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Are You Using Barcodes Yet?

Since the 1960’s, barcode technology has been used in business industries including the identification of railroad cars.  Today you can use the same barcode technology grocery stores and inventory systems do to streamline your business processes like invoicing and collection.

Barcodes allow critical business information to be processed quickly and accurately. 

For an example consider invoices.  Convert the invoice number to a barcode and printed onto the payment remittance stub.  When payment is received, the check and the remittance stub are scanned in to the system.  The payment is thus recorded and a digital copy of the check is stored.

How Would I Get a Barcode On My Invoice?

Electronic Forms technology available from many dealers will allow you to add barcodes to your business documents without changing anything on your existing accounting system.  The Electronic Forms software will simply grab the print information and reformat it with a barcode. 

The process is easy, reliable and will enhance your business’ efficiency.