Is your business ready for what's next? Business automation isn't just a nice-to-have - it's the difference between surviving and thriving in today's competitive landscape.

With over 30 years in business transformation, Rob breaks down exactly what automation means for mid-market organizations, why it matters more than ever, and how to implement it without breaking your budget or losing your team.

What You'll Learn:

• Discover practical business automation examples from electric bikes to inventory management that you can implement
• Why the "automation is too expensive" myth is costing you money—Forbes research shows automated companies are 6x more likely to achieve 15% growth, while Forrester reports 3.2x growth over industry peers
• Hear how one business owner went from manually approving 400+ invoices every Friday night to automated three-way matching that saved hundreds of hours
• Learn why your e-commerce side hustle could crater overnight without proper automation—and what "future-fit" businesses do differently
• Hear about the poultry factory that used AI in the 1990's before it was cool—proof that smart automation has been delivering ROI for decades
• Three myths holding businesses back: cost concerns, job displacement fears, and the dangerous "everything's working fine" mindset
• Rob's proven automation framework: identify repetitive tasks, understand conditions, build the business case, and match to strategy
• The purchase-to-pay automation roadmap: from purchase orders through to supplier payments with built-in exception handling
• Why you need to "step rather than run"— to deliver sustainable results without overwhelming your team
• The warehouse wake-up call: why you can't automate a mess (and what to do about it first)
• Real audience Q&A covering robot data integration, motivating resistant staff, construction industry applications, accounts payable automation, and stock replenishment strategies

Key Insight: Rob's "future-fit" philosophy is about technology that evolves with the world around you while enabling you to build scalable processes that let you grow 2x, 3x, even 100x without proportionally growing your back office.

Featured Stories:

• The MD who wanted to approve everything (until he didn't)
• The manufacturing company walking downstairs to check stock after every order
• The Xero/Cin7 rounding problem that cascaded through an entire businesses

From running a warehouse, managing a construction company, de-boning in food production, or scaling an e-commerce operation, this episode provides a practical roadmap to implement business process automation that delivers measurable ROI.

Resources:

🌐 Learn more: https://www.ndevr.com.au/automating-your-business-for-scalable-growth/

📧 Contact: [email protected]

🎥 Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Kfg-2HhG7h8

💼 Ndevr website: https://www.ndevr.com.au

Ready to become a future-fit business? Reach out for a conversation about your specific automation journey. Because in Rob's words: "I just actually don't think it's enough to survive."

About This Podcast: ERP Unlocked explores business technology and digital transformation strategies for Enterprise and mid-market organizations. (Intended for Australian and New Zealand Audiences.)

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🌐 Website: www.ndevr.com.au

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