How many times have you sent a text or an email with a typo you didn’t know was there until it was too late?  How many times has this happened to you while preparing a report or presentation?  While these are certainly embarrassing situations, they’re not usually such a big deal, right?  Now think of how often you’ve seen a typo in a spreadsheet.  

Typos and spelling mistakes make up to 58% of data inaccuracy issues overall.  Now consider that various studies report that about 88% of all spreadsheets contain errors.  But what is the cost of these “minor” transgressions?  With 98% of people having seen an Excel error cost their employer money, there is no shortage of horror stories about the billions of dollars that businesses have lost due to spreadsheet errors.

Is your business feeling the burdens of being overly reliant upon spreadsheets to manage operations?  Perhaps you have your own horror story to share, or you’re just tired of the extra time and hassle of wrangling all that data manually.  Check out the article below or contact us to learn more about how you can break the stranglehold manual processes have on the growth of your business.

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Spreadsheets: A Real Love/Hate Relationship

Ah, the spreadsheet. Such a wonderful and helpful tool in many cases. With several options from Excel to Google Sheets, they are extremely accessible and very easy to use. It’s understandable why so many businesses use them as the key part to running operations early on.  But even this extremely valuable tool has its limitations.  How can you tell when a once tried-and-true business process is now holding your business back?  Keep reading to learn when it might be time to break it off with your spreadsheets.