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Documentation
-# ERPNext
+## ERPNext
100% Open-Source ERP system to help you run your business.
+## Motivation
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+Running a business is a complex task - handling invoices, tracking stock, managing personnel and even more ad-hoc activities. In a market where software is sold separately to manage each of these tasks, ERPNext is the only 100% Open-Source ERP system that helps you run your business by doing all the above and more, for free.
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### Key Features
- **Accounting**: All the tools you need to manage cash flow in one place, right from recording transactions to summarizing and analyzing financial reports.