Phenomenal! That's the word Justin Van Wyk, MD of Big Concerts International, uses to describe My Business Online (www.pastelmybusiness.co.za). There's only one change he wants made to the package: "My Business Online is very obviously for small businesses, and while that makes it perfect for one of our group companies, I wish it were powerful enough for some of our bigger companies too."
Big Concerts International is part of a series of family businesses which have used Sage Pastel products over many years, ultimately moving to Sage 300 ERP, the enterprise resource planning software package.
A CA by profession, Van Wyk sets a high standard for the software accounting and business software his companies use, and he has nothing but praise for Pastel My Business Online. "We like the convenience of working in the cloud, so when we heard about a cloud-based Sage Pastel package, I decided to move our family trust onto it. Even with our cloud experience, My Business Online immediately surprised us with features like its ability to automatically and seamlessly import bank statements. We love knowing that we will never have to manually input statements again."
One of the advantages of cloud computing is that you always have an up-to-the-minute view of your business, and with the customisable dashboard on Pastel My Business Online, the view is yours to choose. Van Wyk describes the dashboard as cool. "It gives me really good oversight. I've customised my dashboard so that I can automatically see invoices going out. I can log in from anywhere at any time and I'll always get an accurate and up-to-the-minute picture of exactly what's going on."
He highlights the fact that it was very easy to migrate to Pastel My Business Online (www.pastelmybusiness.co.za). "It's designed so that entrepreneurs can use it, which means that it's really user-friendly. The small business alignment Sage Pastel has done with Nedbank is going to be very powerful."
He is referring to the fact that Pastel My Business Online is available as a free 90-day trial via SimplyBiz, Nedbank's online portal for entrepreneur customers, bringing the package to the attention of ever more users.
For more information about My Business Online and to sign up for a 30-day free trial with no obligation, visit www.pastelmybusiness.co.za.
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