It's true folks, 'One Size (App) Doesn't Fit All,' just as with clothes and shoes and almost everything else. While some App vendors would have you believe that 'they have the only App for you' or 'their App is one of a kind,' the reality is that you need to take a good look and compare similar Apps.
A great place to make such comparisons is on the Exhibit Hall floor at Scaling New Heights, but you need a little preparation before simply walking up to a vendor's booth and asking 'what's up with your App?' That's why we are going to outline a few details and give you some heads-up about 'different size Apps' (in Alphabetical Order, not by Vendor sponsorship level) within the same categories between now and the start of the conference.
By the way, we may not cover every similar App in any one article but may have several similar articles covering different Apps within the same categories. Also know, there are additional sponsors being added to the rolls at Scaling New Heights since we outlined our list of features for preparation of these articles, to those recently added sponsors will be 'swept into' one or two 'catch-all' features at the end of our series as the conference is starting.
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Intuit Field Service Management
Intuit Field Service Management for QuickBooks is a simple and powerful system designed to help installation, service, and repair business go paperless with cloud-based work order scheduling, dispatching, and invoicing. And no, IFSM isn’t just for QuickBooks Enterprise, it also works with QuickBooks Online as well as all other QuickBooks Desktop versions.
Do more with IFSM that integrates directly with QuickBooks than any other 'field service' solution.
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In addition to the basic IFSM functionalities discussed above, several optional advanced features are available including preventive maintenance and service agreement tracking, time-card tracking that sends work crew time information to QuickBooks for payroll purposes, and ‘GetCru’ a way for your customers to get in touch with you faster, to request service, and a powerful new way to market and grow your business.
Adapted from IFSM (Corrigo website) by Insightful Accountant to fill available feature graphic space.
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So, if you need a field service solution for QuickBooks (Desktop or Online), then stop by the Intuit Field Service Management for QuickBooks Booth on the Exhibit Hall floor at Scaling New Heights to check-out the one and only field service solution specifically designed and built for Intuit QuickBooks.
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Knowify (Construction/Projects)
Knowify is a game-changing construction management App designed for commercial sub-contractors and residential contractors. Knowify provides powerful job costing, bid and contract management, change order management (with built-in e-signature capture), scheduling, classic and AIA-style invoicing, and more.
Knowify gives you project information at a glance including status, budget, crew information and more.
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Knowify supports both standard invoicing and AIA-style (g702/703) commercial general contractor invoicing. Our AIA-style invoicing tools will allow you to complete in minutes what used to take hours.
Knowify also offers real-time connection between the office and the field, your crews will have access to job information, they can clock in/out, upload information and pictures, and simply communicate needed data with the office just by using their smartphones with a simple App.
Source: Knowify (website)
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And, Knowify has one of the most comprehensive integrations with QuickBooks Online, connecting the business side of a construction business with the accounting side.
So, if you have been looking to upgrade to 'Contractor specific' software to bolster your QuickBooks then be certain to stop by the Knowify Booth on the Exhibit Hall floor at Scaling New Heights to find out more. Or, you can check out the Knowify landing page at the Intuit QuickBooks App Center.
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Lightspeed (Point-of-sale)
Lightspeed is "technology for small and medium-sized businesses with big ambitions." It allows you to manage your inventory, service, data, staff, and customer relationships via a single technology provider.
Lightspeed provides you with a point of sale system that has intuitive stocking, easy selling and that permits growth to happen naturally. The CRM functionality is built into Lightspeed because we know that you ‘don’t hope for customers to come back, you strive to give them a reason to do so, that’s why Lightspeed offers a ‘Loyalty program’ too. With Lightspeed Payments, you will easily manage all your transactions from one place and increase security.
The fastest, most reliable point-of-sale backed by industry-leading experts from every business type.
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But Point-of-sale isn’t just your storefront in today’s economy, that’s why Lightspeed offers the ability to create your webstore without any technical skills, and to manage all your stock and sales within one system.
With Lightspeed you will see faster turnaround with tableside ordering whether customers are at a table, bar or on the terrace.
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Whether you are a retailer, or a restaurateur, or an accountant or business consultant supporting either, Lightspeed has a solution you should see, that’s why you should stop by the Lightspeed Booth on the Exhibit Hall floor at Scaling New Heights to find out more. You can also check them out on their Lightspeed landing page at the Intuit QuickBooks App Center.