Technology
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Big Data: Is it overwhelming you?
A definition of Big Data is "extremely large data sets that may be analyzed computationally to reveal patterns, trends, and associations, especially relating to human behavior and interaction". What they consider "extremely large" I guess is relative, but according to an article in CFO.com, big dat…
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PEO (Outsourced HR/Payroll/Benefits) providers
Now that I've moved over to start up companies, I encounter PEO's (e.g. Trinet, Insperity, ADP) more often. I've used several of them at start ups that I advise. I'm interested in hearing other peoples' experience vs doing the HR, Payroll and Benefits "in-house". In general, I do not see a lot of v…
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Which Payroll Schedule Bi-Weekly vs Semi-Monthly
Which do you prefer or works better for you: payroll schedule bi-weekly vs semi-monthly? Editor's Discussion Summary: Proportion of hourly vs exempt employees is an important consideration Accounting is slightly different with each schedule Bi-weekly means you have to know the last pay day to k…
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Quickbooks Multiple Entity Management
I currently manage two company files within Quickbooks Pro 2012 which cannot be open simultaneously. This makes for a frustrating and time consuming user experience. We are now in the process of setting up another entity, and I know more headaches await me should I try and manage three company file…
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Open Source ERP vs Commercial ERP
Open Source ERP vs Commercial ERPHow to select the right solution? Is it crazy to even be asking this? My CTO swears he can build my company a better ERP using open source ERP tools than we could buy from an Oracle or SAP (or any lower-end company). I respectfully disagree, but I can’t just let it …
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Accounting for Software Development
We are in the process of entering into an agreement with a SaaS company to license their software on a monthly basis. Prior to launch, my company will be paying them upfront co development fees to bring their software to as close to a perfect match of our unique needs as possible. Such enhancements…
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QB A/P report by Class?
Does anyone know of a way to run a reporting on QB Premier that allows us to run a/p report by Class? There seems to be an inability to do that, which is difficult to understand....see this https://community.intuit.com/questions/635237-filtering-unpaid-bill-report-by-class-does-not-work
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What's a good cloud ERP implementation vendor selection criteria?
The more we look at vendors and implementation, the less sure we are of the system we thought we were decided upon. Clearly we have to get both right... right system and right implementation partner. Your thoughts on criteria or considerations would be appreciated./p>
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How Can We Improve Our Corporate Card Process?
We're a technology company and currently have 2 corporate cards in our office. The head of infrastructure has a card for recurring software costs and other miscellaneous office purchases. Our office manager has another card for one-off expenses and travel costs. However, several people make purchas…
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Sales Tax On SaaS Subscriptions Sofware
I know that electronically delivered software is in most cases exempt from sales tax ( there is a exception in the state of Washington if there is an employee in that state). However, this was based on my work at an enterprise software company a few years back and I wanted to solicit the group reg…
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Transition from Quickbooks to Netsuite or Intacct
We're a rapidly growing technology hardware company, and are now at the point where we need to transition from Quickbooks to a platform that provides more comprehensive functionality. Integrated procurement & inventory management is one of our most pressing needs. We are looking at Netsuite a…
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Paylocity complaints?
I've been doing some research and found some serious complaints about Paylocity amid very few positive reviews. The interface appears to be excellent and implementation is always a function of client involvement and effort, but I'm very worried about customer service, which is a big issue with my c…
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What is the difference between the role of PMO and Project Manager?
What are the differences between a PMO vs project manager?
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Does anyone have knowledge of the ERP product SYTELINE?
I am in the interview process with a company that uses Syteline as an ERP System but they haven't kept up with the various upgrades over the years. It is estimated that upgrades are in arrears approximately $125K worth and whoever is hired is going to have to decide whether to do the upgrades or …
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What has your experience been with Insperity (formerly Administaff)?
I am considering using a PEO and have been impressed with Insperity's sales representative and insperity reviews. Will I be impressed with their service?
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Best Practices for Cleaning-up the "Shared Drive" - Help Please!
Greetings - I recently became CFO for a home builder and noticed that the company’s “Shared Drive” is in a state of disarray – project documents are located in multiple locations and there is no logic to the file structure. Reorganizing the Shared Drive has been on the corporate “To Do” list for so…
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Corporate Cell Phone Policy – How Best To Reimburse?
Hi. My young company has handled corporate cellphone policy (reimbursement) inconsistently over the years. Currently we have employees with their own phones and plan that get reimbursed via AP (some 100% at exec level and others a fixed amount) and we have a few folks on a company plan that the c…
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Does anyone have experience preparing weekly flash reports?
I need to be able to provide a weekly flash report to the business owners as well as management, and I'm not exactly sure what types of information should be included. I believe that our ERP software (SAP Business One) has the ability to handle financial dashboards, but we don't have anyone in hous…
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SAP vs Dynamics AX ERP Comparison Pros And Cons?
Interested in first-hand experience with one or both ERPs. Especially interested in customization, ease-of-install, ease-of-use and role-specific user interfaces. Also, any tips on any aspect of moving forward post SAP vs Dynamics question has been settled, such as planning, installation, customiza…
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Which Opensource ERP is most suitable to Construction Industry at Small and Medium Scale?
Project Management, Cost-estimations, Inventory, Purchases, multiple sites(temporary location) are focus areas. It seems most are fitting in Manufacturing, Retail or Utility.
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Quickbooks Pro vs Premier
Does anyone have experience with Quickbooks Pro vs Premier? We use Pro and were thinking of upgrading, but it seems expensive for the better reports, budgeting, forecasting, etc. Or, maybe something else altogether would be better. We have a small chain of self-storage facilities.
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Sage 50 vs Quickbooks aka PeachTree
I have a couple of colleagues who are huge PeachTree fans which, come to find out is apparently now Sage 50. Does anyone have insights into the meaningful differences of QuickBooks vs PeachTree aka Sage 50? We're a small remodeling contractor and have used QuickBooks forever. At any one time we hav…
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Cyberthieves latest target: your tax forms.
According to the WSJ, a new cyber-scam.... "Companies are on the lookout for an email scam that can wreak havoc on employees’ lives for years. The “phishing” or “spoofing” scheme is simple and effective: The perpetrator, impersonating a company’s high-ranking executive from a phony email address th…
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Only Controller Knows "Macola" Software
I am an independent CFO with a client how is contemplating selling 3 of his 4 divisions. He will continue to run the 4th, retained division. Here's the challenge. The company uses "Macola" software which has been customized in a variety of ways over several years. The controller is the "go to", key…
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