| We believe that this Small Business ERP and | | | | |
| MRP could fit to the majority of Illinois | | | | 4. Light, Mid-size and heavy Production. If |
| downstate businesses in Springfield, Peoria, | | | | we move down the state of Illinois, |
| Morris, Ottawa, Marseilles, Utica, LaSalle, | | | | manufacturing plants are showing up with |
| Peru, DeKalb, Dixon, Rachelle, Normal, | | | | heavy manufacturing accounting needs. If you |
| Champaign, Vandalia, St Luis, Pontiac, | | | | are on the tight budget, please consider SAP |
| Rockford. Our goal is to make SB1 available | | | | B1 as initial ERP option, as other MRP will |
| across the states of Illinois, Wisconsin, | | | | be higher in software licenses and consulting |
| Indiana and Michigan | | | | implementation hours cost |
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| 1. Country Side ERP clients are underserved. | | | | 5. User Training. ERP requires you entry |
| This is our opinion and it probably coincides | | | | level and decision makers training, and it |
| with yours. Well, there are several reasons: | | | | should be considered as breaking through ERP |
| travel time, travel cost, lower provincial | | | | implementation phase, as user resistance is a |
| hourly rates, higher demand for discrete and | | | | factor of MRP implementation failure |
| process manufacturing consulting that are | | | | percentage |
| typically priced higher than normal CPA type | | | | |
| of ERP functional consulting. Please | | | | 6. Chicago Suburbs. Here SB1 implementation |
| consider the fact that majority of accounting | | | | is simple and in essence a piece of cake. |
| system consultants and MRP software | | | | Schaumburg, Naperville, Lisle, Downers Grove, |
| developers and data conversion specialists | | | | Elgin, Lombard, Plainfield, Joliet, Oakpark, |
| live closer to Chicago or Milwaukee downtowns | | | | Oakbrook, Elk Grove Village, Wheaton, Geneva, |
| | | | Aurora, Villa Park, Evanston, Glencoe, |
| 2. Illinois as Mid-America distribution hub. | | | | Northbrook, Glenview, Lake Forest, Lake |
| With the network of railroads and highways | | | | Geneva - these are the places where SB1 |
| and being placed in the heart of Mid-West, IL | | | | installation, initial balances and |
| businesses are positioned to be wholesale | | | | implementation should be as smooth as |
| distribution hubs for USA, Canada, Mexico and | | | | purchasing merchandise in retail stores |
| international clients, especially Europe and | | | | |
| South and Central America, Brazil, Argentina | | | | 7. Indiana and Wisconsin. When we are |
| and Chile. | | | | talking about implementing SB1 in |
| | | | Indianapolis, South Bend, Madison, Baraboo, |
| 3. IL Country side calls and billing centers. | | | | Green Bay, Port Washington, Manitowoc, we are |
| It is common practice now when nation wide | | | | talking about some additional travel and |
| hospitals and healthcare organizations hire | | | | lodging cost. The same is applicable to |
| local IL residents to serve as their customer | | | | Detroit, Ludington, Grand Rapids, Michigan |
| support | | | | City, Gary, New Holland. |