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Is your contracting business operating to its true potential?
It's not uncommon for service based businesses to grow from a single tradesperson. Before you know it, your team has grown from 1 to 10 with an abundance of work, the paperwork is out of control, and you're left wondering where all the time and profits are going.
Juggling your new team of contractors, office staff and paperwork is no easy feat, even for the savviest business professional - so how can you consolidate the growing workload and help your business evolve?
Introducing simPRO, a system originally developed out of necessity by Brisbane Company Quantum Data and Electrical in 1999. They too were looking to implement a single system that would synchronize job scheduling, quoting, invoicing and accounting, and enable them to create a profitable workflow.
After consulting with over 50 other trades people who were experiencing the same problem, a solution was developed - finally, a system designed by the industry - for the industry!
How it Works
The key to simPRO is that it is browser based, not a desktop application. The two most significant advantages are that you can access your business information from any PC or PDA handset with web access and all updates are fully automated. There are two options available; Externally Hosted or Internally Hosted
simPRO Mobile
Online-offline solutions are ideal for service technicians who have a continually changing schedule of jobs. simPRO Mobile provides a single system that's fully integrated with a mobile device such as a PDA, digital pen or notebook computer, where your status, labour, parts used and client signature capture is updated in real-time.
Technicians can access all the details they need - as they need them, removing significant pressure from your office support staff.
The benefits of incorporating complete management software will be measurable in all areas of the business:
In the office:
- Less data entry required at all stages of job
- Less support required for people in the field
- Less time matching up parts to jobs and a reduction in costly human error.
On the road:
- Create fast, accurate quotes or estimates from supplier catalogues.
- Technicians are in control and more accountable.
- A minimum 95% hours becomes billable every week.
- Paperwork is greatly reduced.
To the environment:Specialists in carbon audits recommend that their clients choose off site servers in conjunction with other energy saving initiatives, to significantly reduce their energy requirements. On top of this, using the simPRO system reduces large amounts of paper usage.
Support
Acorn Software delivers an unprecedented level of support to every subscriber, with real time support via Online Help where with one click of a mouse. you can talk directly to the support team.
Visit the simPRO website! to make an appointment for a full demo of the software with a consultant who can answer all your queries.
20 May 2009
