With the Canadian and the global economies in flux, Canadian small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are under immense pressure to think and operate differently. Agility, innovation, and data-driven insights are required to deftly navigate the current landscape while setting them up for future success.
Modernizing financial operations can not only improve financial reporting and uncover efficiencies, but provides greater visibility across the business to make smarter, faster decisions and respond to sudden market shifts. Canadian businesses are ahead of the curve as 94% of Canadian SMBs indicated that digital technologies are integral to their revenue strategies, compared to 87% globally according to our latest Small Business, Big Opportunity survey.
Rapid adoption of technologies like AI, automation, and digital platforms can provide small businesses with a competitive edge, allowing them to streamline operations and improve customer experiences. However, businesses are rarely static and a one-size-fits-all approach doesn’t provide the flexibility and scalability. Each business has unique needs and requires a tailored approach to allow them to thrive.
Delivering Tailored Solutions
Custom solutions are designed to grow with the business. As operations expand, whether through new markets, higher transaction volumes, or added services, a tailored system that adapts with the business helps to ensure financial infrastructure remains an asset and enabler for future growth, not a bottleneck.
It is with this focus on delivering tailored solutions that Sage began partnering with national professional services firm MNP. MNP Digital is the fastest growing service line in MNP’s advisory practice and has been partnering with Sage since 2018 to help Canadian businesses modernize. Together, Sage and MNP Digital provide tailored advisory and digital solutions that improve efficiency, reduce costs, and enable long-term growth
Going Beyond Technology to Deliver Value
MNP Digital’s collaboration with Sage goes beyond technology, it’s about empowering Canadian businesses to simplify complexity, modernise their operations, and unlock new growth opportunities. In today’s fast-changing landscape, companies are under pressure to adapt, and MNP’s expertise helps them do just that.
“We help businesses focus on what matters,” explains Dan Caringi, Partner at MNP Digital. “We streamline complex processes and turn technology into a powerful advantage, enabling our clients to make confident decisions and focus on their long-term success. It’s not about technology alone. It’s about people, process, and technology working in harmony to create lasting value.”
Rather than forcing businesses into a one-size-fits-all solution, MNP works closely with each client to develop tailored strategies that match their culture, industry, and goals. By integrating Sage solutions like Sage Intacct, MNP Digital enables businesses to:
- Gain Real-Time Financial Insights: Move from static, manual reporting to dynamic dashboards that provide instant visibility into financial performance.
- Enhance Operational Efficiency: Automate routine processes and reduce the burden of manual tasks, freeing teams to focus on strategic growth initiatives.
- Make Faster, Smarter Decisions: With modern financial systems, business leaders can act decisively, using data to drive their next move and stay ahead of the competition.
- Improve Resilience and Scalability: Sage’s cloud-based solutions help businesses scale with confidence, adapting seamlessly to market changes and growing business needs.
Helping Businesses Overcome Unique Challenges
MNP’s client-centric approach has delivered measurable outcomes for organisations across Canada. By leveraging Sage Intacct, they’ve helped clients overcome challenges and achieve new levels of success.
For example, Pat’s Auto Supply, an auto part supplier for British Columbia and northern Alberta, transformed its stock transfer management with Sage Intacct, cutting processing time from seven hours to just 20 minutes per month, and gained real-time inventory insights. Monthly bank reporting time was reduced from six hours to less than one hour.
Additionally, Solutions Services, a mainstay in Alberta’s oilfield sector, turned to Sage and MNP Digital to help reduce time spent on purchase order processing. The company took on an ambitious five-month timeline, seamlessly integrating Sage Intacct with their existing ticketing and expense management systems. The transformation has reduced time spent on procession and administrative tasks by 25 per cent, allowing them to maximize productivity without the need to hire more staff and increase labour costs.
These cases are just a sliver of the success of the partnership. However both show the true value, which is the ability to understand client needs and then providing them with the custom solutions needed to succeed.
Sage and MNP Digital are committed to doing the right thing for clients and helping them expand beyond their current abilities and grow to new heights. By understanding the clients’ needs and current pain points, Sage and MNP Digital are more than service providers. They’re committed, trusted partners helping small and medium-sized businesses across the country navigate a complex economic landscape and achieve long-term success.
