Business
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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…
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15 Terrible Pieces of AP Automation Advice You Should Ignore
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Being the parent of four (with a teenager) I was somewhat hesitant to write an article about ignoring anything, however as an Accounts Payable Automator there are some things you shouldn’t listen to. 15 Pieces Hurry, time is running out. Don’t get hurried to make a decision… make a good one. Also, don’t delay when…
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5 Companies That Ditched the Paper in Accounts Payable
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You might want to click on the link for this one if you are reading this on email or a mobile phone… I think the image is really interesting. I almost didn’t write this article because I don’t have the permission to talk about the five companies. I ultimately went ahead with it because whenever…
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AP Automation 101: How to Seize the Attention of a Company
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I have made it no secret that I work with a lot of companies in the middle market. The definition of the middle market are those companies that are $5M – $1B in annual revenue. Middle market companies don’t have the advantage to use headcount reduction as the chief motivator for Accounts Payable Automation… so…
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Make an AP Automation Decision in 1/2 the Time With These Resources
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When I think of resources I think of Clark W. Griswold and his mother-in-law reaction to the lights not turning on. Watch for yourself… it’s at the end of the clip: Decision Time When it comes time to make a decision on Accounts Payable Automation there are a few things you will need to help…
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What is so Happy about Thanksgiving?
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I choose the peanut’s image because my wife loves the stories of Charlie Brown, and I am always trying to get on her good side. Happy? Here is the short answer to the questions, what is so happy about thanksgiving? Everything! I love time off from work, I love the work that I do, the…
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Going Green – Is It A Responsibility?
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Going green has been around for a while now. It is commonly used to let folks know that there is some need to saving the planet. Going green in Accounts Payable by using automation is nothing new but its something that hasn’t caught on yet. Whose Green is Green The term going green is sometimes…
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One Good Personal Reason to Change
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I have to warn you that in the coming year I am going to be writing a lot about change… if this was TV I would ask you not to turn the channel. Why? Here is the thing. I can’t think of an instance, project, company or person where change is the common thread of…
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Final Thoughts on Accounting Systems and AP Automation
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So over the last few week I have been writing about small, medium, large and homemade Accounts Payable Automation systems. I have also written about AP Automation disaster as well as what a company needs to do to be prepared for automation. Thanks for all of the comments, conversations and re-tweets. Common Threads One common message…
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Accounts Payable Automation Disasters
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You can imagine that helping people go from paper to an automated AP process for the last 13 years that I have plenty of AP Automation disasters. (And) I do… I have the classic stories of the time the CFO got put in prison during the implementation… that one stalled… there was also the time…