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🔔 This month, we're diving into the deep end, covering: → The game-changing #MSDyn365BC features you may not be capitalizing on (yet) → BC + Copilot tips for small businesses → And how to know if you have outgrown QuickBooks _______________________ 🚨 Got a topic you'd like to see us cover? Drop your suggestion in the comments. Want to be featured as a guest contributor? Let us know! - Team MEC

Community Summit is just a month away, and we can't wait to connect with you in San Antonio, TX! Be sure to visit our booth and meet the team. We're excited to share our exclusive Dynamics 365 Business Central Implementation Trail Guide and offer you a chance to win a GoPro HERO. Let’s scale the peaks of ERP together! #MSDyn365BC Kristen Hosman Rebecca Williams

Sometimes, you will hear the question, “Have you outgrown QuickBooks?” But what does that actually mean? And what exactly are you outgrowing? At MEC, we find that often means they've evolved beyond what's being offered by QuickBooks' existing: 🔹 User interface 🔹 Reporting 🔹 Lack of Integration with Office 🔹 Lack of personalization 🔹 And more Read our blog to learn all the things frustrated users need QuickBooks to do, or simply wish QuickBooks could do. (Hint: a lot of those things are made possible and easy, with Business Central!) https://buff.ly/3ywmKSy

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Passion for Business Central is at our core, and because we like to authentically live what we speak, we're bringing you tips and tricks for Dynamics 365 Business Central with our YouTube series, Tips from the Trail. Come along on our adventures through the Colorado mountains, winding trails, and stunning views — all while you learn about what to expect from an #erpimplementation. Check it out: https://buff.ly/3RW6Loc #tipsfromthetrail #mountevansconsulting #msdyn365bc

It's time for our latest #MECTuesdayTip roundup 🚨🚨🚨 Here are some of our latest and greatest practical tips for making the most of Business Central — curated by our team of experts: 🔹 How to do direct posting in your G/L Account Card (and why to proceed with caution!) 🔹 How to create custom Power BI reports and make them available to your BC users 🔹 How to make the most of a BC and Outlook integration 🔹 How to apply posted credit memos or payments on a customer or vendor in BC All of these insights, all in one collection. As always, check them out, and share with anyone in your network who may need to bookmark this page: https://buff.ly/4bucTeQ

Congratulations, Crystal Bailey on three great years with MEC! Thank you for everything you do to support me and our clients. Cheers to the future—and hopefully some fun Fall Jeep trips ahead! – Kristen Hosman

Across the board, a high ERP implementation failure rate —among small and mid-sized businesses in particular— is common. Some estimates say that ERP failure happens for between 70% to 90% of projects. But this doesn’t have to be your fate. 🤫 Here's a little secret 🤫 Achieving big success with an ERP implementation isn’t as complicated as we’ve come to think. A look at critical points of failure that have hurt other teams' ERP project? That's your key to getting armed with the knowledge and support to avoid finding your org in similar scenarios. Ready to defy the ERP implementation failure rate? Here are some factors to look out for: https://buff.ly/3GuBUYL

“How do you vet an ISV solution?” At Mount Evans Consulting, we always start with two questions — and unsurprisingly, the end user experience is our priority. If you're cutting down a shortlist of ISVs to partner with your business, we recommend asking: 1. How easy is it to use? 2. What does the user interface look like? 🚧 If the experience for a customer isn't intuitive and simple, adoption of the solution will be slow, and frustration will be the norm. 📺 If the UI looks like the platform was built in the '90s and hasn't been refreshed since, trust in the tool is low. 🧩 Our tip? When you think about Business Central and the modern interface, it's something that's appealing and familiar to many users. It looks like, and interacts with, the tools they use every day: like Outlook, Word and Excel. (When you are evaluating an ISV solution for Business Central, that sense of familiarity is a great place to start. And it'll help you make the most of any ISV solution you choose.)

🧐 How well do you understand the power of Copilot? Whether you've already embraced the AI assistant, or you're looking to get started and just don't know where to begin, we can help! First things first: what is it? Microsoft Copilot is a powerful AI assistant that can help you with tasks and workflows across different Microsoft applications. It can understand your intent, provide suggestions, generate content, and automate processes based on your needs and preferences. 🔔 Why is everyone using (and talking about) it? Copilot is not a one-size-fits-all solution, but a personalized and adaptable assistant that can learn from your feedback and behavior. For small and mid-sized business owners, that can mean an easier way to do things like write proposals, create presentations, manage projects, communicate with customers, and more. Copilot can help you save time, improve quality, and increase productivity by assisting you with your most time-consuming tasks and workflows. Check out our latest blog (in the comments below 👇🏼) for examples of how Copilot can help you across Microsoft applications, from Word and Teams to Dynamics 365 Business Central.