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Fishbowl Inventory 2012 Review

“Fishbowl Inventory 2012 may be a niche-filler, but it’s no weakling stopgap measure,” says Pam Baker in her review of the latest version of Fishbowl Inventory on SmallBusinessComputing.com. “The popular inventory management add-on for QuickBooks does a commendable job keeping inventory assets … Continue reading

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New Inventory App Brings Fishbowl to Smartphones and Tablets

Fishbowl is going mobile thanks to a new inventory application for smartphones and tablets, and it’s getting some positive results. The company recently created the Fishbowl Developer Network to allow third-party developers to work with Fishbowl’s code and build new … Continue reading

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Don’t Forget Your Wallet (or Inventory) in Your Other Pants

Have you ever had to ask a friend to foot the bill for you because you left your wallet in your other pants? That’s pretty embarrassing. What’s even worse is when this happens on a larger scale in a business. … Continue reading

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Ease His Pain and Go the Distance to Build a Strong Business

Is this heaven? No, and it’s not necessarily Iowa, either. It’s wherever your business is, as long as you’re doing the right things to make your customers’ dreams come true. I’m of course referring to the 1989 film Field of … Continue reading

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Need a Reorder Point Calculator? Here You Go!

If you’re looking for a reorder point calculator, you’ve come to the right place. Fishbowl Inventory’s reorder point calculator is now available for you to use anytime you need it, free of charge. As its name implies, the reorder point … Continue reading

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Finding the Best Inventory Management Solution – Part 1

In my blog post “The Quest for the Perfect Inventory Management Software” I was hunting for the best solution to my inventory management needs. Now I’ll finish my search and talk about how to find the right solution, not just … Continue reading

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Succeed on eBay with Inventory Management Software

How can your business succeed as an eBay seller? I’ll show you how. But first I’ll show what happens when you try to sell on eBay without the right tools. eBay’s Worst-Case Scenario Picture this: Bob got an eBay account … Continue reading

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Working Capital Blues Part 2a: Strategic Performance Analysis (guest blog)

When analyzing inventory demand in manufacturing and distribution, it’s tempting to get out the spreadsheet and start crunching raw material purchases by part code, and finished goods sales by product code to see what’s moving. While this is helpful, it … Continue reading

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The Scariest Haunted House This Halloween: Your Warehouse!

Happy Halloween! I’ll be focusing on more serious topics later this month, like the release of Fishbowl 2011, so I figured I better share this fun post on Halloween sooner rather than later. I recently watched the movie The Twilight Saga: New … Continue reading

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How Inventory Control Software Prevents Theft

Did you ever think that inventory control software could help your business prevent theft? It’s true, according to a Q&A in The Register Guard, entitled “Inventory control essential for eatery.” For food distributors, it can be a constant temptation for … Continue reading

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