It is no secret that small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are vital to the lifeblood of our economy, contributing about half of South Africa’s GDP and employing 60% of its labour force. In some developed countries, the SME sector contributes up to 90% of a country’s GDP, but according to a recent Gallup world [...]
Alchemex was founded in November 2001 in Durban, South Africa, with the vision to provide practical solutions for small and medium sized companies around the world to assist them with the common frustrations associated with getting good information out of their ERP/Accounting systems. Since inception it has always been our goal to partner with leading [...]
In the past few weeks I have been watching some of my colleagues, at all levels, in a bit of frenzy over the Sage brand changes. It has been quite eventful, and will be so seemingly until December this year. With Sage officially acquiring Alchemex in October last year, it means that Alchemex is [...]
There are many associations to CSI even the extreme being Criminal Scene Investigation. What I am however referring to is the CSI which gives back to ones community and or those in need. The “giving” aspect which makes up a majority of CSI can be interpreted in two different ways: Giving of commodities i.e. Food, [...]
Reflecting on the last decade at Alchemex, I can truly say it has been one of the most fun I have had – considering I have lived for 4 decades and some. It is difficult to have fun on your own – for me anyway – so this is testament to the most amazing and [...]
As we move into the new Sage regime and with our first Softline conference behind us, it is interesting to see some encouraging patterns emerging. It was a very proud moment to stand in front of the Softline leaders from all the South African operating companies (Pastel, Accpac, VIP, Netcash) and share the Alchemex story [...]
As a young Business Intelligence Company in South Africa, we have come to the realization that the Youth of South Africa are the future leaders of tomorrow. In current times of economic decline where job creation is rare and job opportunities are scarce it is vital that we come to the understanding that an investment [...]
I think by now everyone at Alchemex knows the strong philosophy we have regarding the need to work as a team to achieve success and, as we continue our integration into the world wide Sage family, I believe even more strongly than ever that we have an enormous opportunity to show the power of team [...]
This week I was tasked with writing a post about Pike Place. Those staff that have been with Alchemex long enough will remember how our sales team used the video of Pike Place to inspire how they worked and celebrated every sale. In 2006 I was lucky enough to visit the Microsoft Campus in Redmond [...]
One of our core values at Alchemex is respect for others. With all the changes happening within Alchemex, let us never lose sight of this value. “When you treat people with dignity & respect all the time, you can work through anything.” – John Bacon. We all know that we should treat others as we [...]