{"id":25767,"date":"2025-11-07T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/?p=25767"},"modified":"2025-11-07T17:07:20","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T17:07:20","slug":"how-agentic-ai-is-changing-the-way-your-business-grows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/how-agentic-ai-is-changing-the-way-your-business-grows\/","title":{"rendered":"How agentic AI is changing the way your business grows"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"entry-header has-dark-background-color entry-header--has-illustration entry-header--has-illustration--generic\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-header__row row align-center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col col-lg-7 col-xlg-6 entry-header__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"component component-single-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-header__misc text--subtitle text--uppercase text--small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/category\/technology-innovation\/\" class=\"entry-header__link\">Technology &amp; Innovation<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-title-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHow agentic AI is changing the way your business grows\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"entry-header__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"single-post-details container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on \"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-11-07T09:00:00+00:00\">7 November, 2025<\/time><\/span><span class=\"reading-time\"> min read<\/span>\n\t\t<button\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"social-share-button button button--icon button--secondary js-social-share-button\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-title=\"How agentic AI is changing the way your business grows\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/how-agentic-ai-is-changing-the-way-your-business-grows\/\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-text=\"Please read this interesting article\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__share-label\">Share<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__copy-label\" hidden>Copy Link<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__copy-tooltip\" aria-hidden=\"true\" hidden>Copied<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/header>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author has-dark-background-color alignfull\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"co-authors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-author-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"entry-author\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/author\/asavinwattanajantra\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/Asavin-350x350.jpg\" class=\"entry-author__image\" alt=\"Asavin\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/Asavin-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/Asavin-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/Asavin-810x810.jpg 810w, https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/Asavin.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 40px) 100vw, 40px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-author__name\">Asavin Wattanajantra<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>AI has reached a turning point. It\u2019s no longer about efficiency but about clarity, confidence, and maximising your competitive edge. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The question shouldn\u2019t be if you\u2019re using AI, but how are you using it to empower your people, sharpen decisions, and turn insight into action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/events.sage.com\/profile\/web\/index.cfm?PKwebID=0x19286abcd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sage Future for Partners 2025<\/a> in Barcelona explored how agentic AI\u2014technology that can reason, act, and learn alongside you\u2014is redefining what a high-performance finance function looks like.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s take a deep dive. Here&#8217;s what we cover:<\/p>\n\n\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><div class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-table-of-contents yoast-table-of-contents\"><ul><li><a href=\"#h-how-does-agentic-ai-turn-your-data-into-decisions\" data-level=\"2\">How does agentic AI turn your data into decisions?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-what-agentic-ai-results-look-like-in-practice\" data-level=\"2\">What agentic AI results look like in practice<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-help-to-build-your-connected-enterprise-with-agentic-ai\" data-level=\"2\">Help to build your connected enterprise with agentic AI<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-trust-you-can-show-with-responsible-agentic-ai\" data-level=\"2\">Trust you can show with responsible agentic AI<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-practical-takeaways-for-your-business-about-agentic-ai\" data-level=\"2\">Practical takeaways for your business about agentic AI<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-agentic-ai-questions-to-take-back-to-your-next-team-meeting\" data-level=\"2\">Agentic AI questions to take back to your next team meeting<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-does-agentic-ai-turn-your-data-into-decisions\">How does agentic AI turn your data into decisions?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch highlights from Sage Future for Partners 2025 and see how AI is helping businesses move from insight to action:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-container-wrap -mode-full\"><div class=\"video-container\"><video\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sage-video video-js vjs-default-skin \"\n\t\t\t\twidth=\"640\"\n\t\t\t\theight=\"360\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-setup='{ \"controls\": true, \"aspectRatio\" : \"16:9\", \"poster\": \"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/-ROwvriXUxI\/hqdefault.jpg\", \"techOrder\": [\"youtube\"], \"enablejsapi\": 1, \"origin\": \"https:\/\/www.sage.com\", \"sources\": [{ \"type\": \"video\/youtube\", \"src\": \"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-ROwvriXUxI\"}], \"youtube\": { \"ytControls\": 0, \"cc_load_policy\": 3, \"modestbranding\": 1, \"hl\": \"en_GB\", \"playsinline\": 1 } }'\n\t\t\t\tcrossorigin=\"\"><\/video><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The pace of change is quick, but the opportunity is practical: to turn insight into action faster, free up the hours that get lost in spreadsheets and reconciliations to focus teams on what truly drives growth.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For finance leaders, that means shifting from managing transactions to shaping strategy\u2014from chasing data to trusting it.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don\u2019t replace judgment or experience\u2014augment it. That combination of human and machine intelligence is quickly becoming the difference between keeping up and leading.&nbsp;The new Sage <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/company\/digital-newsroom\/2025\/11\/sage-announces-finance-intelligence-agent-to-power-high-performance-finance-teams\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Finance Intelligence Agent<\/a> marks a defining shift: autonomous insight, delivered in plain language, where finance teams already work.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No reports. No manual analysis. It analyses data across systems, flags risks and opportunities in real time, and helps finance move from reacting to anticipating &#8211; so the function becomes a true strategic driver.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>Don\u2019t make our AI cute\u2014it has to be real, authentic, and right.<\/p><cite>Steve Hare, CEO, Sage<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-agentic-ai-results-look-like-in-practice\"><strong>What agentic AI results look like in practice<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>From the last 12 months, Sage Ai agents have:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Removed up to<strong> <\/strong>90% of manual data entry&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Automated 45m+ invoices &nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Reduced period close to 2\u20133 days&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Scanned 3.2bn transactions; flagged and fixed 190m errors &nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>5\u00d7 ROI on software investments for customers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"#gate-f80e0593-708b-4b3e-b7f8-e32f3c0d0cd8\">Start strong with AI for small business\u2014download your free guide now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-help-to-build-your-connected-enterprise-with-agentic-ai\">Help to build your connected enterprise with agentic AI<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Alongside Finance Intelligence, three launches will shape how businesses connect strategy, systems, and scale:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/company\/digital-newsroom\/2025\/11\/sage-launches-next-gen-sage-x3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Next-generation Sage X3<\/a> built for mid-market organisations that need connected, scalable, and secure finance operations.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/company\/digital-newsroom\/2025\/11\/sage-launches-ai-developer-solutions-to-accelerate-partner-led-innovation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AI Developer Solutions<\/a> empowering partners and developers to co-create tailored AI experiences for customers.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/company\/digital-newsroom\/2025\/11\/sage-launches-new-partner-portal-to-accelerate-growth-and-unlock-new-opportunities-for-partners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The new Sage Partner Portal<\/a>,<strong> <\/strong>which is a single environment to streamline provisioning and support, connecting you to a richer ecosystem of AI-enabled expertise.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>At the centre is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/sage-network\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sage Network<\/a>, a connected platform linking businesses, partners, and products in one intelligent flow.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It helps teams collaborate more easily, automate what slows them down, and keep the right data moving securely across e-invoicing, payments, and compliance.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-trust-you-can-show-with-responsible-agentic-ai\">Trust you can show with responsible agentic AI<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Trust is at the absolute core of AI adoption, and that\u2019s why Sage has introduced the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/company\/digital-newsroom\/2025\/06\/04\/sage-unveils-ai-trust-label-to-empower-smbs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sage Trust Label<\/a> (starting with Sage Intacct in the UK &amp; 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