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.