The Hardware Connection vs Synced Go

The Hardware Connection is published eight times a year by The Hardware Connection Inc. to help independent hardware retailers improve and grow their businesses, to help manufacturers better understand the needs of retailers and to help strengthen the two-step channel of distribution. We offer a fresh perspective to the industry from an independent retailers’ view. We have chosen an electronic format because it allows for interaction between readers and the editorial staff and advertisers. The Hardware Connection is a digital magazine targeted to: • Independent hardware/home improvement retailers in the two-step channel including specialty retailers in the paint, lawn and garden, plumbing, electrical, commercial/industrial and farm/feed markets. • Wholesale buyers • Hardware/home improvement manufacturers We know hardware!

Synced keeps your books moving wherever you are. Snap a receipt and it's read and coded for you. Match bank transactions in a tap. Approve and pay your suppliers. And if you run an accounting practice, see every client in one place. KNOW WHAT NEEDS YOU Open Synced and Home tells you exactly what's waiting: documents to review, transactions to reconcile, expense reports to approve and bills that are overdue. Tap any of them to deal with it. SNAP IT, SYNCED CODES IT Scan a receipt or bill with your camera, or upload one from your photos. Synced reads the supplier, date, amount and tax, codes it to the right account and gets it ready to publish to Xero or QuickBooks. Filter your inbox by supplier, category, tag, tracking, submitter, date or amount. RECONCILE IN ONE TAP See suggested matches for every bank transaction, with the maths shown. Confirm a match, add the missing details and publish in one step, or code a transaction yourself. Sort and filter by date, status, account, amount and more, and add transactions to expense reports. APPROVE AND PAY BILLS ANYWHERE Review bills to pay with the same filters as the web app. Edit a draft pay run, approve it and pay through Xero or QuickBooks, then export the ABA bank file for your bank. EMAILS, HANDLED Connect Gmail or Outlook. Read supplier emails, open any attachment, send documents for processing and reply without leaving the app. ASK AI Ask questions about your books in plain English, like "Which bills are overdue?" or "What are my biggest expenses this month?" SEE YOUR AUTOMATIONS WORK View every workflow step by step, with the apps it uses, and check each run. BUILT FOR ACCOUNTING PRACTICES Practice view shows every client with their documents, reconciliations and overdue bills. Create and work through tasks with stages and checklists, set up recurring tasks and job types, manage your team and each client's lead, and turn client emails into tasks. BUILT FOR iPAD A full sidebar for every module, with the detail always open beside the list, in portrait and landscape. SECURE BY DESIGN Lock the app with Face ID or Touch ID. Synced uses the same permissions as your web account, so everyone sees only what they should. Synced works with Xero and QuickBooks Online. A Synced account is required.