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HMB (hold my beer) is an app designed for a single person tradesmen to run their business.
HMB is free to use with community based support that can be obtained by raising an issue an or starting a discussion.
HMB currently runs on android but is designed to also run on iOS (need someone to assist with the apple store release process).
Watch a short video on how HMB works:
Benefits
feel more organised
As soon as you start using HMB you are going to feel more organised with all your customer, supplier and job data in a single, simple to use app.
reduced trips to the hardware store and back to base
HMB reduces trips to the hardware store through its shopping list and return trips to base for that forgotten tool via its packing list. The shopping and packing lists allow you to filter based on what jobs are scheduled.
bill every hour
HMB makes it easy to track time so now it's easy to bill every hour you work.
work anywhere
HMB works even when you don't have an internet connection - so you always have all your information at hand even when on a remote site.
less paperwork
With HMB's quotation and invoicing system you can send quotes and invoice customers whilst on the go.
Features
HMB supports the following features:
customer database including multiple contacts and sites.
supplier database
job management (tasks and checklists)
job scheduling
attach photos to Jobs.
time tracking
global shopping list built from job/task based checklists.
global packing list
job invoicing
receipt capture
quoting / estimating
click to dial
click to email
click to text
click to navigate
tool asset register
Overview
HMB is designed to help a single person tradesman business run their operations, get organised and bill customers sooner.
HMB is designed around the workflow of a typical tradesman:
received a request for a quote
perform a site visit recording notes and taking photos
build an estimate
send a quote
schedule a job
shop for materials
pack tools
recording time on site
invoice a customer for time and materials (cost plus) used or based on a fixed price (with milestones).
Each of these steps are optional with HMB letting you use it as suits your requirements.
the heart of HMB
HMB is based around Jobs. A Job represents work for a customer at a specific site.
Within a Job you create the set of Tasks that make up the parts of a Job. Time tracking and costings are done against a task but totaled to the Job.
Each Task can have:
Notes about the task
Status of the task
Estimates based on time or cost
Time tracking entries - used to generate invoices when using the 'Time and Materials' billing method.
Annotated photos
track hours worked on the Task
Items in the checklist that are marked as 'buy' will be added to the shopping list and will appear on the Job quote/invoice.
Items in the checklist that are marked as 'Tools - own' or 'Materials - stock' will be added to the packing list.
limitations
HMB can only run on a single device - for most people this will mean your phone but you can also use a tablet (android only at this point). The advantage is that HMB works even when you don't have a mobile connection, the disadvantage is that if you lose or damage your phone you have just lost all your customer and job data and there is no way to share your HMB data with another team member.
So - you need to backup HMB on a regular basis - it's easy and only takes a moment - see the section below on backups.
What Next
To get the most out of HMB read the Getting Started guide.
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