5 Reasons Every Restoration Company Should Go Paperless
Cloud storage, data integrity, the mobile office are just some of the tech “buzzwords” you hear regularly. But it’s not the buzz of a bee that you’re hearing. You can’t swat it away. It’s the sound of technological advancement converting businesses like yours to a paperless office. Read on for five reasons why every restoration company should go paperless.
If thinking about getting rid of the stacks of papers and manila folders on your desk seems scary, it’s understandable. After all, you’ve been tracking jobs this way for years, possibly decades, or maybe even across multiple generations.
However, believe it or not, there’s a better, easier, and more secure way to store your job files, customer information, equipment inventory, and more. Not only is converting to a paperless office better for the environment, but it can also save businesses a lot of money.
Less Money
It’s estimated that it costs $20 just to file a piece of paper, $120 to find misfiled paper, and $220 to reproduce something that is lost. According to ADP, a paperless office saves roughly $80 per employee (annually) in costs related to paper, ink, toner, storage space, and postage. If your restoration company has 100 employees, you could save as much as $8,000 per year by going paperless. No matter the size of your company, that is a hefty saving for any business.
Having all of your critical information, including job details, customer contact information, job costs and revenue generated, stored in the cloud instead of in the file cabinet can lower a restoration company’s expenses. Instead of needing to print and mail out documents and contracts, send them instantaneously, eliminating mail and postage costs. The cloud storage system also reduces the need to print documents, cutting down the need to buy ink and paper.
Save Time
Is there a worse feeling than misplacing a critical document? You turn your office (or car or home if you’re on the go) upside down, ask people if they’ve seen it, maybe even contact the insurance company or client to see if they accidentally took it. According to the Construction Marketing Association, it takes an average of 18 minutes to locate a single document.
That adds up when you consider that 7.5 percent of all documents get lost; of the rest, 3 percent end up misfiled.
Who has that kind of time?
Cloud storage replaces the need to search through old notebooks or expense accounts to find a piece of vital information. Save everything online to eliminate the need to scour old filing cabinets or warehouses, as employees can search for the exact document they need electronically.
Disaster Recovery
As a restoration specialist, you know first-hand that disasters strike at any moment and often without warning. A flood or other type of catastrophe could wipe away an entire business if essential documents are ruined. And the frequency of contracts going in the wrong folder or the titles of papers being mislabeled increases when everything is documented by hand.
Track documents, receipts, schedules, and calendars online, so if your computer or mobile device go down in a disaster, you won’t have to take our business offline.
Safety and security
In a robbery takes place, a business with lots of files could be out of luck. Insurance may cover the stolen goods, but the information on those documents may be gone forever. With paperless software, data is safe and secure. It is also accessible from anywhere, so workers on a job site have access to the same notes that insurance agents in an office do.
Eco-Friendly
In the 1990s, Americans first became aware of the concept of ‘going green.’ Taking specific actions to protect the environment became a top priority for many. Households around the country made a concerted effort to increase recycling and be less wasteful with resources such as gas.
Environmental consciousness has not gone away since then; in fact, it’s more important than ever. As members of society are careful with how they treat the planet, companies are now being held to similar standards. That is especially true for restoration businesses, which must not only pass their own tests, but also prove to insurance companies and clients that they are environmentally friendly.
As restorers look to eliminate waste and improve sustainability, many are looking to technology. Paperless office software such as DASH can help a business reduce its environmental footprint. The technology, accessible via both mobile devices and computers, allows a business to go paperless. Instead of writing down notes and printing receipts, the software stores all of that information digitally. Companies can improve productivity while being more environmentally conscious.
DASH is the only mobile application for restoration companies. Field crews, project managers, business owners, as well as insurance agents and clients, can all benefit from a business that uses the software. Not only does it make work easier, but it also saves a company money, buys back some time, and promotes environmental accountability.
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