A sole trader (also known as sole proprietorship) is a business entity that got now legal difference between the business and its owner, this meaning that the owner got a direct ownership in all the assets and finances of the business, all equipment is the property of the owner and all the monetary assets are also owned by the business owner.

For the sole trader it is usually easier to register in legal terms because it is only one person which controls every part of the business, this might take a spin making it a very hard procedure because of fictitious name being presented and it might even end with higher authorities.

Since the owner of the business is the proprietary of everything in the same it is easier in a way for the same business but it can be hard in employees which can be discharged by in-completion of tasks or other infractions. The record shows that the majority are small business which go with this system so that the same can endure more time.

What is ERP?

Enterprise resource planning or ERP is an information system which are being used in many business, it is used for general management of the entire business and production line of the same. The ERP are usually used for keeping invoices, logistics, distribution, inventory and accountability of the business but sometimes the ERP is also used for payments, inventory administration, production and many more things which have an impact in the affairs of the business. These logistics must be of a good assistance to the business.

Since ERP manages all the data of the business there is no admittance for customers or clients to look into it for security measures and its also a system which works directly with suppliers, so that there is a better administrative communication. Updating to the ERP is a benefit more than a disadvantage in terms of functionality and automation because is a modifiable environment which brings a lot of features for any type of business but there is always a bad part and it is depending on how advanced is the knowledge of the user/editor which controls the ERP database, this can bring series of casualties which can downgrade the image of the business to even take it down for a bad accounting management so using a professional into this is a top priority.

How to apply ERP to a sole trader?

Being a lose trader is most of a good business if treated well because the owner is in charge of having all the assets and financial by his hand and he/she needs a big knowledge not only in the field of business administration but also in finances and human resources so that he/she can command a group of people to success.

With ERP this can be much easier if it taken by the right hands. Having an automatic database of everything inside the business can be extremely useful for the owner because he can realize much of the administrative functions directly to a server and can realize purchases directly from the ERP.

Depending on the goal of the business there exist many ways to adapt the ERP software for it giving a unique format so that it fills up the needs of the business. For some business the usage of it will be reduced to a Technical consultancy but for others the ERP can go to a completely solution to any problem presented.

The automation system is a great help for sole traders that give a huge production line for selling because the database extracted from it is going to be massively huge and having an ERP for this situation in which the values and reports are going to be stored for easier research and for more privacy.

The database is the main reason for the use of ERP in lose trader business owners to manage the entire business in the hands of a computer that gives him/her the entire information of employees, transactions, purchases and more, depending on the production line the owner presents on the ERP the service will be specialized for the needs of the business giving a big advantage to control the entire production line numbers and needs.