EPISODE · Apr 20, 2026 · 6 MIN
How a Family Farm Tripled Its Growth by Ditching Spreadsheets for Smart Tech
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Northern Family Farms, a third-generation Midwest agricultural business, tripled its growth after partnering with Solution Builders to replace manual spreadsheet-based operations with a cloud-first Microsoft infrastructure and a Salesforce-powered ERP system. The transformation gave the company real-time data visibility, automated workflows, and the scalable foundation needed to support continued expansion across the United States. - Northern Family Farms sells over one million plants annually and makes forecasting decisions that extend as far as 2030, requiring precision data systems that their old spreadsheet environment simply could not support. - Solution Builders modernized their infrastructure using Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, and OneDrive, enabling real-time remote collaboration and eliminating fragmented, siloed data. - A Salesforce-based ERP system was implemented as a second phase, connecting all operational functions and delivering the data-driven visibility needed to manage a complex, large-scale business. - The end result was tripled business growth, eliminated manual bottlenecks, improved operational efficiency, and a family-run business now operating with enterprise-level capabilities. Links: - Solution Builders Website: https://solutionbuilders.com/ - Solution Builders Contact: [email protected] - Phone: (952) 854-8188 - Address: 1550 American Blvd E Suite 900, Bloomington, MN 55425 For more information, visit: https://solutionbuilders.com/ https://solutionbuilders.com/northern-family-farms/ https://maps.app.goo.gl/gqrVmpq6weqKCce78 Keywords: - managed IT services - digital transformation for small business - Northern Family Farms - Solution Builders Minneapolis - Microsoft Teams for business - Salesforce ERP implementation - cloud-first infrastructure - agricultural technology - business growth through technology - replacing spreadsheets with ERP - scalable IT solutions - Midwest tech success story
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