Three things you may not know about SAP Business One.
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It's time to dispel some preconceptions. In our daily work in the field, we repeatedly encounter views that are simply no longer valid today. Reason enough for us to discuss three facts that you may not have known about SAP's SME business in general and SAP Business One in particular. Or did you?
Everything you need to know at a glance
- More than 80% of SAP customers worldwide are small and midsize enterprises.
- Over 80,000 customers worldwide use SAP Business One as their business management software solution.
- SAP Business One is not ‘SAP Light’, but one of the most comprehensive ERP solutions for small and midsize enterprises on the market.
- The standard version of the system already covers all of a company's processes.
- SAP Business One is the result of over 20 years of experience.
Why is SAP strongest in the SME sector?
When we talk to prospective customers about SAP solutions for the first time, the argument ‘But that's only for large companies’ quickly comes up. This is a widespread misconception, which may stem from SAP's history, but no longer reflects today's reality. Did you know that more than 80 percent of SAP customers worldwide are small and medium-sized enterprises? That figure says it all. Why is that? SAP's DNA is now shaped by small and medium-sized enterprises, which are driving innovation. SAP Business One is the solution that best fits this DNA and fully meets the needs of small and medium-sized enterprises.
Why is SAP Business One considered a heavyweight in the market?
Over 80,000 SAP Business One customers can't be wrong! That's how many medium-sized companies around the world use SAP Business One as their leading business management software solution. This makes SAP Business One one of the leading systems in the medium-sized business segment and effectively the standard. It also includes a far-reaching roadmap that documents further development for the coming years. For our customers, this means investment security in a product that will form the backbone of their business for years after purchase.
Why is SAP Business One not SAP Light?
And because many people mistakenly believe that SAP is only suitable for large companies (see above), some of our prospective customers initially think that a product for small and medium-sized businesses can only be ‘lightweight’. It's time to correct this misconception! SAP Business One is one of the most comprehensive ERP solutions for medium-sized businesses on the market, designed specifically for their needs and covering all business processes in its standard scope. Why is that? SAP Business One is the result of almost 15 years of expertise. SAP knows what makes medium-sized businesses tick and what requirements a software solution needs to meet.
A clear distinction must be made here between the SAP corporate solution and the SAP Business One product, which was developed specifically for the needs of medium-sized companies.
No, because the software was developed as a fully-fledged ERP system, which already covers all business processes without restrictions in its standard version.
Yes, SAP Business One can be flexibly adapted to growing requirements and more complex processes.
Do you need proof that SAP Business One is good for SMEs and good for you? Here you will find the hard facts.
Jens Demut
Managing Director SIGMA Software und Consulting GmbH
Jens Demut, graduate in business informatics (Dipl.Wirt.Inf.), has 19 years of professional experience in the SAP Business One area. He joined SIGMA Software & Consulting in 2007 as an SAP Business One Consultant and later took on the role of Managing Director.
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