For finance teams, speed is the mandate and trust is the currency. You’re closing sooner, forecasting more often, and sharing insight with a broader audience — all while guarding the most sensitive data in the company. The best path forward is a security-first finance model where access, lineage, and monitoring move with every dataset, report, and workflow.…
Supply chains aren’t new. They’ve been around since humans first began trading goods – evolving from simple localized systems into the complex global networks we rely on today. But something fundamental has shifted. Today’s supply chains do more than move products. They determine whether businesses thrive or fail. As EY noted in a recent report,…
Inventory costing is always important in manufacturing and retail. In cannabis, though, it’s mission critical. Costing touches compliance, profitability, and audit readiness — three areas where the stakes are higher than in most industries. Here we explore the inventory costing methods most relevant to cannabis operators, how 280E shapes what counts as cost of goods…
Month-end shouldn’t feel like a fire drill. Yet for many teams it still does — late adjustments, reconciling in circles, and a scramble to explain the story behind the numbers. Forecast conversations aren’t much better when assumptions live in spreadsheets and no one’s quite sure which version is the right one. If that sounds familiar,…
There’s a point in a growing business where success starts to feel a little wobbly. You add new locations. New product lines. New ways to serve customers. Revenue climbs. Your team steps up. Then month-end rolls around and you’re back to late nights, spreadsheet gymnastics, and “give us a few days” whenever someone asks a…
Foodservice equipment distributors (FES) face growing operational complexity—from fragmented systems to supply chain challenges and tight margins. During our recent webinar, Smart Growth for Foodservice Equipment Distributors, panelists from Velosio, Restaurant Equipment Market (REM), and Red Dog Advisors shared how modern ERP platforms like NetSuite are helping distributors simplify operations, improve visibility, and drive smart…
Ask any cannabis operator what keeps them up at night, and compliance will be near the top of the list. State regulators demand traceability down to the gram, and seed-to-sale systems were created to help them keep you in line. This is an important point: seed-to-sale systems weren’t designed with cannabis operators in mind. They…
ERP implementations are among the most visible and high-impact initiatives in any organization. For CFOs, they represent a chance to modernize financial operations and improve data integrity. For CIOs and tech leaders, they’re an opportunity to build a scalable digital backbone that supports innovation and agility. But the risks are real. Budget overruns, scope creep,…
If you’re a leader for an organization that still uses Dynamics AX, you’re at a crossroads. Your ERP system may still perform basic daily tasks, but it’s no longer built for the pace of modern business. With Microsoft ending all support for AX in January 2026, organizations are left balancing risk, cost, and innovation. The…
Introduction: Debunking the ERP Drama ERP implementations have earned a reputation of chaos, cost overruns, and complexity. Ask around, and you’ll hear stories of projects that spiral out of control, systems that baffle users, and timelines that stretch indefinitely. But here’s the truth: those horror stories are relics of outdated approaches and rigid, one-size-fits-all solutions. Today’s ERP platforms, especially when paired with…
