Automated Data Capture 101: How to Get Started for New or Established Companies
One thing that new and established companies often have in common is a lack of automated data capture systems.
New companies often start out without these systems in place and without realizing the benefits they’re missing. However, many established companies don’t have automated data capture in place either. They’re still stuck in the old way of doing things: capturing data on paper forms or in spreadsheets, and then manually entering or importing that data into their computing and accounting systems.
These are tried and true practices. Practices that everyone understands. Processes that employees are comfortable with. But in nearly all cases, these inefficient processes create unexpected consequences such as: