Smart-it Blog – Page 2 – Your Growth Our Priority

10 Ways to Upgrade Customer Retention and Loyalty

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If 2020 felt like a crash course to you in “how to only do business online,” you are not alone. You might have dusted off your laptop in the first quarter of 2020 and researched how to pivot your business towards e-commerce. Or, you might have been poised all along to transition towards an online-only business.

Smart iT Accounting Software integrates with great online platforms like Prestashop and Shopify giving your customers a seamless experience.

Wherever you were on that scale of readiness, you might have noticed a shared camaraderie among your fellow business owners. You were truly all in it together, sharing information, know-how, and all-important technology tips. Hopefully, this article will continue to energize your 2021 by turning your eye towards growing your business in this digitized world. Read more

Madelein WolfaardtApril 14, 2021April 20, 2021 Articles

Smart-iT Time & Attendance Fingerprint Clock In Module

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Downloading the Fingerprint driver for Digital Persona U4500.

Vincent BlaauwApril 14, 2021April 14, 2021 Features

Need to edit an Invoice?

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Have you made a mistake on an invoice and what to correct?

We all make mistakes from time to time.
Well depending on what the mistake is you can edit the Invoice.
Let’s have a look at what you can edit and how we will be able to do so. Read more

Vincent BlaauwMarch 24, 2021April 14, 2021 Features

Budget 2021: What It Means to You

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Faced with apprehension, the first Budget Speech of the “new normal’ was generally well-received, with the Rand holding steady, markets reacting positively, and South Africans breathing a collective sigh of short-term relief.

A surprisingly optimistic 2021 Budget provided funding for COVID-19 responses without hiking direct taxes, and previously announced tax increase proposals were withdrawn. Read more

Madelein WolfaardtMarch 23, 2021 Articles

Smart-IT ODBC Driver Setup for Excel

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Need to Export certain information from Smart-IT directly to Excel regularly?

Vincent BlaauwMarch 23, 2021April 14, 2021 Features

7 Inventory Metrics Warehouse Managers Should Be Tracking

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Warehouse managers constantly are told to do more with less. Lean practices are forcing warehouse managers’ hands. The goal, of course, is to keep costs low while getting the right inventory to the right people at the right time to ensure high customer satisfaction. If only it were that easy! Inventory control, shrinkage, excess inventory, lagging worker productivity, and stockouts plague your days.
The solution is tracking the right inventory metrics. While you won’t be able to eliminate every inventory challenge and put your warehouse on autopilot, you will be able to make better decisions by spotting trends and gaining insight from your data. But, which metrics should you prioritize? The most important metrics warehouse managers should track include Read more

Madelein WolfaardtNovember 10, 2020April 14, 2021 Articles

Black Friday – Setting up specials

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Getting ready for Black Friday can be a daunting task. We are here to help.

Setting up Individual Items as Specials

In Smart-IT, click on the Stock Items tab, and then on the Item Lookup.
Search and open the item that you want to put on special.
Click on the Cost and Selling Prices tab.
On the bottom of the page under the Special heading, select your Begin date and your End date.
Type in either the Excl. amount or the Incl. amount and click on the Save [F4] button, on the top left of the page.
Your special is now ready. You may do this for multiple individual items.

Vincent BlaauwNovember 10, 2020November 10, 2020 Features

Reversal of Customer Payments

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Did you accidentally do a payment on the wrong customer?

No problem. All you need to do is a reverse payment.

To do a reverse payment is straight forward. See the Steps below… Read more

Vincent BlaauwSeptember 17, 2020April 14, 2021 Features

TIPS FOR MANAGING YOUR STAFF WORKING FROM HOME

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One of our new realities in this topsy-turvy world of global crisis is the many businesses that have had to close their offices and work remotely.

The resultant explosion in the number of people working from their home environments brings with it many serious challenges for businesses. Fortunately however, there is a lot of guidance available on how to maintain high levels of morale, loyalty, and productivity amongst your work-from-home employees.

For example, researchers at Harvard University have identified five main areas as key to achieving the best possible results from a remote working situation. Read on for some thoughts on them.

Madelein WolfaardtJuly 15, 2020July 15, 2020 Articles

Is Your Business For Good as Well as For Profit?

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Isobel Weston | January 2, 2020

Do you feel like you are powerless to change the world — when you can see the world needs changing? As a freelancer, entrepreneur or small business owner, are you giving back? Whether it’s fundraising for a worthy cause, donating your product to those in need, or campaigning for marginalized voices in your community, any business can make a positive impact.

Madelein WolfaardtFebruary 28, 2020July 15, 2020 Articles