SAP Business One: The Forever ERP Solution for Growing SMEs

Part 1 of a 5-Part Vision33 SAP Business One Thought Leadership Series

Small and midsized enterprises (SMEs) aren’t looking for a stopgap enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution; they’re looking for a forever platform. And SAP, a technology pioneer, has made it clear: SAP Business One is a cornerstone of its long-term SME strategy, with ongoing investment, an active roadmap, and a thriving global ecosystem.  

With over 83,000 customers and 1.2 million users running the robust ERP solution in 170 countries, SAP Business One remains at the forefront of innovation.

SAP Business One at a Glance

Scalable and powerful, SAP Business One is the go-to ERP solution for growing SMEs. Its core modules are:

• Management and administration
• Accounting and financials
• Inventory and distribution
• Production and MRP
• Project and resource management
• Sales and service
• Purchasing and operations

With SAP Business One, your business’s data is captured in one centralized location, eliminating siloed databases and providing immediate visibility across your entire operation. Powerful reporting tools give you anytime, anywhere access to real-time information, so you can make fast, confident decisions.

SAP Business One has a flexible deployment model with a cloud focus. The ERP solution can be deployed on-premises or scaled to a cloud environment with a trusted partner like Vision33.

Ever-Evolving ERP

An ERP solution’s features matter, but they need a solid foundation. SAP has constructed a strong foundation of scalability, reliability, trust, customer care, and support that underpins SAP Business One’s ever-evolving features.

SAP Business One isn’t “old tech.” It’s one of the most widely adopted, continuously innovated SME platforms in the world—and it’s accelerating. 

SAP is investing in the future and security of SAP Business One, continuously innovating to ensure the ERP solution grows and adapts to SMEs’ changing needs.

Recent SAP Business One innovations include enhancements to Web Client, the solution’s browser-based version. Web Client runs on both MS SQL Server database and SAP HANA database technology and offers the SAP Business One core business logic and processes in a new user experience based on the SAP Fiori design concept. It includes powerful, built-in analytics for improved decision-making.

Broader business processes covered by Web Client now include:

• Company configuration framework
• Sales and purchasing documents
• CRM, service, and timesheet
• Basic finance
• Payments
• Items and business partners master data
• Inventory transactions
• Document drafts and approval process
• Sophisticated analytics capabilities

Other recent significant innovations to SAP Business One include enhanced automation, AI, workflows, identity and authentication management, and expanded support for localization, global compliance, and regulatory requirements.

Vision33 SAP Business One Customer Spotlight: GracoRoberts

Headquartered in Arlington, Texas, GracoRoberts is the largest, fastest, and most technical aerospace specialty chemicals distributor to serve the global aerospace market.

GracoRoberts had two instances that required a modern ERP solution.

“Part of our business is for defense programs,” explains Jason Caldwell, GracoRoberts’s CEO. “As they get more stringent about their security requirements, they have rolled out a certification called CMMC Level 2. We had to achieve that, and to do that, we had to move to a more secure system.”

The second instance that prompted GracoRoberts to evaluate a new ERP solution was its acquisition of SkyGeek.com.

“We wanted a single solution for both instances,” Jason says. “SAP Business One floated to the top. It clearly checked all our boxes for growing SkyGeek.com from a small to a midsized business and building a secure environment.”

Read the full GracoRoberts SAP Business One success story.

A Bright Future

SAP Business One isn’t a legacy system—it’s the innovation engine for the next generation of SME transformation.

“I want to step away from the office and leave it to some younger people. With SAP Business One, I have a single system to leave in place rather than make a million little improvements,” says Ray Marler, president of Marler Integrity, a Vision33 SAP Business One customer.

And with the planned 2027 release of SAP Business One Version 11, users can look forward to additional cloud-native and AI-powered features and more Web Client improvements.

Your SAP Business One Partner Matters

Whether you’re considering SAP Business One or already using it, Vision33 will help you unlock even more value through deep expertise and powerful extensions.

We’re a multi-award-winning SAP Business One partner with the largest team of certified consultants in the world, and we’ve developed exclusive technologies to transform your SAP Business One solution.  

From easy integrations to time-saving automations, Vision33 is the partner who helps you drive more functionality and value from this already robust solution.

Join Vision33’s Live SAP Business One Demo

If you’re just beginning to explore SAP Business One and how it can drive your business forward, join Vision33’s certified consultants for a live demo to see how this solution has everything you need to simplify processes, make data-driven decisions, and get more done in less time.