Each year, organisations scramble through multiple iterations and approvals to finalise the annual budget before the yearly deadline. The process kicks off as early as June and accounting and finance teams hope to wrap up the annual budget by November or December so they can effectively track and manage organisational...
Startups and most entrepreneurs share a common vision of focusing on growth. As they get their businesses off the ground, secure funding and begin to hire employees, most turn to simple accounting and payroll solutions like QuickBooks. It provides a low-cost solution that will handle the basics of bookkeeping, pay...
Data needs to be the driving factor for any business of any size and any industry. More important, that data needs to be analysed in a timely manner in order to make crucial business decisions. This is where growing companies tend to fall off course. When a business is seeing exponential...
Spreadsheets have become an important tool in business. When constructed elegantly enough, it can be used to communicate sophisticated ideas to audiences who wouldn’t otherwise be receptive to details. CFOs couldn’t agree more with this statement. According to NetSuite’s “State of the CFO Role,” 166 CFOs respondents said they spend an...
Product companies have always focused on excellence in supply chain management. However, with the acceleration of technology over the last several years, there’s an ever-increasing focus on optimising supply chains. Not to mention, many companies are executing new strategies to keep up or get ahead of competitive forces, requiring enhanced...
In 2005, Kartika Inti Sejati was established in Bandung, Indonesia to produce high-quality bakery and confectionery products. As a subsidiary of Kartika Sari, the company provides a diverse product such as bagelen (sweet dried bread), almond cookies, Indonesian butter cookies, cheese sticks, and all products from Kartika Sari’s in-house recipes...
Modern point of sale (POS) systems are the cornerstones of every brick and mortar retailer but they don’t go far enough. POS systems used to be considered just a cash register, a tool to take customers’ money. Brick and mortar stores were just like an island, disconnected and static. Today, many...
https://youtu.be/GHZM2mMdiKY Cloud Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) has been on the rise following the increasing number of cloud users a few years ago and it is predicted to increase in popularity in the next few years. The presence of Software as a Service (SaaS) also increases ERP choices. The market report estimates...
PointStar COO Michelle Alphonso (L) introducing Fashion Valet CFO Toi Meei Loh at the Embracing Cloud Technology event at H Space, Kota Damansara on 23 April, 2019. Fashion Valet was at the Embracing Cloud Technology event yesterday to share their cloud transformation journey with attendees. Jointly organised by PointStar and...
The Craftmark Group has been in the leather goods business for almost four decades. Throughout that time, they have made a name for themselves in Southeast Asia by exclusively distributing quality leather goods for international fashion brands. Nevertheless, the company were constantly looking to expand its business. Realising the potential of...
