When Your Software Vendor Changes the Deal
Is This Software Price Increase Worth Paying? You're halfway through your morning when the email lands. Renewal notice. You open it, scan for the number, and stop. That can't be right. You pull up last year's invoice. Do the math. Do it again. It's not a typo. The...
When Your ERP Is Too Big for Your Business
I work with mid-sized distributors and manufacturers. Most of my clients come to me because they've hit the ceiling on older systems. DOS-based software. Legacy platforms that served them well for years but can't keep up anymore. I've helped companies move off systems...
7 Questions to Ask Before Choosing Your Next ERP
When you've outgrown QuickBooks, every ERP vendor promises to be your perfect next step. But most of them aren't actually built for mid-market companies like yours. Here's how to tell if a system is truly right-sized for your business. The Questions That Matter After...
Red Flags Your System Is Costing You More Than You Think
.A few months ago, I was working with a client and noticed something odd. Their AR person was out on leave, and the person filling in was creating invoices in Microsoft Word. Not exporting from the system. Creating them from scratch. In Word. She'd type up the...
What a Good ERP Go-Live Day Actually Looks Like
Most companies imagine ERP go-live day as a stressful, all-hands scramble. Systems crashing. Panic in the conference room. Late nights and everyone bracing for impact. It makes for a good story. It's also a sign that something went wrong long before launch day. A...
BusinessVision End of Life: What It Actually Means for Your Business
When software hits end of life, most people assume it's a crisis. The system stops working. You have to switch immediately. It's a forced decision. That's not how it actually plays out. In my experience, the people running EOL software aren't panicking. They're...
Sage Just Sunsetted BusinessVision: What You Need to Know (And Do) Before December 2026
Sage has officially announced the BusinessVision end of life date: December 31, 2026. If you're still running BV, you probably already knew the writing was on the wall. The software hasn't had a meaningful update in over six years. Payroll tables get refreshed, sure....
What Does ERP Implementation Really Cost? A Realistic Breakdown
"How much is this going to cost?" It's the first question everyone asks about ERP implementation. And honestly? It's the question most consultants dodge. I'm not going to give you a price list. I can't. ERP implementation cost depends entirely on your business. But I...
The First Recall is Not the Time to Learn You Need Lot Tracking
The Moment Everything Changes It's 4:00 PM on a Friday. You're thinking about the weekend. Then your phone rings. A supplier just flagged a contaminated batch. By Monday morning, you need a list of every customer who received product from Lot #882. The FDA maintains a...
36 Years of ERP: What Hasn’t Changed (And What I Never Saw Coming)
March 21, 1989. That's when it started. My first client was a small company running everything on paper. Actual ledger books. Handwritten entries. The kind of bookkeeping that required good penmanship and a sharp pencil. We were moving them to BPI. A DOS-based...