Why Hire Aries?

What makes Aries different from every other Sage business partner?

Let’s Play the Billable Hour Lottery!

Published October 14, 2011 | By John Shaver

The latest video from CPA, VeraSage Fellow and professional comedian, Greg Kyte, makes a brilliant point about how risky it is to pay your attorney, CPA or technology consultant by the hour. You might as well be buying… Continue reading →

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Bob’s Barbecue – The Absurdity of the Billable Hour

Published April 13, 2011 | By John Shaver

I’m always looking for ways to demonstrate the absurdity and inherent risk to businesses like yours who work with software consultants (or CPAs or attorneys) who bill for their time.

This past January at the international VeraSage conference, I was… Continue reading →

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Managing Your “Private” Life On Facebook While Developing Business

Published March 7, 2011 | By John Shaver

This week we are focusing the spotlight on a guest author, Michelle Golden. Michelle is President of Golden Practices, Inc. Her primary focus is on assisting accounting firms transform their businesses into Firms of the Future. … Continue reading →

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Customer Spotlight: AccuForce Staffing Services LLC

Published January 25, 2011 | By John Shaver

AccuForce Staffing Services, LLC, a staffing company in Kingsport, TN has been a Sage MAS 200 user for the past few years. Although technically a customer of Aries, the management team at AccuForce had not used our services… Continue reading →

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New Webinar Added – Why Work Sucks and How to Fix It

Published March 26, 2010 | By John Shaver

Join us on April 29th when we will talk about creating a Results-Only Work Environment (ROWE) and how working in a ROWE can improve your whole outlook on life.

Based on the book by Cali Ressler and Jody Thompson,… Continue reading →

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The Aries e-Newsletter: Ramifications

Published February 5, 2010 | By John Shaver

In 2 weeks we will be launching the Aries e-newsletter for all of our current and future customers. The newsletter will be e-mailed on a monthly basis and will initially contain 3 sections. Those sections are:

Tech Talk.… Continue reading →

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Announcing the Aries Webinar Series

Published February 3, 2010 | By John Shaver

Join us for the inaugural Aries Webinar on Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at 11am EST. The topic for this month’s webinar is focused on sales tax audit challenges and solutions to protect your company.

The Aries Webinar Series is… Continue reading →

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New Software = Open Heart Surgery

Published August 19, 2009 | By John Shaver

Recently our friends at Microsoft Business Solutions (Great Plains, Navision, Solomon and Axapta) have been attacking Sage and their partners from a truly odd angle. Apparently the folks at MBS think that businesses purchase accounting, inventory, manufacturing, human resources… Continue reading →

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Honor System for Time Sheets? Only At Church!

Published August 17, 2009 | By John Shaver

While visiting Charleston, SC this past weekend, my family and I stopped by the Cathedral of St John the Baptist. It’s a beautiful Gothic cathedral which began construction in 1890 and is still a work in process.… Continue reading →

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Standup Philosopher: Otherwise known as a technology consultant

Published May 27, 2009 | By John Shaver

From time to time, it’s very healthy to take a look at ourselves and our business from a humorous perspective. The day that we stop making fun of ourselves is the day when we stop enjoying life.

So, here… Continue reading →

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