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Building solutions that are more than just technology to those who use them

[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”]   There are a lot of software vendors and developers out there that are trying to convince you that your business needs their technology, and that your business and data needs can all be met from a single cookie-cutter mould technology solution. We don’t feel that way about our solutions, […]

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Is BI a ‘thing’ or is it just advanced reporting?

[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] It is considered quite the contentious subject and tends to ruffle a few feathers when asked to define what BI (Business Intelligence) is. A lot of businesses rely on the fact that a large portion of the market recognises BI as a standalone technology that requires it’s own set of […]

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Excel makes it easier and less risky to scale up your business

[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] A successful business with an active plan for growth will never be able to use the same technologies and processes as it did in its early days as it does in its hey days. With more staff and more business comes a bigger need for […]

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Mentorship will enable you to effectively grow your new business

Launching your business today is daunting, there are so many startups that shoot to fame and yet an inordinate number of businesses with great ideas just go nowhere. The current startup scene in South Africa is obsessed with ‘getting funding’ and ‘pitching business ideas’ in edgy new ways in front of an industry-appropriate celebrity panel. […]

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“Richard, what you’re offering is my job. Are you trying to get me fired?!”

Often the initial reaction to our solutions from Financial Managers and CFOs is fear and resistance. They worry that our solutions are a threat to their livelihood or that it will disrupt the delicate balancing-act of workbooks and VLookups that they have created over the years to offer the same results that our solutions can […]

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If Excel is so great, why is everybody so afraid to admit to using it

Business Intelligence software companies have been working, since the 90s, to convince businesses that Microsoft Excel is flawed and wanting; that using an ‘old’ system that ‘comes with your computer’ is a huge faux pas if you want to be part of modern finance. This perception is so widely entrenched that using Excel, especially if […]

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Attend this Power BI course and return to work an empowered data citizen

Will you return to work a hero? Yes, because you will have mastered a super power. Our introductory course into the more advanced features of Excel and the Power BI suite will enable you to save countless hours every month. Through your new skills you will be able to  automate the repeatable processes that you’ve […]

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No one size fits all for business reporting systems

[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] Many businesses purchase established business tools to help their operations and processes run smoothly, often at a high price tag. Only to find that very soon their information demands become more and more complex and quickly surpass what their current system can offer them. In […]

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The 2016 elections proved how powerful graphical representations of data can be

[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] Probably the most powerful way to view and digest big data is by way of graphical representation. We all consume data this way, and it has almost become second nature for us to read graphs and infographics to extract analytical insights so that we may […]

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Reporting on the go – how smart CFOs are using their mobile phones more effectively

[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] In almost every industry we have seen the enthusiastic adoption of mobile technology, and in each industry mobile has helped businesses to operate faster and even more efficiently than before. Mobile technology has enabled the businessman; fitting in seamlessly with their busy lifestyles where they […]