ARTICLE | 5 MIN READ What Is an API? You probably already use APIs, but what are they and why are they important for your business? API stands for “application programming interface.” In simpler terms, it’s a set of commands and protocols [...]
Velma Redmond Joins Cargas Systems Board of Directors Lancaster, Pennsylvania – March 27, 2018 – Cargas Systems, an employee-owned business software and consulting company with more than 100 employees, is thrilled to announce that Velma Redmond has joined the Cargas Board of Directors. A majority of the positions on the Cargas board are [...]
Customer: Cargas Location: Lancaster, PA Solution: Sage Intacct Accounting Software Cargas is an employee-owned business software and consulting company specializing in software solutions for Sales & Marketing, Accounting & Operations, and Fuel Delivery & Service, with a custom development team for everything in between. Our unique culture [...]
Brentwood Industries Automates Sales Processes with Microsoft Dynamics 365 CRM Customer: Brentwood Industries, Inc. Location: Reading, PA Solution: Microsoft Dynamics 365 CRM Brentwood was founded as a thermoformer in 1965, but their willingness to take on any project to meet their customers’ needs has led to [...]
Nate Scott Named CEO of Cargas Systems Lancaster, Pennsylvania - January 17, 2018 – When Chip Cargas set out to start his own company in 1988, he took a different approach than many other business owners. Instead of focusing solely on what the company would do, he spent just as much time thinking about what [...]
Cargas Named #17 on the List of 100 Best Places to Work in PA Lancaster, Pennsylvania - December 4, 2017 – Cargas Systems, an employee-owned business software and consulting company with nearly 100 employees, was named #17 on the list of 100 Best Places to Work in PA in the small-sized [...]
Customer: Strong Spas Location: Northumberland, PA Solution: Cargas Software Evaluation & Project Management Services Strong Spas is one of the largest hot tub manufacturers in the world, but their business is not just about selling products. It’s about offering customers tranquility, well-being, and an opportunity to connect [...]
The Valuable Benefits of Joining Microsoft User Groups and Attending User Conferences Last month, several members of the Cargas team attended Microsoft’s GPUG Summit and D365UG/CRMUG Summit in Nashville Tennessee. As Microsoft Dynamics GP and Microsoft Dynamics 365 CRM software solutions have evolved through the years, the level of support and educational opportunities [...]
Dynamics 365 Upgrade Issue – All users now have access to all Business Process Flows I found an issue with the upgrade to Dynamics 365 which specifically causes issues for customers who have multiple business units and multiple business process flows. Each business unit had their own business process flows for their sales [...]
Microsoft Dynamics 365 CRM Advanced Find Basics Part 2 This tutorial walks you through more robust features of the advanced find report in Microsoft Dynamics 365 CRM. Learn how to setup a report across record types that are related. For example looking up customer in the account record that have an open opportunity. [...]
Microsoft Dynamics 365 CRM Advanced Find Basics Part 1 This tutorial walks you through the basics of setting up an advanced find report in Microsoft Dynamics 365 CRM. Learn how to setup a report for accounts, contacts, leads and opportunities as examples and customize the columns in your report. If this video is [...]
Cargas Systems Ranks 34 in the Top 50 Fastest Growing Companies in Central PA Lancaster, Pennsylvania - September 27, 2017 - Cargas Systems, an employee-owned business software company, is proud to announce that it has been ranked 34th on the Central Penn Business Journal’s 21st annual list of the Top 50 [...]
The energy business is tough enough without having to worry about the state of your finances. Fluctuating fuel prices, changing seasonal demands, accounts receivable and payable, cash management—all of these things can make life challenging for your accounting team. Fortunately, Cargas has a solution that brings your daily operations and your accounting processes [...]
Sage Intacct Features That Are a Hit for Sports & Entertainment The professional sports and entertainment industries are perhaps the most dynamic and challenging when it comes to corporate accounting and finance. Seasonal demands, special events, changing rosters, fluctuating ticket sales, concert tours, promotions, and a host of other factors and influences all [...]
Cargas Systems Named to Inc. Magazine’s 36th Annual List of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies—the Inc. 5000 Lancaster, Pennsylvania - August 16, 2017 – Inc. magazine today ranked Cargas Systems number 3903 on its 36th annual Inc. 5000, the most prestigious ranking of the nation's fastest-growing private companies. Started in 1982, this prestigious [...]
Intacct: Cloud Accounting Software and Cargas Team Up with the Sports Industry The professional sports industry is like no other when it comes to accounting. It presents unique challenges for sports franchise CFOs and accounting departments struggling to apply accounting principles and address tax regulations. Issues such as accurately apportioning revenue, optimizing franchise [...]
7 Key Advantages Of Custom Software It’s not uncommon for some companies to think of custom software as beyond their reach. Conventional wisdom equates the idea of “custom”—especially in the context of business software—with the word “costly.” That’s a misconception. In fact, because of the advantages custom software offers, it can typically improve [...]
Customer: The Lancaster Stormers Location: Lancaster, PA Solution: Sage Intacct Accounting Software The Lancaster Stormers (formerly the Lancaster Barnstormers) are a professional baseball team in the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. Based in Lancaster, PA, the team has been playing at Clipper Magazine Stadium since its inaugural season in [...]
Cargas Systems, an employee-owned business software and consulting company with 90 employees, was recently ranked as the #14 Best Place to Work in PA for 2016 in the small-to-medium sized company category. Cargas’ 2016 placement is a 17 spot improvement over their 2015 #31 placement, making them the highest ranked company home-based in Lancaster County. [...]
Cargas Systems, an employee-owned business software and consulting company with 90 employees, was recently named 2016 Business of the Year by the Central Penn Business Journal. Central Penn Business Journal’s Business of the Year award is an elite annual recognition reserved for companies that demonstrate success through growth in revenues or profits, commitment to the [...]
To provide a more versatile and robust suite of offerings to businesses of all sizes, Microsoft has announced its November 1, 2016 launch of “Dynamics 365.” A 100 percent cloud-based business solution, Dynamics 365 combines some of Microsoft’s most effective existing software services along with new technology. According to Microsoft, “These applications unify CRM and [...]
Cargas Systems, an employee-owned business software and consulting company with 90 employees, was recently recognized as the recipient of the Samaritan Counseling Center’s 2016 Ethics in Business Award in the medium-to-large size business category. The Ethics in Business Award is based on five key principles: integrity, fairness & justice, stewardship, life-enhancing and transparency. Award applicants [...]
Nexonia provides the deepest Intacct integrations on the market. Watch a 5-minute demo of Nexonia Expenses for Intacct. Nexonia And Intacct Integration Benefits Over 300 integration settings available, [...]
Conventional Wisdom, Software, and Your Business By Jon Clemens, Vice President of Cargas Systems We use this phrase to refer to commonly held ideas and beliefs that seem like they should be true. It’s - well - conventional. According to Wikipedia (and what better place to find a definition for the term “conventional wisdom”), it [...]
Learn how to setup a basic workflow process in Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2016. In this tutorial we will walk you through the workflow process to create an email notification when an opportunity is reassigned. This can be used for new leads, opportunities or cases. A workflow enables you to create and manage your [...]