Steve Stasiukonis

  • Can SMBs Really Afford ERP?

    Posted by Steve Stasiukonis
    Dec 04, 2010
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    It's a question folks like Jeff Stiles get pretty often. Stiles is senior vice president of small and midsize enterprise marketing for SAP AG, so he comes across a lot of small and midsize businesses (SMBs) that feel they have outgrown their current, single-purpose bookkeeping application, or are tired of reading canned reports and trying to reconstruct some semblance of their day-to-day transactions and run rates using static spreadsheets. The burning question is: "Can we really afford an ERP system?"

  • Torelli's Big Takeaway: Get Help!

    Posted by Steve Stasiukonis
    Dec 01, 2010
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    If you've been following this season's saga of a very special small to midsize business (SMB) getting its big break into the realm of enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, you've probably already picked up on a recurring theme - one that continues to emerge in this collection of associated blogs, videos and "how to" articles. The lesson is: When it comes time to implement a new ERP solution for your SMB operations, seek professional help.

  • Like Having Steve Jobs Show You How to Use Your iPhone

    Posted by Steve Stasiukonis
    Nov 28, 2010
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    In a recent InformationWeek SMB On Location webcast, the grateful employees of Torelli Bicycle Co. discussed details of their successful enterprise resource planning system deployment. The feat was accomplished through the help of ERP solution provider SAP and Navigator Business Solutions, a premier SAP integration partner that specializes in serving the small and midsize business (SMB) community.

  • Tips for Installing 'Big Business' Applications on an SMB Scale

    Posted by Steve Stasiukonis
    Nov 26, 2010
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    In this series, we've been following the exploits of a particular company in the small to midsize business (SMB) category as it implemented the type of enterprise resource planning solution typically associated with Fortune 1000 firms. In fact, with its four full-time employees, Torelli Bicycle Company in North Hollywood, Calif., may be among the smallest companies to ever install an integrated ERP system from a leading software provider such as SAP.

  • Surviving 'Mack Truck Syndrome,' Part II

    Posted by Steve Stasiukonis
    Nov 23, 2010
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    In our last installment of the InformationWeek SMB On Location blog, we talked with Torelli Bicycle's Product Design Manager Christian Feldhake about the benefits of his company's new enterprise resource planning (ERP) system.

  • Torelli's ERP Platform: Protection from 'Mack Truck Syndrome'

    Posted by Steve Stasiukonis
    Nov 22, 2010
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    What's the best part of having a new enterprise resource planning (ERP) system running your small business? For Torelli Bicycle Company's Product Design Manager Christian Feldhake, it's all about taking the guesswork out of operating the business.

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