers.

Contact Us
Michelle Laudano, Account Manager
Computer Management Services
mlaudano@cmsct.com
860.399.4215 x.202

Don’t Underestimate Sales Tax Complexity

Sales tax can be hard, especially for growing businesses. Your sales tax process has worked for you in the past, so why worry about it, right? Wrong! As a business grows and expands into new markets, its sales tax obligations become more difficult to manage effectively. Some activities that increase the difficulty of complying with changing sales tax rules include:


• Selling into new states
• Selling over the web
• Selling new products or services
• Deploying new ERP or POS software
• Failing to adapt compliance activities to changing rules and regulations

If you have paid attention to the news lately, then you know that states are strapped for cash and hungry for revenues. They are turning to sales tax to help recoup those costs, and looking for companies that are not paying attention to the nuts and bolts of sales tax. Out-of-state companies that unknowingly create nexus in multiple states are an easy target for auditors looking to cash in on uncollected taxes, fines and penalties.

You may think you have a handle on sales tax, but are you confident that you will be ready when an auditor comes knocking? Read this free whitepaper on the Top Ten Sales & Use Tax Tips for 2013 to see if you are covered.

FRx: Not Supported

Get the facts and see how easy it is to migrate to F9 on April 18th @ CMS from 3 pm to 4:30 pm.

Please join us to see for yourself how F9 Financial Reporter can meet your reporting requirements.

As for 2013, FRx is no longer supported. Sage no longer guarantee that your FRx reports will continue to function as expected within Sage 100 ERP 2013, and no longer provide support for FRx as of the 2013 release.

Hundreds of customers have converted from Microsoft FRx to F9 and are glad they did. F9 can do the things you like best about FRx. It can also do the things you wish FRx could do. And it can help you with business analysis far beyond what FRx could ever address.

Even more importantly, F9 uses Excel as its reporting environment and dynamically links live to the General Ledger and integrates over any accounting or ERP solution that FRx supports.

Now is the time to explore what this FRx replacement can do for your business.

Call Michelle Laudano at 860.399.4215 x. 202 today for to register, for more information on F9 and to get your comparison chart..

Camera Scanner for Your Phone or Tablet

You have probably taken pictures of a document with your smartphone or tablet and saved them or emailed them to yourself.  To retrieve the information, you have to send the picture to your computer, open it up and type the info into a new document.  What you need is CamScanner.

Check out what this free app has to offer.

Recognizing the Symptoms and Prescribing Document Management

Paper bottlenecks can occur in a number of different departments, and can often go un-noticed because employees get used to doing things the way they’ve always done them. These inefficiencies could be costing you precious time and resources that could be better spent elsewhere. The first step in diagnosing your inefficiencies is recognizing the symptoms.


Common Symptoms of Inefficiency
• Mental stress from trying to hunt down lost documents
• Regular trips to the file cabinets
• Confusion caused by a disorganized workflow
• Angry customers who demand quick answers on their orders
• Expensive fees related to copying, storage and courier costs
• Time lost while waiting for a remote approval

If your company has any of the above symptoms, we can prescribe you the cure: Sage ERP Document Management by Altec.

A document management system allows you to take your current, paper intensive processes, and manage them electronically. Documents can be stored, automatically indexed, easily retrieved and processed through workflow within the document management software database.

Relieving Pain and Curing the Inefficiencies
With a document management solution, you will experience the following:
• Visibility to where documents are in the transaction process
• Freedom from physical files
• Instant access to electronic documents as well as any related documents
• The ability to automatically route documents to the appropriate user
• Improved customer service
• Cost savings from the elimination of filing, copying and storage fees
• Freed up office space
• No more lost documents

Common Side Effects of Document Management
The implementation of a document management solution could result in large amounts of time freed up for employees, an excess of finances from various cost savings, and happy employees with happy customers.

You don’t need to suffer from inefficiency anymore! We are your trusted software advisor, and we have the ability to bring you the solution that will put you on the road to a speedy recovery.

