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How Santa Manages His Workshop with Microsoft Dynamics Business Central

Thanks to a recent Microsoft Dynamics implementation from The TM Group, Santa has complete operational visibility & is always in the loop! If you would like to manage your business as well as Santa manages his workshop, you should call The TM Group, Inc. Since 1984 , The TM Group has been providing cutting-edge business solutions to small and medium sized businesses. With over 350 active clients, The TM Group is uniquely qualified to provide your company software and services in the areas of Accounting and Finance, Customer Relationship Management, E-Commerce, Human Resources,… Read more

Pilgrims’ Progress: Plymouth Colony’s Journey to Success with Microsoft Dynamics 365

I’m a merchant adventurer of the Plymouth Colony, and I’m excited to share how Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central has gobbled up our inefficiencies! Organizing the First Thanksgiving was a breeze, thanks to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Marketing. Managing guest lists, invitations and event details made our celebration a piece of pumpkin pie! Gone are the days of paper ledgers and abacuses! Business Central helps us handle our colony’s finances, making our bookkeeping system as smooth as mashed potatoes. With a Dynamics 365 solution, our colony has become prosperous. We’ve achieved greater success in… Read more

Single-Family Office Streamlines Accounting Processes and Workflows with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central

The Client This client works is a single-family office for a well-known family credited with launching one of the most iconic food brands in the world, let alone the United States. While the family has since sold the company to another well known organization, they led it for over 50 years.    The Challenge Although the household name food brand is undoubtedly this single-family office’s most well-known enterprise, it also provides accounting, bookkeeping and operational services to a wide variety of other enterprises in a number of different industries in which the family has invested utilizing Microsoft Dynamics GP (formerly known… Read more

Frankenstein Labs Benefits From Implementation of Microsoft Dynamics 365

Greetings, fellow scientists! I’m Dr. Frankenstein, busy here in my laboratory. While my monster searches for love online, I have time to tell you about my favorite tool. My experiments require precision, and Microsoft Dynamics 365’s job costing allows me to meticulously manage every aspect. No more guesswork – I can now track labor, materials and overhead costs with ease! To bring my creations to life, I need the right supplies. Microsoft Dynamics 365 helps me stay organized by keeping track of supplier contacts, order history and deliveries. Since implementing a Dynamics 365… Read more

How Much Does Microsoft Dynamics 365 Cost for Small to Mid Sized Organizations? | The TM Group

So you’re pretty sure you’ve got your mind made up about the software that will improve the productivity, efficiency and management of your business — you’re going with Microsoft Dynamics 365. You have determined that this suite of automated enterprise resource planning (ERP) and customer relationship management (CRM) applications will address the specific needs of your small to midsize organization. The core Dynamics 365 applications for small to medium sized businesses (SMB) include Dynamics 365 Business Central, Sales, Service, and Marketing.  There are other Microsoft Dynamics 365 applications, but most are designed for enterprise organizations and are part of the… Read more

Understanding the Basics of ERP Migration

In a highly data intensive environment where virtually every business decision is guided by data and every observation can be measured and analyzed, an effective enterprise resource management (ERP) solution is no longer an option; it’s a necessity for remaining competitive. Whether it’s on-premise or a cloud solution, ERP software gives organizations the ability to manage all of their essential business processes by coordinating the flow, collection and intersection of data across the company. The alignment of processes and streamlining of data helps to improve data quality, consistency and accountability so leaders and managers can make sound decisions in virtually… Read more

Procurement Technology Brings Simplicity to Purchase Order Management

Contrary to what folk rock duo Simon & Garfunkel crooned in their 1960s hit “I Am a Rock,” no person is an island. The same goes for a business. Big or small, it can’t reach its goals entirely on its own accord. From the employees that work for you to the customers that buy your organization’s products, maintaining a successful operation is a joint effort. And regardless of your specialty, your employees wouldn’t be able to produce the merchandise and services that buyers want without having the equipment, raw materials and workflows that make it all possible. After all, you… Read more

Don’t Be Duped by Dynamics GP Misinformation

The term “misinformation” gets tossed around in modern society quite a bit these days, frequently by lawmakers, political pundits and public figures. The word is so ubiquitous that it could have easily been in the running for Merriam-Webster’s “Word of the Year” in 2021, even though “vaccine” won out. When users reference the term, or a post on social media is flagged as misinformation, it’s done to dispel rumors and let the reader know that the veracity of a claim is questionable or unknown. You can probably think of examples of misinformation about something you know to be false, regarding… Read more

What To Look For in an ERP Consulting Partner

Enterprise resource planning software is designed to bring added simplicity and visibility to the wide assortment of disparate business process activities that occur in the average day. From accounting to procurement, supply chain operations to cash management, mission-critical business functions such as these all occur simultaneously and across multiple departments. Business activities spread throughout the organization make it impossible to know what is happening at all times. ERP software ties them all together around a centralized database so you’re never in the dark as to where things stand with these processes – and neither are your employees. The successful utilization… Read more

Health Care Organizations Find Savings and Simplicity by Switching to Microsoft Dynamics Business Central 365 from Microsoft GP

The Clients A group of community mental health (CMH) organizations. The Challenge  Reporting is a major priority for the health industry, regardless of providers’ specialties. Being publicly funded organizations, these mental health care providers all had a government reporting mandate that they needed to meet by a certain date. The hard deadline was October 1, 2021. That date marks the beginning of the fiscal year for government entities, both state and federal. Consequently, all eight of our clients needed to have their accounting software used for reporting set up and in place by Oct. 1 so they could fulfill their… Read more