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    Why does everyone hate IT? 3 Things to think about.

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    Well, maybe hate is a strong word. I like IT.  On some level, I actually consider myself IT. I got my first computer in 1980, and it was a PET Computer. My mom got it when she took a computer class at the local college.  The picture to the left doesn’t do it great justice, because it is missing…

  • 10 Things I Have Learn By Being An Accountant

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    I found this online and thought it would be a great way to end the year… enjoy! Buy My Books! To buy the book – The Argument to Automate – How Innovation Can INSPIRE Not Fire – click here to buy (Also) To get your copy of The 8 Pitfalls of Accounts Payable Automation – click here…

  • Where do invoices go when you automate?

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    I used to have a standard set of jokes I told as a teenager. One of the jokes in my set was, “Where do bad grapes go when they die?” “They go to raisin hell”. I know you are laughing… well probably not… That joke is where I got the phrase for the topic of…

  • Merry Christmas Everyone!

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    At this time I am putting together stuff… trying to wrestle candy away from a 5-year-old, trouble shooting a PS3 for a 9-year-old, watching a fashion show from an 11-year-old and explaining why $400 shoes was not going to happen to a 15-year-old… and loving every minute of it! Merry Christmas to all of my…

  • Time for a little break?

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    Let’s face it…. this is the time of year that a lot of us stop working. When I first got out of college I took a job selling life insurance. I was awesome at it. That year I made six-figures… $2,173.63…. In that wonderful year of being 24 years old, looking 14. I was told…

  • The 12 Days of Accounts Payable Automated Christmas

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    On the first day of automation my service provider gave to me a paperless process in my office On the second day of automation my service provider gave to me, two progress reports and a paperless process in my office On the third day of automation my service provider gave to me; three workflows, two…

  • 8 Automated Workflows You’ll Kick Yourself for Not Using With AP Automation

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    I never really understood the idea of “kicking” yourself. It doesn’t seem possible. So I did some research. Watch this: He claims to have set the one minute world record at 93 times… congratulation! This Frist Before I give you the 8 things that you’ll kick yourself for (8 is better than 93) I need…

  • Why Self Scan Is Always a Bad Idea

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    I have been known for creating headlines so it gets attention.  This may be one of those moments, because there are times where scanning an invoice to Automate AP is a good idea. Always? I guess by putting “always” in the title can get me into trouble, so let me explain. Self scanning an invoice is…

  • 7 Simple But Critical Tips for Creating Better Approval Processes

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    The older I get and the more intrenched in business the better I love process. That’s right… I just wrote that… I LOVE PROCESS. Please no one tell my kids about this one… I won’t hear the end of it. Process Vs. Process I am sure you are aware of this fact. There are good processes…

  • The Ultimate Cheat Sheet for Mastering Change in Accounting

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    Have you done something and it was such a good deal or situation that you felt like you were somehow doing something wrong. I was at Staples once to get a few companies of a training manual done (this was before I was paperless) and the person in front of me couldn’t believe how low…