Unlocking Business Central: Practical Insights, Real-World Impact

You’ll see:

• Why legacy finance and operational systems hold businesses back
  The common issues we see every day — fragmented data, manual workarounds, and limited visibility — and why they become a barrier to growth.
• What Business Central actually is (and who it’s for)
  A clear, jargon‑free overview of Microsoft’s ERP for SMEs — including where it fits, what it replaces, and how it scales with your business.
• A live, end‑to‑end walkthrough of core business processes
  From customer order through to cash and management reporting — showing how finance and operations sit together in one system.
• How Business Central improves financial visibility and control
  Real‑time ledgers, automated processes, UK‑ready VAT handling, and a smoother month‑end — without relying on spreadsheets.
• Reporting and decision‑making with real‑time data
  Built‑in reporting and Power BI integration, giving one version of the truth across the business.
• How Business Central fits into the wider Microsoft ecosystem
  Including Outlook, Excel, Teams, Power BI, Power Platform and Copilot — and where AI genuinely saves time (without the hype).
• What successful ERP implementations have in common
  Practical insights on scope, phasing, adoption and training — and how to avoid common pitfalls.

We’ll talk through the real‑world issues we regularly see in finance and operations teams, from manual workarounds to limited visibility and reliance on legacy systems.

This is the heart of the session. We’ll walk through an end‑to‑end scenario – from customer order to cash and reporting – to show how finance and operations work together in one system.