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HR team collaborating around laptops in a modern officeHR & Payroll
19 May 2025

The strategic edge of Sage 300 People

How Sage 300 People moves HR from administration to a measurable driver of growth, with automation, analytics and built-in compliance.

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Laptop displaying a rising financial forecast chartFinance & CFO
24 April 2025

The CFO crystal ball: forecasting as a superpower

Why modern forecasting tools give CFOs predictive, data-driven agility, turning financial planning into a genuine strategic advantage.

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Payroll specialist reviewing reports on a laptopHR & Payroll
27 March 2025

Sage 300 Payroll: the HR team's secret weapon

Automated compliance, SARS submissions and bulk processing make Sage 300 Payroll the quiet engine behind high-performing HR teams.

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Workshop bench with tools used in furniture makingManufacturing
17 February 2025

Using MRP software in furniture manufacturing

How MRP software helps furniture manufacturers control materials, plan production and cut material costs by around 15%.

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Laptop set up for remote work in the gig economyHR & Payroll
24 January 2025

Empowering HR professionals in the gig economy

Managing compliance, engagement and a dispersed workforce as flexible and contract work reshape the world of work.

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Laptop showing an interactive business intelligence dashboardReporting & BI
16 January 2025

Transforming leadership with Power BI and Velixo

How Power BI and Velixo turn ERP data into clear, real-time insight and help leaders build a data-driven culture.

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Finance manager planning at a desk with a laptopFinance & CFO
7 January 2025

Finance manager challenges, solved by Sage 200 Evolution

Year-end close, budgets, tax and cash flow all arrive at once. How Sage 200 Evolution helps finance managers stay in control.

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Smartphone home screen with apps, used for employee self-serviceHR & Payroll
9 October 2024

Unlocking the benefits of employee self-service

How employee self-service delivers autonomy, efficiency and round-the-clock access for companies, managers and employees.

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Warehouse shelving holding company assets and inventoryFinance & CFO
12 September 2024

Asset management software vs spreadsheets

Where the hidden costs of spreadsheet asset tracking really lie, and why dedicated software wins on accuracy and control.

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A plant growing from a jar of coins, symbolising return on investmentCloud ERP
9 January 2024

ROI from cloud financial management

Beyond cost savings: where the real return on cloud financial management comes from, from agility to real-time visibility.

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CFO reviewing decision-ready financial dataInsights
5 June 2026

Closing the reporting gap: giving CFOs decision-ready data

How Brilliant Link extends Sage Intacct with automated, tailored reporting so finance leaders can focus on strategy, not spreadsheets.

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Finance team reviewing month-end resultsSage Intacct
24 February 2026

Financial month-end, re-imagined: Sage Intacct 2026 R1

What Sage Intacct 2026 R1 and Copilot change for finance teams, cutting closing times by up to 70% with AI-powered automation.

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Finance leaders weighing ERP cost against valueInsights
16 January 2026

Cost vs value: choosing the right ERP, not the cheapest

Why future-focused businesses should choose the ERP that supports the next 10 to 15 years of growth, not the lowest sticker price.

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AI-powered accounts payable analyticsFintech
14 November 2025

Intelligent AP: the CFO's playbook to continuous finance

How AI-powered accounts payable automation delivers continuous finance, cutting month-end closes and AP labour costs.

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CFO reviewing real-time financial dataCustomer Story
19 September 2025

Legacy systems stifling CFOs? Sage Intacct ignites growth

How Q4 Fuel cut invoice processing from a day to two hours and accelerated month-end by up to 10 days with Sage Intacct.

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Financial executive working with real-time dashboardsSage Intacct
6 January 2025

How Sage Intacct simplifies life for financial executives

Turning disconnected systems, manual workflows and long closes into automation, real-time visibility and competitive advantage.

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Analytics dashboard and reportingPartnerships
2 December 2024

Brilliant Link, Velixo partnership transforms reporting

A new partnership brings best-practice, automated Excel reporting to South African Sage Intacct customers, cutting VAT reports from days to hours.

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Finance and operations teams collaborating in the cloudSage Intacct
30 October 2024

Transforming business through Sage Intacct: a new era

How cloud-based Sage Intacct empowers finance teams to adapt, collaborate and thrive across remote work and multi-entity operations.

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ATKV finance team collaboratingCustomer Story
7 October 2024

ATKV transforms operations with Sage Intacct

How ATKV moved off a legacy system to Sage Intacct with Brilliant Link, cutting PO approval delays and enabling self-service reporting.

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Brilliant Link Sage Intacct customer breakfastEvents
26 August 2024

Overwhelming interest in Sage Intacct at customer breakfast

Sage 200 Evolution customers gave an overwhelmingly positive response to Sage Intacct at a Brilliant Link breakfast event in Midrand.

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Modern manufacturing operation in the cloudManufacturing
15 August 2024

Sage Intacct SDMO module for manufacturers now available

Brilliant Link launches the Sage Distribution and Manufacturing Operations module, a cloud-native ERP for manufacturers.

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Cloud financial system accessed from anywhereCloud
21 June 2024

Why you should move to cloud financials

Cloud financial systems support business agility, real-time data and automation that legacy on-premises software cannot match.

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Business team reviewing cloud finance benefitsCloud
8 May 2024

Big business benefits in moving to cloud finance systems

The scalability, security, integration and cost advantages of moving finance and accounting to the cloud.

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