Grow your service business with Payaca, the new job winning software
Posted on 04/12/2020
With millions of UK homeowners seeking to improve their living spaces, the home improvement market is booming – which is good news for small service businesses. The problem is, many homeowners simply can’t afford the renovations they dream of. Matt Franklin, founder and CEO of Payhttps://www.payaca.com/aca, a job management software app, explains why it doesn’t have to be this way…
The past few months have taught us a lot.
While lockdown has made us value our friends, families, jobs, and health a lot more, businesses across the country, both big and small, are still uncertain about what the future will hold.
One thing for sure, though, is that the home improvement sector has boomed in the past few months.
With people spending so much time indoors, the need to improve living spaces has soared.
UK homeowners have invested far more money than before in home improvement projects, whether that’s on their gardens and conservatories, windows and doors, kitchens, bathrooms, or even just a new lick of paint.
In theory, that’s fantastic news for the small businesses who offer these services. But it’s an incredibly competitive market out there – now more than ever.
So how can sole traders and the smallest firms get that all-important edge, and go toe-to-toe with much bigger, tech-savvy providers?
The creators of Payaca, a ground-breaking job management app, believe they have the answer.
Where it all began
After years working for Bristol based energy supply company OVO Energy, Payaca founder and CEO Matt Franklin decided to spread his wings and see what else the home improvement sector had to offer.
And what he found was a gap in the market.
“In 2020, the world is more digital than ever,” Matt explains, “and in the wake of COVID, that’s rapidly accelerating.
“But what I saw in the home improvement sector was millions of incredibly skilled, passionate, hard-working traders struggling to keep up.
“Multimillion-pound home improvement companies have the resources to invest in complex customer management systems, create professionally-branded quotes and invoices, and offer flexible payment options by linking up with finance providers.
“But if you’ve only got a few staff, or work on your own, very often you just don’t have the time to go down that route – and the sad reality is that means you lose out.
“That was the motivation behind Payaca. I wanted to equip all the talented traders out there with everything that the bigger home improvement companies can offer – all contained in one extremely affordable, intuitive app.”
Job management made easy
Today, Payaca is used by hundreds of small builders, window installers, plumbers, gardeners, electricians, carpenters, roofers, locksmiths and more all around Britain.
One of the biggest benefits is its quick and intuitive job management system, that integrates with well-known accounting and invoicing platforms.
By introducing this comprehensive system into day-to-day activity, small service businesses will benefit from a variety of features that are designed to improve customer service and increase sales.
These include interactive quotes and estimates, invoicing, card payments and fee-free bank transfers, digital signatures, and the ability to assign jobs to staff and keep track of progress, from quotes to final payments.
And what’s more, how much you pay for Payaca depends on how much you use it – for 15 quotes a month, it’s just £7 a month. For 50, it’s £14, and for 150, it’s £24 a month.
Finance options
“Probably the most significant service the bigger home improvement companies were offering but smaller ones generally weren’t was finance,” Matt continues.
“That’s a big problem, because while millions of people desperately want to improve their homes, many simply can’t afford the upfront cost.
“With Payaca, I was determined to make finance accessible for even the smallest traders.”
Payaca’s easy to use web and mobile app is designed to allow customers to pay for work in manageable monthly instalments, boosting service business sales and making home improvement projects more affordable.
Whether homeowners are looking to upgrade their outdated kitchen, transform their bathroom, set up a conservatory or re-vamp their garden, Payaca does the hard work by sourcing finance options for them.
What’s more, their software deals with the application and loan directly – they provide an instant decision based on a soft credit search, and customers are paid out directly as fast as the same day – so as a service business, you can focus on the job at hand.
“Payaca helps small businesses win more jobs, and win more from the jobs they quote for,” Matt comments. “We’re offering something that’s only previously been available to larger businesses, and given the current market conditions, it’s a great time to be helping small businesses thrive.”
To find out more, visit www.payaca.com, or download Payaca from the App Store or Google Play today.