The SmartSimple Blog

The end of the year is the perfect time to reflect on everything you've managed to accomplish during the previous 12 months. We've decided to take a look back on 2013 to bring you the ten biggest articles and most important announcements we've made on our blog! 10. Top 7 Qualities of an Ideal SmartSimple Candidate At the start of the year, we put together a list of the seven most desirable traits of a successful SmartSimple candidate. We look for these qualities every time we welcome someone aboard the SmartSimple crew - do you have what it takes? 9. SmartSimple's Best Practices and Lessons Learnt on... the Grant Application Process Based on years of feedback, SmartSimple has learned several valuable lessons on how to create and maintain a grants management solution that is truly authentic to the needs of our clients. 8. A Convenient Truth: 6 Reasons Why Your Grant Applications Need to Go Paperless We live in an increasingly paperless world. Have your grant ap...

Congratulations to Brian Lai (Business Analyst) for being the very first recipient of the SmartSimple Innovation Award! Left to right: CTO Keith Yau, Brian Lai, and COO Michael Reid. According to Michael Reid (Chief Operating Officer), " SmartSimple is all about innovation for everyone: our clients, our communities and our staff.  When someone discovers a new, innovative way of using the platform that benefits all, that person will receive the SmartSimple Innovation Award. " This award is given on an occasional basis by Michael and Keith Yau (Chief Technical Officer).  Anyone in the company or the community can nominate staff member(s) for this award, but the innovation must meet the following criteria: Can only use existing functionality and does not require system enhancements. Must have the potential to benefit the entire customer community across all vertical markets. Brian received the award for his stellar work on the  PDF Parser , which is capabl...