Computer Consulting

The thought of running a business without computer technology is like trying to play an electric guitar through a 5 watt amp. You can do it, but not very effectively. Furthermore, given the advances in technology, increase in computing performance and resources, and continued reductions in price, there's just no good reason not to employ computer technology in most (if not all) aspects of your business.

INVENTORY MANAGEMENT (YOU’VE GOT TO BE KIDDING)

If you're a music retailer, you’ve got literally thousands of selling items to track. That means tracking each item’s vendor, model number, description, quantity, serial number, cost, date bought, shipment terms, arrival date and condition, warehousing location, sale, gross profit, salesperson, commission, payment, sales trend, reorder point and countless other pieces of data just for that one item. And if you're a manufacturer, just add a score of other pertinent data requirements related to the timing of when you need that part, as it goes in and out of the manufacturing process.

Of course, there’s only one solution to meeting this challenge: an integrated system of reliable hardware, quality accounting software, and someone who knows how to implement it into your business operations. “Who?” you ask? Friedman, Kannenberg & Company, P.C. (what a surprise).

I CAN DO IT MYSELF (IN MY SPARE TIME)

Maybe you can evaluate, implement and manage a complete automated accounting system; but most business owners can’t. However, the really smart entrepreneur knows the best use of their time is doing what they do best: buying, selling, marketing and most importantly, managing. Not editing the contents of their config.sys file.

At Friedman, Kannenberg & Company, we organize a team approach to address the issues of automation. We’ve learned over the years that in the end, you’ll spend less time, effort and dollars by having a team of experienced people (both yours and ours) involved in the selection, implementation and training phases of your new automated accounting system.

You can do it yourself, but chances are you don’t have an in-house staff of CPA’s with extensive accounting and computer systems experience. But that’s o.k. We do.

ARE YOU EXPERIENCED? (ASKED JIMI)

Your company’s information system may hold all the information you’ll ever need to run your business effectively. But getting information into it is often a lot easier than getting answers out of it. Even if there are a dozen business like yours, no one runs it like you do. Your information system should be tailored to provide you with the information you need to make the decisions you face each and every day.

Our experts will evaluate your business and design an accounting system that provides you and your staff with the answers you need to run your business. With the variety of accounting software packages available today to handle a multitude of business needs, you want to make sure you select the one that can best be adapted to meet your needs.

Over the years we’ve worked with several different music retailers, manufacturers and related music service businesses using very different computer systems and business application software. This has allowed us to test and work with a variety of accounting software packages under different operating platforms. CLICK HERE to view some of the music industry-specific accounting software packages we’ve worked with, as well as some of the more popular general accounting software packages we’ve worked with.

CONTROL

With our team approach, you control our involvement. You control the pace. You control the cost. Our computer accounting professionals can be involved in any or all aspects of new automation selection, design, implementation and/or training. Many of our clients have experienced computer users on their staff. Accordingly, we welcome the opportunity to simply guide you through the selection of a well integrated accounting application, and leave the rest up to you, if you wish. But it’s nice to know you can rely on us at Friedman, Kannenberg & Company to deliver the knowledge and experience to help you resolve computer problems and issues, as they arise in your music business. You’re in control.

THE BIG PICTURE

By keeping a focus on the “big picture”, we can help you achieve the following goals:

• To identify, implement, control and master a versatile, comprehensive and widely-supported accounting software solution that will satisfy the specific needs of your music business.


• To assure yourselves that any software vendor you select has the ability, resources and track record to provide on-going software support, updates and modifications, as software evolves with the introduction of new technologies (the internet, EDI, etc.).


• And most important, to make sure the system solution you choose helps your Company achieve true “independence” from any computer software/hardware vendor or consultant, including us. By minimizing the reliance on outside party services, products and expertise, you, as owners and managers of your Company, are able to gain complete control over your business activities and help assure the continuity of your Company’s operations, accounting and data reporting system under any event.

WE'RE LOST (TOTO, WE’RE NOT IN KANSAS ANYMORE)

No problem Dorothy; follow us. We’ll lead you out of the technology jungle ("downed server, disk crashed, no backup, oh my!!") to a place where financial data flows daily, management can make informed decisions, and all at a cost that doesn’t require you to float a bond.

We've got the computer systems experience you need to properly automate your business. And that experience has come at the cost of other's mistakes; that’s why you don’t need to make the same ones. Call us; we're Friedman, Kannenberg & Company, PC, your music industry computer consultants.