How to choose small business software

There are lots of small business software solutions out there to choose from – many fish in the technological sea, one might say. The question of how to choose small business software starts with identifying features for entering, viewing and maintaining customer information, as well as multifunctional job and appointment management features focused on how your […]

Handyman Business Software

Independent businesses are constantly trying to find the time to streamline what they’re doing and reduce their bottom line expenses. By using handyman business software, handymen can offer their services with efficiency so that they can manage their jobs more quickly and effectively. Who are today’s Handyman Businesses? A person skilled at a wide range […]

SM-Mobile Mobile App

We recently redesigned our SM-Mobile software page — the page on our website which details some of the features found in our SM-Mobile mobile app for service business owners and operators. SM-Mobile runs on either Android or Apple mobile devices, including Iphones, Ipads, Mini Ipads, etc.  It is compatible with over 6,500 different Android devices. […]

SM-Mobile Offers Credit Card Processing

We at Thoughtful Systems are pleased our new credit card processing capability in our mobile app. Users of the mobile job scheduling and employee monitoring software for service businesses, SM-Mobile, can now accept credit cards from customers as payment for work performed, in  addition to the other payment types previously included. SM-Mobile lets employees, team leaders […]

Service Business Software

I had a friend whose books were (and still are) read worldwide. His books were translated into dozens of languages.  Back in the early days of computers (1980s), I tried to persuade him to use a PC to write his new works.  I told him how editing would be much easier, the benefits of email, […]

Software and Omelets: How To Tell When They're Done

The first dish that I learned to make for myself was an omelet.  My mother showed me the process.  She was very detail-oriented, and insistent on doing things exactly right.  She explained how to beat the eggs, how much butter to put in the pan, how long to heat that, when to add the eggs, […]

10-dollar-Sneakers and Business Software Pricing

Red $10 Sneakers and Software Pricing When I was at college, many years ago, I happened to see someone on campus with a red pair of sneakers.  Cool, I thought.  Next time I was in Manhattan, I visited some shoe stores on Delancey Street.  To my complete delight, I found a great looking pair of […]

Mobile app for service businesses available on Amazon.com

Our mobile app for service businesses is now available on Amazon.com. Our app runs on the new Amazon Fire phone. For more information, see http://amzn.to/1oWwNUt SM-Mobile lets employees see all their jobs on the mobile device, and get maps and directions from job to job. It also lets them clock in and clock out. Each action is […]

A History of Maid Service Software

  Many years ago, around the time of the beginning of the residential cleaning industry, there was no maid service software available to manage such businesses. There were one or two franchises, like Merry Maids, for example, who engaged some programmers to write software specifically for their franchises. This was a real advantage to signing […]

How to choose your Service Business Software

How to Choose Service Business Software 10 Points to Consider 1. Do your research. Create a list of several relevant software programs designed for your service business industry. Start by searching on Google and talking to other companies in your industry or other service-related businesses with similar processes. 2. Are you thinking about having a […]