SAP Business One Community

Empowering
SAP Business One

SAP Business One is an extremely powerful and adaptable business management platform for small to mid market companies.  As a community we can increase the value of our investments by leveraging each the power in numbers and our collective experiences

Our Vision

We nurture the SAP Business One community with timely information and education and facilitate collaboration across its constituencies.  The SAP Business One Community increases product awareness, delivers access to resources and provides a safe space for collaboration.  In our three focus areas we will provide a variety of programs and services:

Community Leaders

Our independent Community Leaders are dedicated to the vision and mission of the community.

Gary Feldman, Founding Board Member

A pioneer in the Cloud Services market, formed I-Business Network in 1999 as an outsourced application hosting service focusing on mid-market ERP systems. Landed first hosting agreement with Sage Software (State of the Art), Advanced Software Development Company and SAP Americas (for SAP Business One) allowing I-BN to offer these products in the Software as a Service (SaaS) model.

Dan Kraus, Community Leader

An entrepreneurial and transformational global sales and marketing leader recognized for driving significant business growth. Leveraging deep experience in revenue-driving market disciplines including channel sales, integrated demand gen, product marketing, funnel optimization, sales enablement, and retention marketing. Former VP SAP Business One, Vision33 and Great Plains Software.

Len Reo, SAP Partner

President of Attivo with over 30 years helping business gain efficiencies, streamline operations and reduce costs. Attivo offers the most trusted and reliable software solutions including SAP Business One, Acumatica, NetSuite, Exact Globe, Synergy, and our very own Attivo Dedicated Cloud Services.

Robert Markley, Professor St. Vincent College

Professor Management Information Systems and Accounting Information Systems at Saint Vincent College where he founded and runs the SAP Business One Certification program. The SAP Business One program has placed ≈150 internships and over 90 full-time jobs in the SAP ecosystem over the past 15 years.

Richard Duffy, SAP Solution Provider

Formerly SAP Product Evangelist for SAP Business One, and current evangelist for Cloud ERP as a platform to boost the overall business communities understanding and use of Cloud ERP and associated technologies. My goal is to help small and midsize business organizations take advantage of the power of the cloud to realize their business potential, boost employee engagement and enable their businesses to grow – profitably.

Rona Levin, PMP, CSM

Former Global Head SAP Business One for Sapphire who thrives on managing programs and projects, leading and leading by example, taking on challenges, working with people, inspiring, being inspired, listening, learning and teaching, coaching, collaborating, accomplishing, and making progress on this journey. Working hard, playing hard, and practice being the exception every day.

Founding Advisors

Steve Lipton, Business Owner

Former CIO of Scientific Device Laboratory, responsible for keeping their SAP Business One based business running smoothly. Now a consultant, corporate trainer, and implementation specialist and the mind behind MakeAppPie.com for learning iOS app development. Steve has authored over twenty five courses for LinkedIn Learning and Lynda.com.

M. Cristina Ramirez, Power User

Senior Manager SAP Business One at Gaumard Scientific, Cristina has been a frequent and passionate speaker about her experiences with SAP Business One at Gaumard for over 10 years. Starting as the Project Manager consolidating multiple systems onto SAP Business One and implementing the entire suite of modules, Cristina shares her knowledge and experience for the benefit of the Community.

Anne Sawyer, Executive Director 90 Minds

Anne Sawyer is the Executive Director of 90 Minds, an independent community of ERP value added resellers.   Under Anne's leadership 90 Minds has grown membership, expanded publisher relationships and product coverage, and increased member participation in forums and activities.  Anne has an extensive background in association management, mediation, and facilitation. For many years, she was a private mediator, expert facilitator, conflict resolution trainer, and consultant. She has consulted other non-profit associations on strategic planning, conflict resolution, and more. 

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Education, information, resources, advocacy and networking to increase the value of your investment in SAP.

Frequently Asked Questions

B1 Community, Inc. is a 501(c)(6) organization created for the benefit of its members.  Membership costs are subsidized by sponsorships and are determined in alignment with the value we provide to each constituency.  

There is no fee for the public online community.  Partner, consultant and solution provider memberships are currently limited and discounted while we organize.   More information on cost by member type will be available soon.

SAP customers can register for the discussion groups and forums.  Some groups will be limited by constituency.  For example there will be SAP Partners only due to SAP confidentiality requirements.

B1 Community, Inc. was founded by users, partners and former SAP Business one executives for everyone who is passionate about the product.  Our objectives include increasing product awareness, knowledge sharing, creating safe spaces for collaboration and providing access to SAPB1 resources.

The SAPB1 Community is not a sales organization and personal information will be protected in accordance with its Privacy Policy.  Short answer… No.

B1 Community offers sponsorship opportunities that fund our operations and increase awareness of product extensions.   Additional sponsorship opportunities are offered for virtual and regional events and eventually an in person conference.