Budget Maestro: Integrate Balance Sheet Budgeting

Potential car buyers may be attracted by the buffed exterior and vacuumed interior of your vehicle, but the savvy ones will kick the tires and look under the hood. Likewise, when potential investors or buyers come knocking, consider your Income (P&L) Statement the appearance of the car. Clearly important but not the whole picture.

Looking at the Cash Flow Statement is like kicking the tires. Will the tires hold up? Is your cash flow strong enough to support ongoing operations and future growth?

Even more important is looking under the hood, or at the Balance Sheet. Like a car engine to the car buyer, no other financial report gives as immediate and accurate a picture of your company’s overall health. Hence the Balance Sheet’s other name, the “Statement of Financial Position”. Read more, and attend our free webinar...

Document Management: What's Your Strategy

Where does a document strategy fit in the corporate picture?

Documents play a significant role in nearly every business strategy or initiative. Therefore, documents should be given the same attention in strategic planning as other important aspects of business such as marketing, finance, human resources and information technology. A document strategy that is sensibly linked to organizational objectives can mean the difference between the success and failure of other important business plans.

It is no longer enough for organizations to plan and implement strategies in isolation from the Document. A document strategy can bring alignment and success to their entire agenda of business strategies and objectives. Consider these three major strategies within an organization:

• Corporate strategy
• Information Technology (IT) strategy
• Document strategy

Warehouse Management Success with Blytheco and DC Warehouse

Pyramex is a wholesale distributor of safety glasses and equipment, and imports many of their products. Smooth and efficient warehouse operations are critical for Pyramex due to their large volumes; they ship up to 600 packages per day.

Their old accounting system lacked needed functionality for complex warehouse management, requiring Pyramex to use a separate Access database as a shipping system. As a result, inventory data was inefficiently maintained in two separate systems. The Access database managed large numbers of transactions and would frequently become corrupted, meaning data would be lost. UPS and Fedex charges and tracking details were stored in additional stand-alone machines. The end result was a collection of disjointed and/or inaccurate systems with no communication between them. Performing data entry and inquiry using these separate systems was time-consuming for staff and led to errors and compromised customer service.

Inventory management was also a challenge for Pyramex. Read more about Pyramex's challenges and solutions...

Tips and Tricks: Windows 7

Sage MAS 500 is now supported on Windows 7 starting with version 7.30!  For more details, to schedule an upgrade or to discuss your needs, contact Blytheco - send us an email, or give us a call at 800.455.1368, extension 2500.

Make the most of your system!

Pat Porter from The Sparenburg Building in Big Spring, Texas called the Blytheco support line with a problem: how to move data from an old version of her accounting system from her desktop computer to a laptop with a new version. She had different sets of data in both installations, and wanted all of the data on the laptop. Blytheco expert John Stoffa was able to connect to both machines remotely, copy the data to the laptop, and convert it to the current version of the application, all in about 3.5 hours.

"John was very patient and helpful and got me moved over and running," said Pat. “I have nearly caught up from the last quarter of 2009, so I am quite pleased.”

Regardless of the system you use or how you use it, Blytheco consultants have the experience and expertise to provide creative solutions to your business challenges. How can Blytheco help you save time and money?

Inside Blytheco...Employee Profile

Debbie Long is Blytheco's MAS 90-200 Consulting Manager

My favorite thing about working for Blytheco: I am passionate about the industry and enjoy working with our staff and our clients.  Our senior management team has allowed me the freedom to express my opinions, work in the areas of most interest, and change direction on occasion. 

What do you do in your spare time? Golf, play piano, shop, spend time with family and friends and work on the Mission Hospital Silent Auction.  I used to be an avid skier until I broke my leg in 2009 and thrashed my knee.

Describe your work with non-profit organizations: Chair for the Mission Hospital Gala, Silent Auction Committee in 2009 and will be co-chair in 2010.  We raised nearly $900,000, exceeding our goal by approximately $50,000!

