Well, actually we’re working remotely for the safety of our employees and families. But we’re also concerned about you, our customer, and we want you to know that we are here and ready to support you. So how are things going? How can we help? Let us know what you need.

Our team is ready to assist with your company’s accounting software, information technology systems, and human resources software needs. If you require assistance setting up your employees to work from home with as little interruption to business as possible, give us a call at (503) 620-3484, or send us your support requests at support@benpor.com.

Did you know that...

• ...while 80% of CPAs think their role will change drastically by 2025, only 10% of them view themselves as innovative?
• ...accounting firms with 100% of their clients using cloud computing witnessed a 15% increase in revenue year over year, compared to 4% growth at traditional firms?
• ...over the next 20 years, there's a 97.6% chance of bookkeeping jobs becoming automated and a 93.5% chance of accounting and auditing jobs doing the same?
• ...investments in artificial intelligence increased by 300% from 2013 to 2016, led by large accounting firms?
• ...global spending on blockchain solutions - which will revolutionize how audits are conducted - is anticipated to reach $2.1 billion by the end of 2018?

In 2017, we here at Bennett/Porter took a year off from hosting our annual Connections conference to focus on expanding our software and service offerings. This year we return with   and we invite you and your colleagues to join us.

We first published this customer success story on Acumatica's blog back in December. Since then, we've been privileged enough to share in the triumphs of even more customers who - like Sierra Pacific Crafts - have worked with us to implement Acumatica ERP so that they might serve their customers better than they ever thought possible.

Sierra Pacific Crafts had a problem familiar to many growing businesses. Their need for information was evolving, but their data control and manipulation tools were stagnant. Ten years ago, this member-owned cooperative that serves over 60 independent stores was operating on divided systems. They managed their financials in Sage Peachtree while tracking thousands of inventory items on a cluster of sophisticated – though increasingly cumbersome – spreadsheets and Access databases.