Foresiight Training Packages

Foresiight Training Packages

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Well here are Foresiight we offer affordable and valuable training sessions for our valuable customers.

Are you a new user of ProfiitPlus or Alchemii, and want to get started on the right foot? Or perhaps you just feel like you need to brush up on your knowledge of certain parts of the system?

Standard training packages are now available for each of the following topics:

Bookkeeping/Accounting Introduction

This training session is designed to provide an overview of how to use the day-to-day accounting & bookkeeping facilities within the system.  Primarily focusing on the General Ledger module, we will also touch on the flow of information from other parts of the system.

Topics include:

General Ledger journals

Searching through GL transaction history

Making adjustments

Closing off periods and end of year roll-over

Bank reconciliations

Management reports incl. Balance Sheet and P&L

BAS

Chart of Accounts

Accounts Payable

This training session is designed to provide an overview of how to maintain Creditors and use the Accounts Payable facilities within the system.  Primarily focusing on the Accounts Payable module, we will also touch on the flow of information from other parts of the system.

Topics include:

Entering invoice batches

Updating supplier account details

Regular Creditor payments

Non-Creditor payments

Manual Creditor payments

Transaction matching

Balance adjustments

Reporting

Accounts Receivable

This training session is designed to provide an overview of how to maintain Debtors and use the Accounts Receivable facilities within the system.  Primarily focusing on the Accounts Receivable module, we will also touch on the flow of information from other parts of the system.

Topics include:

Account enquiries

Updating customer account details

Issuing account statements

Transaction matching

Balance adjustments

Invoice batches

Payment/banking batches

Reporting

Overdue accounts

Credit limit and credit hold

Training is delivered by a Foresiight Consultant either remotely (online), on-site, or at Foresiight’s training rooms in Brisbane. You will be able to have up to 2 participants that may attend.

Duration will vary depending on content and participants – Please allow between 1 and 2 hours.

All training packages are priced at $220 per session

Call us on (07) 3356 2772 or send us an email at support@foresiight.com.au to book in a training session.

Automate your online business with Foresiight

Automate your online business with Foresiight

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Trading online? ProfiitPlus offers an automated eCommerce interface with major eCommerce platforms.

You’ve built up your business, you have a strong brand, a good reputation and you sell great products.  Now you need another sales channel to take advantage of all that hard work and spread the word beyond your physical location.  eCommerce is the answer.

Grow your business with an online presence

Online sales are becoming an integral part of many traditional bricks and mortar businesses, but often this brings with it the burden of manually maintaining stock information and sales transactions across multiple systems.  An online sales channel should increase your revenue and customer base, not your work load!

ProfiitPlus (and Alchemii) business management software can be linked directly to your online store with our purpose-built eCommerce Interface module.  Automatically publish stock updates to your website including descriptions, pricing and inventory levels.  Once a customer makes a purchase online, a Web Order is automatically created in your ProfiitPlus system, ready for your staff to pack and send.  No more double handling of data – keep your inventory always up to date. And keep your customer sales history all in one place, no matter where they transacted – online or in store.

The eCommerce Interface add-on module has been built to integrate with two popular eCommerce Systems, Magento and Neto, giving you the freedom to choose the platform that best suits your business’ needs.

Magento is a mature eCommerce platform, used by a huge number of online businesses both in Australia and throughout the world. Magento Community Edition is open-source, meaning Web designers can implement the core system and then extend its functionality by writing custom modifications or adding plugins.  A marketplace is available with an enormous number of plugins and extensions, providing popular functionality such as Payment Gateways and Shipping Extensions.  Many integrations are also available for more specific features such as email marketing and social media.

The possibilities are endless with Magento, but this can come at a cost – the work involved to design and deploy a heavily customised Magento eCommerce system can be significant, so most Web Developers will tend to charge a little more than you might spend on some other more basic platforms.  Still, this is a great solution for established businesses looking to build upon an online sales platform that allows maximum flexibility, and is based on proven and widely-supported technology.

A commercial (non-open source) version of Magento is also available for businesses with even more advanced eCommerce requirements, typically larger groups and enterprises.

