{"id":4316,"date":"2018-05-04T12:26:19","date_gmt":"2018-05-04T11:26:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/?p=4316"},"modified":"2026-01-29T10:38:33","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T10:38:33","slug":"connected-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/connected-business\/","title":{"rendered":"The Zen of a Connected Business – free guide"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Is your business using different products and apps to manage your customer data? If so, you might be holding back the growth of your business. You need a connected business to run efficiently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As your business grows, lots of financial and customer information will be shared across your teams in order to make key business decisions. However, if you\u2019re using a variety of products and apps to manage that data, it\u2019s pretty likely your business will run into problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By having data stored in different places, there\u2019s a good chance that the data being used by your business leaders is out of date. It also means your sales and financial teams could be restricted in their attempts to provide the necessary updates that will help your business progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And if your sales and financial teams are spending hours prioritising and working on the wrong things, your business will be held back as far as dealing with sales enquiries, arranging new sales promotions and dealing with key clients are concerned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why a connected business will help<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Instead of creating an environment of confused business processes as your company attempts to grow, opting for a cloud-based accounting solution<\/a> can lead to clarity for your financial data, allowing your teams to become more productive and efficient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And when you have a connected business, you can generate real-time business insights<\/a> that will help you determine what your customers need \u2013 by fulfilling that need, you\u2019ll have happy customers and you can stay ahead of the competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This guide covers how a connected business will be beneficial to your company and highlights how a cloud-based solution can help you to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n