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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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Great Free Resource For Support Questions

Published February 28, 2011 | By Amy Shaver

Have you ever wondered where you can go to get answers to your Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Customer Relationship Management (CRM) or Human Resource Management Systems (HRMS) software questions?

The folks at 90Minds (of which we are proud members) teamed… Continue reading →

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Sage Announces A Blog

Published April 22, 2010 | By John Shaver

This past Thursday, Sage unveiled their brand new corporate blog. The folks at Sage chose me to become one of a select few guest writers for the blog.

My first post entitled “Why Does Work… Continue reading →

Posted in Business Strategy, Technology, What's ahead for Sage and Sage Products? | Tagged Accelerate, blog, Collaborate, Consulting, Creating Wealth, ERP, facebook, Knoxville, Marketing, ROWE, Sage MAS 200, Sage MAS 500, Sage MAS 90, social media, Tennessee, TN, twitter | Leave a comment

Updated: Sage MAS 90/200 Product Roadmap

Published April 19, 2010 | By Amy Shaver

On February 18 I published an article (February 18 article) about Sage’s roadmap for upcoming versions and product updates in MAS 90/200. By accessing the link below you’ll find a new roadmap published by Sage in March.… Continue reading →

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New Requirements for Customers Who Accept Credit Cards

Published April 16, 2010 | By Amy Shaver

Recent new requirements established by the five major credit card networks will most likely affect your company’s ability to accept credit cards. These new standards are referred to as the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI-DSS) and were… 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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FRx To Be Replaced: New Financial Reporting Tool for Sage MAS 90/MAS 200/MAS 500

Published March 22, 2010 | By Amy Shaver

FRx, the financial report writer used with MAS 90 and MAS 200, will no longer be sold by Microsoft after December 31, 2010. Sage will provide support for FRx through December 31, 2012.

Sage has officially announced that Excel-based… Continue reading →