Using Slowdowns to Your Advantage April 28, 2008
Posted by pisoftware in The Construction Industry.add a comment
The recent mortgage crisis has caused a lot of slowdowns in the construction industry. When hard times strike it’s easy to look at the negative aspects and start to panic, but the savvy businessman will take stock and see how he can use the downturn to his advantage.
To stay on top many successful business people tend to zig when everyone else zags. Now that the construction industry seems to be zigging, it might be the perfect time to start zagging.
A lot of people are taking time now to upgrade their current infrastructure. Out of date computers and sloppy workflows can be major efficiency drains. You never seem to have the time to worry about that when business is booming, but if you’re finding a little more time on your hands these days it might be the perfect time to re-evaluate.
Our construction management software was designed to help make your life easier and your business more efficient. It can help you find ways to save money and drum up more clients. It can make you more connected with your customers and subcontractors. It can increase your productivity and your profit margins.
In other words, it can help you zag while everyone else zigs.
Software for the small contractor April 14, 2008
Posted by pisoftware in Technical.add a comment
We’re smart guys over here. We really are. We’ve done a lot of research to try and determine not just what software to write, but who needs it. And we can’t get away from the fact that the small contractor is just NOT taken care of in terms of computerized solutions.
There seem to be products that fall into 2 categories:
- Software for small businesses that falls well short of meeting their needs
- Software that is full featured, but far too expensive (or complicated) for the small contractor
Well, enough of that. We’ve developed some great software, all based on the web, specifically for the small contractor. It does project management - but you don’t have be a professional project manager to use it. It has scheduling - and it notifies everyone (via email, or text message) of changes that affect them. It has full financials - but you don’t need to be an accountant (or even full understand accounting) to use it. It has bid management, document management, reporting, marketing - all the things bigger companies get to do because they are willing to spend $10k to get started with software. Only we just charge a low monthly use fee - and no setup fees.
Seems like a good idea to us. Beta testing starting shortly, launch shortly after that. Sign up for our waiting list if you are interested, or send us a note if you want to beta test.
