I have spoken to several newsagent / gift shop suppliers at the Sydney Gift Fair about turning on electronic invoices. Through my software company we are helping the suppliers get it right so all retailers can access the files regardless of the software they use. This is exciting as electronic invoices makes suppliers more appealing to small business retailers. Time is money as they say.
I have encouraged the suppliers close to turning this on to use electronic invoices as a marketing pitch in their campaigns through 2016.
This is a good benefit of a trade show like the Gift Fair – the ability to get to suppliers to connect with them on a business to business level and make the pitch – and to have suppliers speak to each other about the benefits of this type of engagement.
As the channel grows and the supplier base diversifies, it is important for all of us to encourage newer suppliers to transact with us in efficient ways we have become used to.
How do we know what companies you have that are able to directly import invoices via Tower.