Cape Town, 14 Oct 2015
Entrepreneurial South Africans looking to start up a business of their own today have access to something their predecessors never did: access to free enterprise resource planning (ERP) software which will not only meet their immediate needs, but also grow with their business. That's thanks to HansaWorld's Standard product range. These solutions start at no cost, yet have the ability to scale and integrate into a comprehensive ERP solution to cover multinational, multi-currency and multi-lingual businesses with hundreds of users.
That's according to Viesturs Zalaiskalns, Channel Manager at HansaWorld South Africa. "One of the biggest challenges start-ups face is using available capital efficiently. That capital is often limited, so the ability to access free or low cost Cloud software for effective management is a significant benefit," he says.
HansaWorld's entry-level product Standard Accounts is suitable for any business, Zalaiskalns notes, even those that are single person entities. "I can't think of any organisation, from its first day of operations, which couldn't benefit from this software."
However, it is the solution's full functionality from the start and ability to grow with a business that sets it apart from other entry-level solutions; the free Standard applications, work on the same database and data structure for companies which have several hundreds of users.
"An invoicing system is not the same as an ERP solution; creating an invoicing solution from scratch would take a skilled developer perhaps two weeks. The free Standard Accounts, which is ready to be downloaded and installed in minutes right now by any business owner, is the compact version of the complete, mature solution - Standard ERP," Zalaiskalns says.
HansaWorld is a globally proven business software developer, with over 500 000 customers around the world, and its solutions operate seamlessly across the Windows and Mac OS X platforms. Crucially, it is also designed for mobile devices, running natively on the Android and iOS platforms.
"The free version of Standard Accounts provides an ideal opportunity for start-ups, or any business for that matter, to try HansaWorld with no risk," he adds.
It allows for the capture of up to 10 transactions per month; more than that, and a tiered pricing structure is introduced. "HansaWorld's Standard Accounts is based on the premise of only paying for what you use, and this extends to the flagship product, Standard ERP," Zalaiskalns points out.
Apart from providing the business management functionality required by every business, starting out with HansaWorld's Standard products has another appealing advantage, particularly for the ambitious startup: it eliminates any future need for costly, disruptive and risky upgrades to new systems when the old one is outgrown.
"Most entrepreneurs will have worked for another company at some stage, and many will be familiar with an ERP replacement project. It isn't easy or pleasant, and with HansaWorld, it's not a problem you're likely to face even when the business grows to become a multinational," Zalaiskalns points out.
Even the implementation and support of the solution is made easy, he adds, with a series of videos and online forums available to guide business owners through every step of the way and help new users understand how it works.
"HansaWorld products are made to be easy to use and, as a result, have won multiple design awards. It's flexible, too, and is hosted in the Amazon Cloud. If you're a small business owner, give Standard Accounts a try and take away the pain of keeping track of your accounts and invoices in your head," Zalaiskalns concludes.
Find HansaWorld Standard apps by searching your preferred app store or visit www.standardinstall.com
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