Microsoft Great Plains

Enterprise Resource Planning and Financial Management systems (sometimes called Accounting software) are important tools to keep your business healthy. A good accounting system performs all vital financial functions and easily integrates with other data sources thus eliminating double data entry. Retail Hero recommends Microsoft Great Plains.

Great Plains Basic (also known as Small Business Manager)

Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains Basic provides integrated banking, payroll, sales, and purchasing tools with one accounting and financial management product. This advanced financial management product is most appropriate for small retail business and easily integrates with other management software, such as Microsoft Dynamics Retail Management System .

Take your
finances
under control!

Connect People, Processes, and Systems

•	Connect with customers, vendors, and employees: Connect processes across your business, including serving customers from start to finish, effectively managing vendor relationships, and managing employee compensation.

•	Improve productivity with Microsoft software and services: Integrate your business data with productivity software from Microsoft.

•	Enhance business capabilities: Import transactions from other applications, enhance functionality with industry-specific software, and integrate with existing applications.

Manage Your Business More Effectively

•	Process transactions efficiently: Streamline business tasks by entering transactions quickly, eliminating data reentry, and automating routine processes.

•	Access and analyze information: Robust reporting and drill-back tools make it easy to access and analyze the exact business information you need.

•	Improve financial performance: Monitor financial goals by managing cash flow, increasing sales to new and existing customers, and controlling spending by monitoring vendor relationships and managing inventory.

Use Flexible Software, Backed by a Trusted Partnership

•	Set up and use easily: Get started quickly with software that's easy to learn and use—backed by a trusted partnership and award-winning support and training tools.

•	Customize to fit your business: You and your employees can tailor the software to meet your individual responsibilities and business needs.

•	Adapt to meet changing business needs: Even as your business needs change, you'll never outgrow your software—it's built to adapt to changing needs.

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affordable, solutions!

Invest in an Affordable, High-Quality Solution

•	Work with reliable, secure technologies: Microsoft technologies ensure business information is protected and let you scale Microsoft Small Business Manager to grow alongside your business.

•	Work with a community of support and training experts: Microsoft Small Business Manager is backed by award-winning support and training and the expertise of Microsoft Certified Partners.

•	Stay within your budget: Purchase and customize your solution within an affordable budget, receive free software updates, and get fully reimbursed when you migrate to a higher-end Microsoft Business Solutions application.

Microsoft Great Plains Professional and Enterprise

Microsoft Great Plains Professional and Enterprise versions are designed for small- to medium-size businesses.

Microsoft Business Solutions for Financial Management–Great Plains gives you the integrated tools you need to master your financial data and processes, taking full advantage of the information your financial system contains. With instant access to accurate, up-to-the-minute financial information, you are equipped to make informed operational and strategic decisions at a moment's notice, and map the course to your successful future.

Microsoft Business Solutions–Great Plains provides a solid foundation for unifying processes. Its outstanding financial tools enhance the visibility and control of your business health, resulting in more confident and smarter decisions. It's cost-effective and reliable, delivered by a vast network of trusted service providers, and backed by extensive service and support.

Great Plains provides the tools organizations need to effectively manage project performance while ensuring budgets are met and billing is both accurate and timely. With Microsoft Project Management, cash flow is improved and costs are better managed. Full integration among modules streamlines invoicing, time and expense reporting approvals, and reporting, helping you drive strategic direction.

You have a lot of valuable data within your business systems. But how do you get it into the hands of the right people to make the best decisions for your company? The greatest value your business solution can provide is the easy transformation of your data into meaningful, valuable information. Microsoft Business Solutions for Analytics–Great Plains provides a broad range of flexible, customizable analytics, reporting, and budgeting options to meet your company's needs—from advanced consolidation analysis to the simplest reporting requests. Our applications tap into the most powerful reporting, analysis, and budgeting tools available.

Great Plains offers powerful, cost-effective resource planning and management tools that enable you to collaborate with trading partners, manage the entire financial life cycle of the manufacturing business process, and build a sustainable advantage in your industry.

Maintain tight control over distribution and streamline your pick/pack/ship cycle to gain competitive advantage. From forecasting to delivery, Microsoft Business Solutions–Great Plains can help you accelerate sales order processes and lower costs per transaction. Integrated applications let you better manage inventory, fill orders faster and provide e-commerce—driving superior customer service.