is a Denver-based nonprofit that assists women in achieving independence and self-sufficiency through long-term employment. The organization provides on-the-job training and life skills classes to help women identify their talents and launch their careers. Additionally, they sell goods out of nearly 1,000 physical stores, as well as online.
Women's Bean Project - Background
As both a nonprofit and manufacturer, Women’s Bean Project needed an ERP that allows them to handle both facets of their business. Dynamics GP empowers them to manage their donation program, provide paychecks to the women in the program, and process donations all within the same platform.
Women's Bean Project & Microsoft Dynamics GP
Supporting multiple sales channels and platforms means their financial system must track the different pricing tiers and complexities. Despite Dynamics GP’s efficiency, data movement between their sales platforms and Dynamics GP was labor-intensive.
During their busy time, they entered between 150 and 250 transactions a day in Dynamics GP, while tracking numbers to the associated sales platforms. All importing and exporting were manual, and with a staff of 12, it was difficult for them to enter all orders correctly and promptly.
Adding Integration
They implemented Scribe so they could integrate their apps and make their workflows more efficient. But at a certain point, the complexity of the solution forced them to rely on their partner to maintain and build integrations. They eventually transitioned from Scribe to , enabling them to create, maintain, and update integrations independently, saving time and reducing costs.
Switching to SmartConnect
SmartConnect allows them to create their own integrations for different systems and processes as they grow without having to use their partner for services. Transitioning from Scribe to SmartConnect made it faster for the Women’s Beans Project team to import large orders. An import that once took Scribe thirty minutes to complete can be accomplished in five minutes with SmartConnect. They were also able to reduce costs significantly.
Women’s Bean Project determined that they would be able to recoup the cost of the switch within 18 months thanks to the savings from transitioning to SmartConnect.
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