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Our Approach to Programming
Our staff understands that programming is not your life. We talk with you about what you need from the system to run the business; not what the system needs from you. 

Since all systems, manual or automated have pros and cons, we will work with you to find a balance between an automatic system and an automated solutions.

 Sample Projects
  • A client who had originally hired an independent programmer to build a custom add-on for QuickBooks called us when the programmer took a day job and couldn't support the application any more. We picked up support and over time reduced the amount of support required by improving the quality of the application
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  • An Investment firm wanted to be able to calculate ownership interest but found that QuickBooks could not help. We created a simple Access database to maintain ownership so they could continue using QuickBooks
     
  • When a client needed a  consolidation system for their 3 different accounting packages, we created a data-mart that provided the ability to integrate 3 separate financial software packages and report on detailed data.
Custom Solutions
 Businesses have lots of choices when it comes to solving a unique business problem.  Sometimes a custom solution is the right answer and sometimes not. We are happy to consult with customers to help them discover the right solution to their system problems.

Benefits of a choosing Better Idea Group

 1.    Knowledge - As a firm whose has implemented numerous accounting systems,  we have built up a knowledge bank of information that will help your project be more successful. Our experience helps us guide you in building a solution that will help you run your business.

 2.    Support - After we finish your application we continue to be committed to you and offer  ongoing support for your custom application. We occasionally get phone calls from users who have an orphaned application. i.e. An application that no one else is available to support for some reason. We have the experience and knowledge to quickly take over the support of those applications. See our case study for an example 

3.     Reputation - We have build our business around consistently helping customers who like our work so much that they want to have a long term relationship with us and we are grateful for that, We'd like you to be able to count on us to help your business grow.

Benefits of a Custom Solution

 1.      You decide - no one else gets to decide what how you should run your business. We take it for granted that you know best how to run your business. We will certainly point out the information consequences of your choices, but you decide.

2.        You are special - We believe that you and your business are special and should be treated as such. Standardized systems are always forced to conform to the lowest common denominator in terms of tools used, knowledge taken for granted and integrations.

3.        A standardized system cannot take into account the data you already have. It is almost always builds it's own data store. You probably already have a user, customer, product or competitor database in some kind of system today. A customized system can use the data you already have and make the most of it.

4.        The personal touch - when buying a customized system from BIG you get our experience and personal commitment to solving your problem. When you buy a standardized system you are always just one in a bunch of other customers.

5.        You own it - a custom solution is yours. You can do whatever you want with it.  You can have any number of users on the system and if you want to you could do further customizations yourself. Of course you don't pay any license fees to yourself. You can even commission our services to build you a solution that you can market for yourself.

6.        It might just be cheaper. When calculating the cost and worth of a software solution it is very important to take into account the alternative costs. What does it cost your organization that people act without the proper information, in the wrong way, rebuild the wheel etc? So even though the initial expense of building a customized solution is usually quite high it might very well be the most economical for your organization over time.