Spreadsheets have been an essential business tool for decades. They are affordable, flexible, and relatively easy to use for managing customer information, sales records, expenses, inventory, and other operational data. For a small business with limited data and a handful of employees, a spreadsheet can often be enough. However, as a company grows, its processes become more complex. More customers, employees, transactions, and data can make spreadsheets increasingly difficult to manage. When teams start spending more time maintaining spreadsheets than using the information inside them, it may be a sign that the business needs a more advanced solution. Here are ten signs that your business has outgrown spreadsheets. 1. Your Spreadsheets Are Becoming Too Complicated A growing business often starts adding more columns, formulas, tabs, filters, and worksheets to its spreadsheets. What began as a simple customer or sales tracker can eventually become a complicated file that only a few...