What is an ERP?
ERP stands for Enterprise Resource Planning — software that centralizes a company's core operations (finance, sales, purchasing, records) in a single system with one shared database.
What an ERP does in practice
Instead of a spreadsheet for money, another for customers and a third tool for invoices, an ERP keeps one record of each thing. A sale registered once updates the customer history, the receivable and the cash flow — no re-typing, no versions in conflict.
Do small businesses need an ERP?
The word 'enterprise' misleads: the value of a shared database appears as soon as two people handle the same data. Modern SMB ERPs like ERP Mobi strip the corporate complexity and keep the core — payables, receivables, pipeline, invoicing — at a small business price, often starting free.
Frequently asked questions
What's the difference between an ERP and accounting software?
Accounting software records the past for compliance. An ERP runs the present: open receivables, deals in progress, bills due this week.