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ESTABLISHED IN 2012 , Powered Now is a British company focused on developing software that makes life easier for business owners . The co-founders are serial entrepreneur and ecommerce trail blazer Chris Barling ( who co-founded Actinic ecommerce software in 1996 ) and Benjamin Dyer , a software developer and former director at Actinic and SellerDeck .
Powered Now is an awardwinning mobile business administration application for iPads , iPhones , Android devices , PCs and Macs that takes the pain out of paperwork for field trades people .
‘ work closely together in the most efficient way possible ’
Making life easier for smaller trade companies as well as sole-traders , Powered- Now has announced a major new release of its app for simplifying paperwork and enabling growth for electricians , builders , gas engineers , plumbers and other trades .
Version 4 of the software adds support for PCs and Macs enabling smartphones or tablets and office computers all to work in harmony , automatically updating one another every time things change .
The release also adds a raft of new functionality designed to help teams work closely together in the most efficient way possible .
THE NEW APP OFFERS A VAST OF NEW BENEFITS ;
• Get your evenings back - This is especially true for sole traders who hate paperwork and often have to waste their evenings on it .
• Grow your businesses . Ambitious customers tell us that they win more business using Powered Now as they can raise and track quotations faster and more easily .
• Organise your team . Most systems providing the sophisticated appointment making , team tracking and communications .
NEW FEATURES
• The software can now work on office based PCs and Macs as well as laptops . That is on top of Android and Apple smartphones and tablets . This while retaining the ability of all devices to be able to work even when they don ’ t have a connection or signal .
• Field based engineers and installers now have many powerful features including the ability to record details of a job and see all relevant documents . They can raise quotes and invoices , but only see prices on documents they created themselves . Chip and Pin payments can be taken at the time the job is completed using the powerful Paypal Now reader .
• In a major development of the ability for teams to work effectively together , the location of the day ’ s appointments and the location of field based staff are all available visually on a map allowing better use of resources . A chat capability is embedded in the app , enabling team members to communicate without having to change apps or mix things up with their social life .
• The design of documents has received a major overhaul , with the ability to add any number of images when initially designing layouts , which allows almost any desired design to be achieved . An inbuilt library of popular images saves time and it is much easier to re-use paperwork created for previous clients .
• The calendar integrates with popular online calendars so appointments can be synchronised into personal diaries .
• Signatures have been added so that a customer can be asked to put their signature against any document .
The new release has already found favour with many clients including Cameron Weir of http :// www . drainclear247 . co . uk stated “ Great product backed up with great service . I love the new ability to access everything from any of my devices including my mobile and my PC .”
Co-founder and CEO Benjamin Dyer comments : “ We want to help smaller trade businesses get the benefits that larger companies have enjoyed for years , and we think that version 4 is a major step forward . We continue in our ambition to have the most powerful and easy-to-use solution for the construction and field trade world .”
The app works on iPhones , iPads , Android , PCs , laptops and Macs providing comprehensive paperwork support for every step a trade business needs to take .
‘ the new release has already found favour with many clients ’
This goes from booking an appointment , preparing an estimate through to invoicing and taking payment . It even works when there ’ s no signal , and automatically stores all information in “ the cloud ” whenever there is a connection . Everything is designed to minimise the number of times that users need to enter information ; once it ’ s entered , it never needs to be put in again . Information can also be exported to accountants and book-keepers .
AVAILABILITY
Powered Now v4 is available in the iTunes and Google Play app stores now with the desktop / laptop version available from http :// PoweredNow . com .
There is a full 7-day trial , sole traders wanting more can subscribe for as little as £ 4 / month .
www . powerednow . com
LOCKSMITHJOURNAL . CO . UK | SEP / OCT 2016