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Electronic invoicing 2026: what every French business needs to know

From 2026, receiving and issuing invoices in a structured electronic format becomes mandatory for French VAT-registered businesses. Timeline, formats, platforms: here are the essentials to anticipate this calmly.

Migrating from Excel to an ERP: the step-by-step guide

Your spreadsheets are sprawling, versions are diverging and no one knows which data is authoritative? Here's how to succeed in migrating from Excel to an ERP, step by step, without disrupting operations or losing your teams' buy-in.

"Free ERP" for small businesses: what it really means

Behind the phrase "free ERP" lie four very different realities — and just as many costs that never appear on the homepage. Here's how to decode the offer and calculate what a management tool will really cost you.

Factur-X: understanding the hybrid electronic invoice

Factur-X combines a human-readable PDF and a structured, machine-readable XML file. Here's how this hybrid Franco-German format works, what the EN 16931 standard changes, and how to both issue and receive it.

GDPR and ERP: the checklist for an SME

Your ERP centralizes the company's most sensitive data: customers, employees, suppliers. Here's a concrete checklist to bring your management software into compliance with the GDPR, without needless jargon.

How to choose a CMMS for a manufacturing SME: an evaluation grid

Choosing CMMS software is not just about comparing prices. Here is a structured evaluation grid built around maintenance strategies, work orders, MTBF/MTTR indicators, and asset and spare-parts management, tailored to the constraints of a manufacturing SME.

Modular vs. monolithic ERP: what the invoice says

Activating modules as your needs grow, or deploying a suite all at once: the choice is not just architectural — it shows up on the invoice. Acquisition cost, time to go live, ability to evolve: here is what each model really costs you.

The ERP in the age of AI agents: why the MCP protocol is a game changer

Conversational agents can now act, not just answer. The MCP protocol standardizes how an AI drives an ERP — provided that access is framed by robust authentication and real guardrails.

NF525 point-of-sale software: your obligations in 2026

Since 2018, any VAT-registered merchant in France who collects payments through point-of-sale software must be able to prove compliance. Here, point by point, is what the NF525 requirements actually impose in 2026 — and what the French tax authority inspects.

FEC: the French Accounting Entries File explained

Any business keeping computerized accounts in France must be able to hand its FEC to the tax authority during an audit. Here is what this file is, its standardized format, the obligation that governs it, how an audit unfolds, and how to export it cleanly.

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