Neto differs significantly from many other platforms in that it is provided entirely as a Software-as-a-Service solution, meaning the eCommerce software environment is hosted on Neto’s own servers.  As a business using Neto, you pay a regular monthly subscription fee for the use of the software as well as the hosting and maintenance services.

The SaaS nature of the Neto product means that the time to get up and running can be very short indeed.  A sample site can be setup and launched in less than an hour, after completing just a few simple forms with some details about your business.

A number of modestly priced site templates are available “off the shelf”, providing a quick and easy way to apply some colour and an impressive look and feel to your site.  Of course, a polished and professional site will require some help from a specialist web designer.

The Neto Marketplace provides a host of optional add-on features such as payment gateways, marketing, analytics and shipping integrations.  Another key Neto feature is the eBay integration, allowing you to manage your eBay listings and Orders all from within the Neto ecosystem.  Both eBay Orders and Neto Orders flow in to ProfiitPlus via the eCommerce Interface module, combining with your traditional in-store and phone order sales to give you true multi-channel sales capability.

Whilst the Neto system is perhaps not quite as flexible as some others, it has more than enough features out of the box to suit most retail and wholesale businesses, and the list of core features and add-ons is growing constantly.  Another bonus is that you are dealing with an Australian business, developed and supported right here in Brisbane (just like Foresiight).  For these reasons and more, Neto has rapidly become one of the most popular eCommerce platform choices for Australian businesses.

Whatever your business requirements, wholesale (B2B) or retail (B2C) – there is a solution to suit. Talk to your Foresiight Support Consultant today if you would like to know more about how to get the most out of your online presence.

Contact Us today for more information!

Links:

https://magento.com/

https://marketplace.magento.com/

https://www.neto.com.au/

https://www.neto.com.au/addons

Annual Support – What it really means to you

Annual Support – What it really means to you

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Do you know the benefits of maintaining your ProfiitPlus or Alchemii Support Agreement?

ProfiitPlus, Alchemii, StockMate, and JobMate together make up a comprehensive Business Management System – this really is a huge software suite with a lot of modules, add-on’s, and customisable features – designed to suit a wide variety of industries.  Understanding how to get the best out of this system, and using it to drive your business ahead, is something that takes time.

With your Software Support Agreement, you have a group of locally based experts waiting to assist you with your questions.  Whether it’s simply not knowing where to perform a task, looking for some advice on reporting, or changing configuration settings – most of your support questions can be answered either immediately or within a short period of time.

As you would be aware, not every computer or application runs smoothly 100% of the time.  With wired and wireless networks, a wide range of Server and workstation Operating Systems and storage devices as well as as a mixture of LAN, WAN and VPN connections, something, somewhere is bound to go wrong at some point in time.  But when it does, we are here to help you get back up and running as quickly as possible.

As a registered Support customer, you are also entitled to priority Support Services and discounted rates on training sessions and Technical Services.  Support customers also have access to our online Support Centre, with a large assortment of User Guides, Release Notes, and other useful documentation.  If you are not already making use of our Support Centre, you’re missing out!  Please contact us immediately to request access.

In addition to the support services you receive as part of your annual support fee, you are also entitled to a minimum of two upgrades per support year, installed for you by our team during business hours free of charge.

Our regular software release cycle means that a large number of new features, enhancement requests and bug fixes are released each month.  So how can you stay on top of these new features and ensure your system is not left behind?  Regularly catch up on the Release Notes in your Support Centre (http://www.ppsupport.com.au) and if something grabs your attention, just drop us a support ticket to book your upgrade!  In coming months we will also be extending our emails to include regular release notifications and feature highlights.

Thanks for being a valued Foresiight customer, and we look forward to hearing from you soon.

Windows 7 & Server 2008/R2 End of Life in 2020

Windows 7 & Server 2008/R2 End of Life in 2020

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Microsoft Windows 7 & Server 2008/r2 will stop releasing security updates on the 14th January 2020.

What does this mean? Well Microsoft will stop releasing security updates. The products keep working, but you are now exposed to a whole world of security vulnerabilities.

As with Windows Server 2003 R2 and Windows XP, there is a fair bit of panic and uncertainty surrounding this change. Industries seem to be particularly affected, as they prefer to cling onto stable operating system platforms for much longer than the general public.

