Last week I presented a product session at Xerocon in Brisbane, on how to make life for a Tradie as pain free as possible using cloud technology. I demonstrated the value of Xero and Service M8 a Tradie focussed app. Check out the deck and hit me up with any questions you may have.

2. Xero in on your trade clients
Christian Newman, Product Marketing Manager – Xero Business

3. Agenda
Industry facts Challenges Next stepsClient needs Demo

4. Did you know?
350,000 businesses
1,000,000 employed
53,000 businesses
140,000 employed

5. Integrated trade apps

6. Challenges?

7. Traditional processes
Cashflow
People & payrollBillable expensesLose track of jobs
Disconnected
processes
Desktop

8. Business acumen Always onMarketing
Business owners

9. Working in the cloud
Client Needs
Terms and conditions documents
Real time Scheduling
Quoting / Invoicing
Job Tracking
Timesheets
GPS tracking / Maps & direction
Safe Work Method Statements
(SWMS)
Inspection Reports
Job Costing
Tradie Cloud Software:

10. Tradie solution
GPS tracking / Maps & direction
Scheduling & job tracking
T&Cs, compliance & SWMS
Job costing
Employee management
Mobile
Expenses & file management
Quoting / Invoicing
Reporting
Payroll & timesheets

11. there it goes
Get paid
THE PROBLEM
Invoice due dates come and go and tradies risk not getting paid at all
THE SOLUTION
Xero gives you tools to help your clients get paid, and faster
Online invoice/payments
Xero mobile
Repeating invoices
Invoice reminders
On billing

12. Xero Trade Solution
Efficient BusinessJobs & Scheduling AppsXero Tools

13. Next steps
Identify a cloud champion Cloud Integrators
Identify clientsRun a client event
Add-on Marketplace

15. Beautiful accounting software
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