2020 was a decisive year for the contracting industry. With the COVID pandemic affecting the economy at so many levels, contractors had to run a tighter business than ever to meet the demands of customers and the influx of safety and safe practice requirements that were required to help businesses re-open and stay open. The [...]
Is Your Business Falling Prey to the ‘Money Pits’ of Contracting? In today’s fast-paced business environment, contractors are regularly struggling to compete for customers and jobs all while trying to manage operations, employees, new technology, cash flow, and profits – a tricky balancing act for even the most skilled business owners. However, contracting companies that [...]
(Portland, OR – March 5 th , 2019) – 360 Enterprises LLC (“360e”) is helping to usher in a new era in field management with its easy-to-use quoting, scheduling, tracking, and billing software expressly designed by contractors, for contractors. Powerful, user-friendly, and uniquely designed to remedy contractors’ most pressing and costly pain points, 360e field [...]
When you have an electrical contracting business, inefficiencies in the workplace do more than waste time—they waste money. When a business wastes money, operating expenses increase and profits decrease. To reduce small business expenses, you must take a hard, honest look at your operations to identify inefficient processes and implement corrective actions, such as the [...]
Losing or misplacing a document will cost your business more than you might think. In fact, in a survey that Brother International Corporation conducted in 2010, the company discovered this type of disorganization costs up to $177 billion per year. This comes out to about 38 hours, or one workweek, per full-time employee. This and [...]
Your employees waste time at work…every day. It’s not always intentional. The culprit is most often inefficient processes, such as losing a document, recording information twice or getting lost while en route to a job site. While inefficiencies might seem minor, they add up to 20 to 30 percent of a business’ revenue each year. [...]
Communication is one of the key elements to running an electrical contracting business and maintaining employee and customer satisfaction. As communication continues to improve throughout the industry, contractors are finding that it’s not enough to finish a job on time and within budget. Today’s leading electrical businesses use all-in-one electrical software like 360e to improve [...]
What is your electrical business’ competitive advantage? Discovering the answer to this question will allow you to stand out among your competitors and draw in customers. In addition to being vital to determining your business strategy, finding your competitive edge can translate into profits and be your key to successfully surviving in today’s competitive market. [...]
From the invention of the light bulb in 1879 to the web-controlled lighting systems of today, the electrical industry is ever changing. And just as the electrical technology has evolved, so has the way electrical contractors run their business. Our infographic provides a detailed timeline of electricity innovations through the years. We compare how business [...]
The best field management software will help you acquire more work, not make you work harder. This means that the time you were previously using to manage your business’ employee time tracking, order intake process, scheduling, and billing will be freed up so that you can acquire more business opportunities as well as run a [...]
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