--- title: "The 1flux ERP blog: practical guides for B2B businesses" description: "The 1flux ERP blog: practical guides for B2B traders and distributors on sales, purchasing, inventory, finance, tax and e-invoicing, plus product updates." url: https://1flux.ai/blog last_updated: 2026-10-10 --- The 1flux blog # The 1flux ERP blog: practical guides for B2B businesses How to quote, buy, stock and close the books, written for the people who do it every day. ## In short The 1flux blog is for owners, finance managers, sales heads, buyers and storekeepers at growing B2B companies. We write about the documents you use (quotations, purchase orders and LPOs, GRNs, delivery notes and tax invoices), the rules you work under, such as VAT and e-invoicing, and the habits that keep sales, the warehouse and the books in step. Some posts are about 1flux; most are useful whichever system you run. Start here ## Start here: the questions we hear most New to the blog? These cornerstone posts answer what owners, finance teams and buyers ask us most often. - Running the business ### [9 signs your trading business has outgrown Excel](https://1flux.ai/blog/signs-you-have-outgrown-excel) Retyped orders, stock promised twice, stores and accounts that disagree: nine signs spreadsheets have stopped working. 8 min read - Finance and accounting ### [Running companies in two countries in one system](https://1flux.ai/blog/uae-and-saudi-companies-in-one-system) Two currencies, two VAT regimes and one group view: how multi-entity accounting works for a UAE and Saudi group. 6 min read - Purchasing and inventory ### [LPO, PO or LPR? Purchasing documents explained](https://1flux.ai/blog/lpo-vs-purchase-order-vs-lpr) What an LPO is, how it differs from a PO, LPR, RFQ and requisition, and the order the documents flow in. 8 min read Latest posts ## Latest posts on the 1flux ERP blog Practical guides on quoting, buying, stock and the books. Most are useful whichever system you run. - Running the business ### [9 signs your trading business has outgrown Excel](https://1flux.ai/blog/signs-you-have-outgrown-excel) Retyped orders, stock promised twice, stores and accounts that disagree: nine signs spreadsheets have stopped working. 11 October 2026 8 min read - Finance and accounting ### [Running companies in two countries in one system](https://1flux.ai/blog/uae-and-saudi-companies-in-one-system) Two currencies, two VAT regimes and one group view: how multi-entity accounting works for a UAE and Saudi group. 11 October 2026 6 min read - Purchasing and inventory ### [LPO, PO or LPR? Purchasing documents explained](https://1flux.ai/blog/lpo-vs-purchase-order-vs-lpr) What an LPO is, how it differs from a PO, LPR, RFQ and requisition, and the order the documents flow in. 11 October 2026 8 min read - Finance and accounting ### [Why your stock report and your accounts never agree](https://1flux.ai/blog/stock-and-accounts-disagree) The five reasons stock and the ledger drift apart, a step-by-step reconciliation and a worked template. 11 October 2026 7 min read - Sales and CRM ### [How to write a B2B quotation customers say yes to](https://1flux.ai/blog/how-to-write-a-b2b-quotation) The structure business buyers expect, from the cover letter to the signatories, plus approvals, revisions and an example layout. 11 October 2026 7 min read - Sales and CRM ### [The daily sales report: a field sales manager's guide](https://1flux.ai/blog/daily-sales-report-guide) What a B2B daily sales report should capture, a format to copy and how managers turn reports into follow-ups. 11 October 2026 7 min read - Finance and accounting ### [Goods received not invoiced (GRNI), explained](https://1flux.ai/blog/goods-received-not-invoiced-explained) The journals from goods receipt to supplier invoice, why the balance creeps up and a month-end routine that keeps it clean. 11 October 2026 8 min read - Purchasing and inventory ### [Weighted average or FIFO? Choosing a costing method](https://1flux.ai/blog/weighted-average-vs-fifo) One month of receipts and sales costed three ways, and what IAS 2 allows. 11 October 2026 7 min read Topics ## Browse by topic Each topic is written for the people who do the work, from salespeople and buyers to storekeepers and accountants. - ### Sales and CRM Win more of the work you quote for, and know what your field team did today: quotation formats and approvals, pipeline reviews, daily sales reports, credit terms and cash collection. 2 posts Start with: [How to write a B2B quotation customers say yes to](https://1flux.ai/blog/how-to-write-a-b2b-quotation) - ### Purchasing and inventory Buy at the right price, receive what you actually ordered and always know what's free to sell: requisitions, quote comparison, LPOs, goods received notes, stock counts and costing methods. 2 posts Start with: [LPO, PO or LPR? Purchasing documents explained](https://1flux.ai/blog/lpo-vs-purchase-order-vs-lpr) - ### Finance and accounting Close the month without a week of reconciling: goods received not invoiced, stock-to-ledger reconciliation, receivables, exchange differences, opening balances and consolidation. 3 posts Start with: [Why your stock report and your accounts never agree](https://1flux.ai/blog/stock-and-accounts-disagree) - ### Running the business The rules and realities of running a growing trading business: when to change systems, VAT and e-invoicing explainers, registrations, multi-currency trading and groups of companies. Regulatory posts are explainers, not tax advice. 1 post Start with: [9 signs your trading business has outgrown Excel](https://1flux.ai/blog/signs-you-have-outgrown-excel) - ### Product updates What's new in 1flux and who it helps, listed month by month with exactly what changed. [What's new in 1flux](https://1flux.ai/changelog) Longer reads ## Guides and references For longer reads, use our guides and the glossary: each guide explains the process first and 1flux second. Guide ### [How to choose an ERP: a buyer's guide](https://1flux.ai/guides/erp-buyers-guide-gcc) Requirements, vendor questions, demo scripts, five-year cost and a scoring table. Guide ### [ERP implementation checklist](https://1flux.ai/guides/erp-implementation-checklist) Ten phases from scoping to your first month-end, each with exit criteria. Guide ### [The quote to cash process](https://1flux.ai/guides/quote-to-cash) Eight stages from enquiry to cash in the bank, with controls and KPIs. Guide ### [The procure to pay process](https://1flux.ai/guides/procure-to-pay) Eleven steps from requisition to supplier payment, with a checklist. Reference ### [ERP glossary](https://1flux.ai/glossary) Plain definitions of LPO, GRN, GRNI, consolidation and more. Related ## Keep exploring ### [ERP buyer's guide](https://1flux.ai/guides/erp-buyers-guide-gcc) How to choose an ERP: requirements, vendor questions, demo scripts, five-year cost and a scoring table. ### [ERP implementation checklist](https://1flux.ai/guides/erp-implementation-checklist) Ten phases from scoping to your first month-end, each with a checklist and a clear test of when it's done. ### [Quote-to-cash guide](https://1flux.ai/guides/quote-to-cash) The eight stages from enquiry to cash in the bank, with the documents, controls, KPIs and a checklist. ### [Procure-to-pay guide](https://1flux.ai/guides/procure-to-pay) Eleven steps from requisition to supplier payment, with the documents, controls, accounting, KPIs and a checklist. ### [ERP glossary](https://1flux.ai/glossary) Plain-English definitions of 83 trade, inventory and accounting terms, each with an example. ### [What's new in 1flux](https://1flux.ai/changelog) What 1flux includes today and every change since, newest first, in plain language. Last updated 10 October 2026