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Automotive services company Feu Vert has recognized the benefits of closely tracking its customers.
“We were amazed by Sage’s AI for SMEs.”
Odile Chassignol and Fatima Attmane, from Feu Vert, recently experienced Sage Copilot1. Based in Écully, Feu Vert operates nearly 500 automotive centers in Europe, including 170 branches.
Odile Chassignol is the Accounting Manager. “We are really looking forward to seeing Sage’s AI agent function within our ERP system. We already have many ideas for its use, particularly alerting on B2B customers – that is, closer monitoring.”
Fatima Attmane represents the Information Systems Department. “It was very interesting to observe concrete examples. And to really see, for an accountant, how artificial intelligence can improve daily tasks. It’s a source of time savings and increased reliability.”
According to Feu Vert, AI for SMEs works if:
- It’s applied to concrete management cases;
- It’s directly integrated into the company’s software.
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AI dedicated to management and directly integrated into the software changes everything
“90% of financial managers report using artificial intelligence. Yet, only 26% experience real time savings2.”
Behind this paradox lies a reality that explains the reluctance of business leaders and their financial managers: “generic public AI is not designed for business management.”
General AI is programmed and trained to respond to all requests. But for a
business manager, the need for precision is paramount.
Two limitations of general generative AI:
- Lack of specialization: “general AI does not understand the company’s business processes: accounting, treasury, collections…;”
- Limited access to company data: “AI is external to your management solution. You can only transmit a portion of the company’s data to it to perform calculations.”
- Sage Copilot fundamentally changes the game.
it is an AI:
- Dedicated exclusively to the challenges of business professions: purchasing, sales, finance, inventory, HR;
- Trained on 40 years of management data;
- Directly integrated into Sage software.
“With Sage, AI for SMEs corresponds to an approach designed from the outset to enhance business operations.”
Is Feu Vert’s experience applicable to any business structure? Odile Chassignol and Fatima Attmane were convinced by a Sage Copilot demonstration in Sage X3.
Very well. But what about other Sage solutions?
Management AI only makes sense if it’s available to all sizes of businesses.
To answer this question, consider two solutions aimed at smaller businesses:
- Sage Active, an online solution for small businesses;
- Sage Intacct, particularly appreciated by multi-site activities.
What is Sage Copilot integrated with these solutions worth? The answer with concrete uses, validated by users.
“A restaurant company generally works with around forty active suppliers. This generates about 100 to 250 invoices per month per site. Thanks to AI, Sage Intacct automatically matches purchase orders and invoices.”
“Cash flow is vital for a small organization. Sage Copilot assists the manager in mass-relaunching overdue payments, with a personalized tone for each late payer. And provides an instant analysis of its performance.”
Conclusion: AI for SMEs, a concrete reality for all types of businesses.
And the electronic invoice, one of the positive outcomes of which is better data quality, provides the opportunity to really get started.
1Sage X3 Client Club; December 4, 2025
2The Secrets of Successful CFOs; 2024
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