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Anatomy of a cyber crime - (a.k.a. - the bad guys are already reading your email)

Posted by Brian Terrell on Thu, Feb 09, 2023

 
Here's a two minute video that shows, step by step, exactly how a cyber crime happens. The most effective defense for small and mid-sized businesses is employee education, a good backup, and cloud-based software. This is the story in 2 minutes:
 
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Tags: Quickbooks upgrade, Intacct, Quickbooks, outgrown Quickbooks, Sage Intacct, BTerrell SmartSuite

How one CEO decided to buy, not build, the fintech on which to manage her business

Posted by Brian Terrell on Thu, Oct 27, 2022

 
"We build systems that become boat anchors for us!". That's a direct comment from a CEO who has had it with her mashup of internally developed document and workflow management system built on a combination of Sharepoint, Excel, and legacy on-premises accounting application. You can hear the full story in this 1 minute and 59 second video:
 
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Tags: Quickbooks upgrade, Intacct, Quickbooks, outgrown Quickbooks, Sage Intacct, BTerrell SmartSuite

How can CFOs stop relying on Excel as an accounting subsystem?

Posted by Brian Terrell on Thu, Oct 20, 2022

 
There's a lot to unpack here. This CFO explains the many benefits of and peace of mind from using up-to-the-minute information from a modern, cloud-based financial management application instead of compromising on Excel as an accounting subsystem:
 
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Tags: Quickbooks upgrade, Intacct, Quickbooks, outgrown Quickbooks, Sage Intacct, BTerrell SmartSuite

The number 1 reason companies outgrow QuickBooks...

Posted by Brian Terrell on Fri, Aug 19, 2022

 
Ineffective and untimely reporting is the number one reason companies upgrade from QuickBooks. I discuss this more in this 2 minutes and 5 second video:
 
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Tags: Quickbooks upgrade, Intacct, Quickbooks, outgrown Quickbooks, Sage Intacct, BTerrell SmartSuite

How to ensure a positive ROI on your QuickBooks or Sage 300 upgrade!

Posted by Brian Terrell on Fri, Aug 05, 2022

 
What if your planned QuickBooks or Sage 300 upgrade doesn't generate the expected return on investment? This 1 minute and 52 second video explains exactly how others mitigate against that risk:
 
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Tags: Sage 300 ERP, Quickbooks upgrade, Intacct, Quickbooks, outgrown Quickbooks, Sage Intacct, BTerrell SmartSuite