What a Sage migration exposes before the new ERP goes live
The clean transaction is never the real migration test. Follow the awkward orders, shadow systems, reports and historical data before choosing the route.
20 Sep 2026 Read articleSelecting an ERP
Should you downgrade your ERP?
Some businesses are paying tier 1 ERP costs for complexity they no longer need. Here’s how to test whether a smaller system would serve them better.
19 Sep 2026 Read article
Should You Downgrade From Tier 1 to Tier 2 ERP?
Eighty-odd episodes of this show and every one of them has pointed the same way: up. Outgrow the spreadsheets, upgrade, migrate to the cloud, choose your first ERP. This week Pete, Nirav and Emily go the other way and ask the question nobody puts on a slide — should you…
25 Aug 2026 Open episode
When Do You Actually Need an ERP? (It's Not Revenue)
A small business owner posted on r/ERP that they'd outgrown their patchwork of spreadsheets and SaaS apps — and had heard they'd need an ERP "once they hit a certain size." They just couldn't work out where that line was. The post sat unanswered. So Pete, Nirav and Emily took the…
30 Jun 2026 Open episode
How to Choose an ERP: 5 Questions to Answer Before You Look at a Single Demo
Choosing the wrong ERP is one of the most expensive mistakes a business can make — and it rarely happens because the software was bad. It happens because the company never worked out what it actually needed before it fell for a slick demo. The tech demo always works. That's the…
16 Jun 2026 Open episode
Why You're Not Ready for ERP (And How to Get There)
Are you thinking about ERP but not sure if your business is ready? In this episode of The ABCs of ERP & Beyond, we break down the Top 5 signs you’re not ready for ERP — and more importantly, what you should do about it. 👉 Topics covered: ERP isn’t QuickBooks (process mapping…
15 Sep 2025 Open episode
When Do You Need an ERP System? 5 Signs You've Outgrown Spreadsheets
This week, we bring in season 2 with going back to basics and discussing what signs you should look out for that might be telling you that you need an ERP. We discuss topics like business growth, inability to audit well, data governance, productivity gains from having a unified…
22 Feb 2024 Open episode
QuickBooks vs. ERP: When to Upgrade Your Business Software
Why should you start your business with an ERP solution instead of Quickbooks? In this episode, we talk about the pitfalls of using QuickBooks, what you need to think about beforehand, and how ERP will almost always be the better choice in the long run. Support the show
29 Mar 2023 Open episode