Here are a few handy links in regards to end of life for Microsoft Windows 7 & server 2008/r2.

https://www.techradar.com/au/how-to/how-to-prepare-for-windows-7-end-of-life

https://community.connection.com/windows-sql-server-2008-2008-r2-end-life-coming-soon-now/

Review Your Backup – It’s not a “Set & Forget” Process

Review Your Backup – It’s not a “Set & Forget” Process

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Have you checked your backups lately?

It is important to remember to review your backup regularly.  Backups are not a set-and-forget solution and they need to be continually monitored and tested to ensure that your data is being backed up correctly.  Assuming your backup is being successfully completed can lead to disaster when you least expect it.

One of the many reasons you may need to review your backup is if your system has recently been changed from “Desktop” database mode to “Client-Server” database mode.  If you are not doing a full backup and are backing up only your ProfiitPlus data folders then there is a likelihood that your data may inadvertently be missed from your daily backup.

When using “Client-Server” mode there is a high likelihood that the physical disk location of your data has also changed.  It is vital that you ensure, therefore, that the correct folders are included in your daily backup.  Whilst a daily backup need only consist of your data files, a regular backup of your entire ProfiitPlus folder will ensure your system can be restored quickly and easily, with minimal downtime.  Remember to take a backup offsite or invest in a remote backup service.

Some popular backup applications include:

If you aren’t sure, give Foresiight a call today – we are always happy to offer advice on backup solutions.

Small Business Digital Grants Program

Small Business Digital Grants Program

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Small Business Digital Grants Program

The Small Business Digital Grants Program can assist small businesses to access digital technologies and services to help them work smarter, engage with the global economy and make the most of online business opportunities arising from digital disruption.

Available funding

Matched funding of up to $10,000 (excluding GST) may be provided to eligible businesses for the purchase of hardware, software and services (such as digital coaching). The minimum grant funding is $1,000. The business must show how the digital technology or service purchased and adopted will enhance the digital capabilities of their business, and help them to be more competitive and employ more staff.

Applicants must not begin the project or pay for the product(s) or service(s), in part or full, without confirmation that the project has been approved.

Eligibility criteria

To be eligible the business must:

  • have fewer than 20 employees at the time of applying for the grant
  • have an Australian Business Number (ABN) and be registered for GST
  • have Queensland headquarters
  • have a turnover of $2 million or less in the last financial year
  • not be insolvent or have owners/directors that are an undischarged bankrupt.

Only 1 application will be accepted from an individual ABN or a financial beneficiary of a business.

Successful applicants cannot reapply for funding under this grant program in future rounds.

Your business must also be in a financial position to pay up front for the approved product(s) and or service(s) in full. If successful, approved applicants will then be reimbursed after submitting supplier invoices and proof of purchase.

To apply or find out more, visit the Queensland Government Website.

Foresiight recognised in top 10!

Foresiight recognised in top 10!

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CIO Outlook Top 10

Foresiight has been recognised by the APAC CIO Outlook as one of the top 10 most promising POS Solution Providers of 2016.

APAC CIO Outlook states: “The list features some of the most credible POS solution providers who ensure convenience, efficiency and customer satisfaction who strive to render state of the art products that will leave an indelible mark in the market.”

Foresiight is proud to accept its spot in the Top 10 and will continue to strive to meet the growing needs of Australian Business.

Click Here to read the article in full.

Book your end of year spot now!

Book your end of year spot now!

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End of Financial Year is a busy period in every business and to ensure everyone is able to obtain the training and consultancy they need, we are now taking bookings for limited end of year training sessions over the June/July period.  These spots are filling up fast and are limited to one per day, so contact us to book-in now.  All training and consultancy is offered at $176/hr inc GST and scheduled sessions can cover any aspect of EOFY, including stocktaking, BAS, End of Year closing adjustments, etc.  Don’t leave it until the last minute to realise you’re not sure how to complete your stocktake!  Review the support documentation now and book your training ahead of time so you don’t miss out.  Indepth support calls (longer than 15mins) on end of year procedures are not covered by your support agreement.

Email Us now to book!