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We pour a massive amount of time and energy into our budgets once a year. We have realised that by involving our cost centre managers, our line managers, and our people in the field in drawing up the budget, they are engaged and empowered and more likely to buy into the budget and its results. But what then? If it’s a once-off exercise that doesn’t tie back into anything of value, it may have the opposite effect on your team; with the recognition and empowerment they felt bei

So many of our businesses are feeling the strain of Eskom’s load shedding. The feelings of frustration and the inability to do anything about lost time and, at times, lost work are being expressed across all industries. Of course, concerns about delays and lost data become even bigger when dealing with your financial information. Here are a few general tips on how you can outwit Eskom and keep on working: 1. Ensure all your laptops and mobile devices are fully charged. If you

Welcome back to our mini-series of tips, tricks and special features available in idu-Concept Version 5. System administrators have brand new features to look forward to in the Admin module, making system administration so much easier. Upon logging into the Admin module, the administrator is directed to the Home Page. The Home Page features a dashboard view of events which may require the attention of the system administrator. When any one of these events requires attention,

Welcome back to our mini-series of tips, tricks and special features available in idu-Concept Version 5. Knowing that Excel is the base that most people are familiar with, Version 5 has been updated with familiar Excel functionality in keeping with our goal of simplifying our software for non-financial users. In Budget views, you can select which columns you need to display per view and rearrange the order. We have added an “Export Page” icon that can export any data as per y

As promised not so long ago, we are sharing a few nifty tips, tricks and special features available in idu-Concept Version 5. To begin with, let’s look at some of the new features that empower users, creating more autonomy and less dependence on administrators. Where previously you needed to interrupt an administrator and wait for them to make the changes, now you can do all of the following yourself – You can resize any of your layout profile columns simply by dragging With

We have spoken before about what to look for when choosing your accounting software; but let’s take that one step further and look at what you should be looking for in a vendor. Here are a few tips on things to look out for when selecting a vendor. 1. The initial financial outlay is not the Total Cost of Ownership The vendors should include all costs transparently in the initial quote, so that you are not blindsided by sudden additional amounts for experts needed for implemen