There’s one thing that just about everyone can agree on when discussing cloud-based enterprise resource planning (ERP) software – it helps small businesses compete against bigger organizations.

Understanding whether your small business needs an ERP is the first step. If you’ve done due diligence on enterprise resource planning (ERP) platforms, you already understand the efficiency and cost savings they can bring to any business. Small business owners are increasingly adopting these sophisticated platforms because they’ve become less cost prohibitive under the newer cloud-driven software as a service (SaaS) subscription models.