The Annual Holiday Gala is one of Mission Hospital's premiere events with over 650 attendees. This sell-out black tie fundraiser is held in December at the St. Regis Monarch Beach. The evening's events include the finest in dining, an incredible martini bar, a unique silent auction, live auction and music and dancing by Wayne Foster Entertainment.  All proceeds from this event benefit Mission Hospital for expansion.

Why did you get involved with this group?  A dear friend is on the Board of Directors at Mission Hospital and Chair for the Gala Committee for 2009.  She asked me to get involved, and I could not say no.  It is a wonderful feeling and an honor to represent such a great cause. 

Something you can’t say no to:  More work, serving as chair or co-chair for Mission Hospital Gala when asked, and any request from my grandchildren even when I know it’s not healthy.

Winter Promotions

Stay cool this winter with a new round of exclusive client offers from Blytheco. These promotions are valid through March 31.

Customers on active maintenance or support plans can buy two modules and save 15%, or purchase three or more and save 25% to complete their Sage MAS 500 solution. Automation helps increase productivity and allows you to do more with fewer resources. Below is a sample of additional Sage MAS 500 modules that can help improve efficiency and reduce costs.

• Warehouse Automation: Use wireless handheld to scan items and improve accuracy during picking, packing, shipping, and receiving.

• Inventory Replenishment: Reduce inventory and carrying costs by optimizing order points and quantities using seasonal cycles, sales history, and lead times.

• Data Import Manager: Quickly and easily import selected data from external sources such as: third-party payroll systems, billing services, in-house databases, and more.

• KnowledgeSync Enterprise Edition: Monitor business conditions and trigger automated alerts through e-mail, fax, pager, cell phone, screen pop, and Web browser.

• Customizer: Modify standard screens and forms to match your specific business process and improve staff productivity with no programming required!

• Project Accounting: Prevent cost overruns, generate bottom-line savings by tracking actual versus estimated costs, and increase forecast accuracy throughout project lifecycles.

• Advanced Manufacturing: Spot production bottlenecks, quickly implement last-minute engineering changes, and extend visibility of the shop floor to your entire enterprise.

• MRP: Use historical data and advanced replenishment formulas to help you more easily understand current and future material and distribution requirements.

• Additional Sage MAS 500 Users: Additional users count as one module regardless of the number of users purchased.

• Sage Abra: Powerful HR and payroll solutions that enable you to automate HR and compliance activities, easily process and track payroll and attendance, and manage employee relationships.

• Sage FAS: Track tangible assets and those responsible for them, while automatically calculating depreciation and eliminating the need for offline spreadsheets.

• Sage TimeSheet: Track projects and collect data on the actual time spent and the expenses incurred on each task, along with seamless integration with Project Accounting.

• Sage Sales Tax: Automate functions ranging from jurisdiction assignment, rate research, and maintenance to reporting, returns, and remittance. (25% discount applied to Activation Fee.)

• And more!

Customers on active maintenance or support plans save $3,390 on the Budget Control Bundle

Now, managing your budget is more important than ever, and it is time to start planning for next year's budget. Save 20% on the following Budget Control Bundle that includes everything you need to optimally define, analyze, monitor, and control your budgets.

• Sage Active Planner (3 base users): Powerful enterprise-wide budgeting and planning solution
• Sage Active Planner Analyzer (3 base users): An integrated analysis tool that provides a graphical view of your budget data and lets you slice and dice it quickly and easily
• Sage Active Planner WebView (5 Web viewers): Allows remote and local users to interact and have input with your budget via their Web browser
• Sage MAS 500 Business Insights users (5 users): Enables budget contributors (who do not have access to Sage MAS 500) to view and analyze current budget status online at any time

List price $16,950 if purchased separately. Budget Control Bundle price $13,560 (save $3,390)! Also save 20% on any additional users/viewers for the bundle components listed above.

For more details on these offers, contact Blytheco - send us an email, or give us a call at 800.455.1368, extension 2500.