If you’re working with perishable stock, it’s hard to get the balance right.
You can’t keep too much. You can’t keep too little. You can’t keep it for too long – and you definitely don’t want to send out anything dangerous.
But luckily for you, stock control processes and inventory management systems have come a long way. (more…)
With a week to go until one of the biggest accounting events of the year, we’ve put together some top tips for Accountants attending Xerocon from experts in the space.
We’re very excited to be exhibiting for our 4th year in a row and each year we love seeing how Xero’s modern and innovative event grows and welcomes an increasing amount of Accountants wanting to embrace Cloud Accounting in their firm.
For those who haven’t attended before, Xerocon is a unique event (with an awesome party and free ice cream) allowing you to meet like-minded Accountants as well as being able to explore the vast amount of apps available to help grow and support your firm and clients.
If you want to speak to us about clients with inventory system needs, come and chat to us at stand B31 – look forward to seeing you there!
You might be selling a huge range of products. You might be selling massive quantities of goods. You might be selling to hundreds of different countries with all sorts of regulations and laws – and you might have to deal with several different third-party companies to get your goods out to your customers.
And that means you’ll need all the help you can get.
We’ve put together some of the best apps and integrations for businesses selling through Amazon that can help you automate and improve how you run your business – from accounting and taxes through to stock, sales, and product research. (more…)
Being able to research and know which inventory system is best for your business whilst also running your business is near impossible.
Accountants and businesses come to us directly to help select and implement a system for them. But, if you’re not at the stage, would you know when your business needs one, which system is best for you and at what point you might need to contact us?
Every business has all sorts of expectations about their move to a new inventory system.
And unfortunately, there are plenty of businesses whose expectations just don’t match up to reality.
We’re going to look at the three main areas of any new project – the costs, the time, and the process – and compare a few misguided expectations against the realities of each situation.
In our last blog, we talked about the limits of Xero without add-ons for wholesale businesses moving over from Sage.
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It’s no secret that we think Xero is a fantastic piece of kit. And when businesses make the move over from Sage, they love the improvements in accessibility and customisation they see.
But that doesn’t mean the transition between the two is simple.
We’ve put together this quick guide for any wholesale business that’s thinking about a move from Sage to Xero. (more…)
Stock control can be complex.
And there’s no place where that’s more true than in the warehouse of a busy, product-based business.
There’s a huge number of different systems and processes to stay on top of – but that also means there’s a huge amount of opportunity to make small improvements that add up to a big change overall.
Efficiency may not be glamorous – but it’s essential for success.
More businesses than ever before are starting to make the move towards cloud accounting and inventory software.
And with the Making Tax Digital requirement coming up this year for VAT-registered businesses, plenty of companies are feeling the pressure to bring their systems up to the modern standard.
To meet this new demand, some inventory software vendors are starting to offer their own scaled-down implementation services – offering limited advice and guidance to businesses who are trying to choose the best new software for their futures. (more…)
We’ve all heard the message: the high street’s looking a bit worse for wear.
ASOS and their easy returns are like having a personal shopper – and Amazon will one day start flying drones to your door to make a sale.
So if you’re running a brick-and-mortar store with no online component, you’re right to feel a bit worried.