About NORTHBROOK Consulting Group

NORTHBROOK Consulting Group links today's technology and strategies for a better tomorrow. The firm specializes in furnishing targeted Business Management technology to meet client needs for today and future. As everyone knows, without proper training and back up support even best software and hardware has limitations. So, NCG is always there with specialized support and training. Don Joseph and Bill Stocking

When it comes to E-Business, firms continually rely on NORTHBROOK Consulting Group.

NCG assists them with a number of E-Business requirements including website design review and functional analysis along with formulation of key economic strategies. In addition, NORTHBROOK Consulting Group assists their clients with computer hardware selection and other software requirements. It's easy to see that linking technology and strategy for results, is what NORTHBROOK Consulting Group is all about!

Sage North America^® is the developer of BusinessWorks a resourceful business management system. BusinessWorks is aimed at filling the gap between basic entry level accounting products such as Quickbooks or Sage Peachtree^® and high-end systems. It is targeted at small businesses with up to forty-five users.

NCG also partners with Sage ACT!^®, a contact management product for small to medium-sized businesses. ACT!'s integrated sales and marketing solutions readily can be integrated with BusinessWorks creating a true Customer Relationship Management (CRM) opportunity for small and mid-sized companies.

Regardless of client's needs and requirements, NORTHBROOK Consulting Group is available to assist with solutions that link technology and strategies for results. And . . . when you get down to bottom line, let's face it, it is results that count!

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What's New

February, 2012
Sage Peachtree 2013 begins beta testing. Sage Peachtree is being renamed Sage 50 with the launch of the 2013 release.

January 13, 2012
Hotfix 1 for Service Pack 1 of Sage ACT! 2012 is released for download. The hotfix must be applied after the Service Pack. Contact us or the Sage ACT! Download Center for more information.

January 2012
Service Pack 8 for Sage BusinessWorks 2011 is released. It supercedes Service Pack 7, because it contains tax table changes implemented in last week of December. Download

December 2011
Service Pack 6 for Sage BusinessWorks 2011 (containing year-end payroll forms) is released.

Service Pack 1 for Sage ACT! 2012 is released.

Sage BusinessWorks 2012 begins Alpha testing. Integrated Credit Card Processing is major new feature

November 2011
Don Joseph receives certification as ACT! Premier Trainer and Sage BusinessWorks Certified Consultant.

Don Joseph leads Outbound Internet Marketing discussion for Chicago North Shore area club of Institute of Management Consultants USA.

October 2011
Don Joseph attends Perfecting ACT!, with other Certified Consultants, Sage Management, Support, and Engineering to maximize the value of Sage ACT! to our clients.

September 1, 2011
Sage ACT! 2012 is released! Contact us now to see exciting new features: Work seamlessly with Google^® Apps; Universal Search (database and attachments); Virtually anywhere access with Sage ACT! Connect.

June 2011
Illinois Civil Unions law takes effect. Payroll users need to adjust systems accordingly. Affected employees are Single for Federal Taxes and Married for Illinois.

April 2011
Sage Peachtree 2012 new and improved features announced.

Don Joseph leads Nurture Marketing for Prospects and Inactive Clients demonstrating simple, inexpensive tools to automate drip marketing for Chicago North ABC of Institute of Management Consultants USA.

November 2010
Sage announces three Sage Business Care for ACT! plans to protect your business-critical investment.

October 2010
Password recovery offered for Sage ACT! and Sage Peachtree clients by Northbrook Consulting Group,

Northbrook Consulting Group has first-ever installation Sage KnowledgeSync Business Activity Montoring software with Sage BusinessWorks client to insure response to key business events.