Following the addition of Zs charts and calculators to its business management software, we put the questions to the team at Powered Now to find out more about its offering and why SMEs can benefit from investing in this type of solution.
Q. Why will electrical business owners benefit from job management software?
Both sole trader electricians and SMEs can gain a lot from job management software. When used correctly, Apps can save effort, improve communications with customers and staff, help the owner control their business and generate more work. And, once up and running, there’s a lot of time to be saved also.
Q. Tell us a bit more about the Powered Now offering for electricians and what it provides.
The full Powered Now features list is too long to detail here, so we’ll give a quick flavour.
Firstly, you can create quotes and generate invoices with a single click. Your customers are automatically informed when you arrange an appointment and you’re told when they open your emails or accept a quote.
Easy to set up reminders prompt customers to request appointments online, while signatures, mileage, photos, costs and automatic recording of time at appointments are all available. There’s a comprehensive list of electrical, emergency lighting, fire and renewable certificates with shortcuts to make them easy to complete.
And, if you’re running a team the App fully supports team management, so you know where they are, what they’re doing, how much time they’re spending and what the status is of every job after they leave.
Q. Are there different tiers when it comes to subscriptions?
Powered Now has three subscription tiers. The ‘Business’ tier is for one-person bands and gives unlimited quoting, invoicing and diary management, costing just £15 per month +VAT.
‘Pro’ adds a comprehensive list of certificates for both electrical, heating and more, plus other goodies like unlimited text notifications to customers and saving details of the most common jobs. Users share a powerful diary and can chat together. The cost is £25 per month +VAT for each user.
‘Premium’ is priced at £37 per month, per user +VAT. This adds advanced team scheduling and a customer portal where your customers can look up all the quotes, invoices, certificates and everything else they’ve been sent.
Q. You’ve recently introduced Zs charts and calculators to your electrical offering. Why is it important for electricians to have access to this data?
Max Zs is not only a statutory requirement but is critical to providing safe installations. You can either access the Max Zs calculator independently or use it when it’s needed while completing a certificate.
Q. Are we likely to see new electrical- specific features added to the software in future?
Powered Now already has the widest set of certificates available in the UK market and we’re not slowing down. The electrical and renewables sectors are Powered Now’s focus so we’ll continue to work on the needs of electricians. Our aim is to be the easiest to use and most comprehensive App solution for UK electricians.
Q. What would your recommendation be for a SME who is keen to see whether job management software can improve their business, but is nervous about taking the plunge?
Powered Now has a very friendly UK- based team and is more than happy to demonstrate its software. Alternatively, you can download a free 14-day trial which lets you try everything out for yourself.
Find out more about Powered Now and access a free 14-day trial here
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