Sage Customer Symposium Series

On May 14, Sage will be hosting a complimentry customer symposium in Boston, MA for the New England area. Learn important product news, how cloud and mobility will impact your business, and your Sage technology roadmap. There will be Sage executives and product insiders at this event that will share their vision, discuss trends, and answer your questions. This event runs from 8:00 am to 4:15 pm and includes fun, food,great information, and prizes.

For Details and To Register

Happy Valentine's Day: Love and Sales Tax

Happy Valentines day! In the spirit of fun and timely content, here’s an infographic we wanted to share with you.

Love and Sales

Breaking News: American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012

The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, signed into law on January 2, 2013, includes what some are calling the most sweeping changes in a decade. Some of the tax provisions affect fixed assets management—many of which expired at the end of 2011, but have now been retroactively reinstated for 2012. CMS is here to help you!

Read More About This ACT.
Learn More about How Fixed Assets Can Help You.

For more information contact Michelle at CMS and let us show you what we can do for your organization.

Trend: More U.S. Small Businesses Cutting Workers Than Hiring

The Wells Fargo/Gallup Small Business Index, a survey of 601 small business owners, shows a net hiring reading of -10 in January. The percentage of small-business owners that increased hiring during the last 12 months dropped to 12% from 14% in November, but those reporting a reduction in job positions slipped to 22% from 26%. While most small businesses were not hiring due to overall business conditions, 81% said they did not need employees, 74% said revenues or sales do not justify hiring more workers, 66% expressed concerns about the economy, 61% cited health care costs, 56% cited new government regulations, 55% cited cash flow and payroll concerns, and 32% said it was difficult to find qualified employees.

With Sage 100 software, we can target areas of improvement within your business, whether is is reporting tools, shipping, business alerts, automation, and much more. If you are running short on staff and feel you are missing business details, call Michelle today at 860.399.4215 x. 202 and let her target your business needs. CMS has the solutions to make  your business more efficient and profitable.

Trend: Domestic Production Makes a Comeback

The next trend in our series focuses on domestic production. According to Entrepreneur magazine, factors like more affordable labor, higher shipping costs, a better financial climate and a surge of homegrown innovation mean the U.S. manufacturing startup universe is experiencing a rebirth. Early this year a New York Times poll revealed that 52 percent of the public thinks it's "very important" that products they buy are made in America. With a surge of domestic production, it is imperative that a manufacturer is on top of their job life cycle. With Sage 100 and JobOps, this is a win-win  solution for automating job management functions for manufacturing. As all manufacturers are aware, it is imperative to be on top of your business and to provide better service to your customers. With better management tools, your company can soar in 2013. For more detailed information, contact Michelle at 860.399.4215 x.202.

Visit: http://www.jobops.com/job_estimating_software_literature_center/jobops_brochure_web.pdf

New Year with New Trends: Outsource Simple Tasks

Happy 2013 from everyone here at CMS. We are happy to have you a part of the CMS family and look forward to a very rewarding and success year ahead.

For the New Year, we will be sharing some new business trends that you may find of value. This is our first installment of our series:

Outsourcing Simple Tasks

As you look for new strategies to grow your business and gain efficiencies in 2013, you may find recent article in USA Today interesting.

In this front page Money section story, USA Today reports how businesses looking for an edge can “free up capital and manpower.” Companies are turning over necessary but mundane tasks to firms like our partner, Avalara, to gain efficiencies and reduce risk. For example, one controller used to dedicate one of its 15 full time employees to manage sale-tax collection and payments – until he discovered Avalara’s end-to-end sales tax technology. Now one person spends just a day on this critical requirement, giving them the rest of the month back to address other important functions.

By outsourcing processes that take time and effort and don’t contribute to building value, precious staff resources can focus on tasks directly related to growth and execution.

Sales tax processing doesn’t need to be hard. Or risky. There’s technology for that. Avalara’s easy-to-use sales tax solution is affordable for the smallest business, yet scalable for the largest.

To learn more, please complete this brief sales tax assessment tool, and we will help you determine which sales tax solution is best for you: http://www.avalara.com/understanding-your-sales-tax-needs.