Articles Tagged with ''restoration software''

These words were given to my dad in the early 80’s after going from job to job of trying to build a career in food route sales.

Whether we like it or not, change is constantly happening all around us. You have to decide whether or not the change works for you or if you just want to keep on doing what you’ve been doing. We can whine about how it used to be, but the reality is we can only control how or if we respond to the change in the future.

Next Gear Solutions, developer of the leading job management software solutions in the restoration industry, is proud to announce that registration for its second annual user conference, Next Gear Solutions CONNECT 2020, is now open. CONNECT is once again being held at the Hyatt Regency in New Orleans, LA, January 14 – 17, 2020.

You’ve heard the promises.  The world is changing and the ubiquity of mobile devices, software and all things connected will bring the chaos of your world to rest.  Streamlined data capture, automated reporting… and it all sounded so good!

Government and insurance companies mandate it and commercial clients ask for it more and more: photos of the job site, damage, and restoration process. 

From day one, contractors used pen and paper to capture everything into manila folders; the rest was kept in memory and travelled through word of mouth. This hindered their ability to locate information and react to critical issues quickly. 

As the founder and CEO of a restoration industry software company, I have recently had to do some soul searching on what kind of business I want to run and what core values should guide the decisions I make.