DSD Business Systems makes an effort to promote wellness and a healthy lifestyle for its employees. On occasion, DSD employees participate in a “Biggest Loser” contest to encourage a fit lifestyle. Quarterly lectures are provided during lunch with a clinical nutritionist, to promote healthy eating. It’s also great to know…
Sitting is the New Smoking The new phrase going around corporate America lately is, “Sitting is the New Smoking”. Dr. James Levine, director of the Mayo Clinic and inventor of the Treadmill desk, is credited with creating this mantra. Dr. Levine summed up his findings on sedentary lifestyles into 2…
Throughout the course of any given day, users have the need to run reports in Sage 100 ERP. Previous to the 2013 version of Sage 100 ERP, the default font size for stock reports has always been 8-point font. The last time I checked, that was pretty small! Thankfully, we…
Over the next several months, I will spend some time covering new features available in Sage 100 ERP Version 2013, which is known as Version 5.0. These features I’ll review are also included in versions that follow, such as Sage 100 ERP Version 2014 (Version 5.1). To begin this series,…
The power of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems continues to grow. Gartner predicts that by the year 2017, the CRM market will be a $36 billion dollar industry. The number of problems a CRM system can solve for a sales and service organizations is amazing. However, I can’t tell you…
In my previous blog post, “How to Select a Sage 100 ERP Development Partner”, I provided some valuable tips to consider when selecting a developer to work with. The second blog in this series focuses on how to effectively work with the Sage 100 ERP Developer. Below are a few…
Which device do you prefer for navigation, a keyboard or mouse? It may not be the biggest debate going on these days, but nonetheless, Sage has accommodated us keyboard users with some helpful shortcuts, to ensure we can make the most of being efficient when using the keyboard. Here are…
Earlier this summer, I attended an interesting session at Sage Summit 2014 that was led by columnist, author, and small business owner Gene Marks. An energetic and entertaining speaker, Gene shared 10 things to do that will increase the value of your business. As Gene explained each item on his…
Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps is a local San Diego company that has been family run for 3 generations and over 65 years. As I recently helped Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps with a software selection, I had the chance to learn that Dr. Bronner’s produces much more than simply soaps. The…
I am known at DSD Business Systems, as the person who offers football analogies, to help provide a better understanding of certain situations. With football season fully underway, I thought I would continue my football theme by sharing 7 characteristics that bode well on the football field and can also…
