In an article for Business Week, Harold Sirkin stresses the significance of manufacturers with less than 500 employees in their workforce. Sirkin purports that "it is generally from these small companies that the jobs of the future will spring," and that "many of these smaller companies are critical to the success of the big guys, supplying parts and components across a wide range of industries."

Despite this, the needs of smaller manufacturers are often forgotten. A report by the Center for American Progress showed that there are numerous obstacles between small manufacturing businesses and the venture capital they need to "restructure, grow, and scale up," and that their ability to utilize bond markets is highly restricted by "high borrowing and transaction costs."

We know that the success of small to mid-size manufacturers is a crucial component of the American economy. Still, running a manufacturing company can be a tough road. So what can you do to make sure your business is humming at optimum efficiency?

Having the right manufacturing business software is key to shedding your company's inefficient processes and ensuring your workflow is as streamlined and productive as can be. Having a quality enterprise resource planning system is becoming an industry standard due to its numerous time- and resource-saving benefits.

Finding, implementing and maintaining that software system can be a challenge, though. How can you assure yourself that your ERP software is doing the most it can for your company?

Accent Software is the solution for your Indiana, Ohio or Kentucky business' manufacturing ERP software needs. We have the expertise and experience with Microsoft Dynamics NAV needed to get your company's operations to peak profitability, and keep them there.