5 real-life reasons why business intelligence is this accountants’ best friend

As an accountant, my most valuable commodity is time. Being responsible for daily capturing, month end procedures and group reporting, I often don’t have time to breathe! Fortunately, a lot of my responsibilities are hastened because I use business intelligence (BI), which helps me extract key information from large volumes of data directly from our […]

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How reporting in the cloud with Sage Intelligence can change the way you do business

Do you know when the internet started? The very first spark of the idea was ignited in 1962 (53 years ago), when the concept of a “galactic network” was first discussed. The idea was a globally interconnected set of computers through which everyone could quickly access data and programs. Sound familiar? What was once a […]

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SMEs need insight into data as much as big companies—if not more

In a climate of economic volatility, changing consumers, and globalized competition, small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) perhaps need access to accurate, actionable business insight into data even more than bigger enterprises do. Most SMEs are operating on tight margins and don’t have endless reservoirs of cash and credit. They need up-to-the-minute information about trends in […]

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Financial statements: Three useful indicators and what they say about your business

Well-prepared financial statements contain an incredible amount of timely and revealing information about your business’ financial position. What are its strengths? Where are the vulnerabilities and challenges? Is the business making money? Savvy executives use the information on financial statements—most notably the balance sheet, income statement, and statement of cash flows—to drive decisions and chart […]

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