In the restoration business, you know what to do when the water rises and flooding occurs. Are you just as comfortable handling the rise of data flooding your networks? This data deluge requires a specialized approach to understand its full potential—and that’s where business intelligence tools can help.
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It’s more important than ever for disaster restoration companies to have a competitive advantage. When it comes to running your business more efficiently, having the right job management software can be the difference between higher profits and happier employees or headaches and lost documentation. Are you ready to choose...
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Because you never know what might happen on the way back to the office, real-time documentation tools are essential for property restoration businesses.
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Insurance carriers need your services as much as you need their referrals, so learning how best to work with insurance carriers is vital.
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How can you be consolidating your restoration business better?
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There are many moving pieces for all disaster restoration projects, which means people can drop the ball, and communication can suffer at every turn. When communication falters, it causes unnecessary problems and stress for you, your staff, and partners, and most importantly, your customers. One of the best ways...
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Having a strong culture and team development plan in place is critical for success in the property restoration space. Here’s what leaders need to know.
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It’s that time of year again. In the thick of the holiday season, we are at a crossroads between tying up loose ends to wrap up 2023 and preparing for 2024. 2024 is right around the corner, and with it comes so many opportunities for professionals across the property...
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How can business owners and company reps make sure they’re getting the most out of the restoration trade shows and events they attend?
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For restoration companies, tracking business expenses daily can help you manage your finances, improve your bottom line, and stay competitive.
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To our Next Gear Solutions customers, Today, we’re excited to share that we’re joining forces with CoreLogic. Read the press release here. Since day one, Next Gear Solutions has been committed to transforming the way property insurers and contractors collaborate to drive better outcomes for those experiencing a property...
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Whether you're taking notes or entering information into an Excel spreadsheet, there's always room for errors that could cost your restoration business time and money.
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Do you often ask yourself and your staff how to be more productive at work?
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It was a little more than four months ago that I first wrote about Next Gear’s response to what was then an emerging COVID-19 pandemic. While much of it is every bit as true today, we’ve refined many of our policies and made further improvements to our operations.
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We live in an age where we can track our pizza deliveries with an app, get notified the moment a package arrives on our doorstep, and know at the glance of a smartphone whether each door and window in our home is secure. Is it any wonder that our...
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Welcome to The Business of Restoration by Next Gear Solutions, a restoration business podcast exploring technology and best practices in the restoration industry. Today’s episode features Next Gear Solution CEO, Garret Gray and Chris Corder, the President of Coastal Restoration and Gearhart, Oregon. We hope you enjoy listening in...
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There’s an appealing quality to completing a task yourself. The sense of accomplishment boosts your confidence and feelings of self-worth. But when that project goes wrong, the opposite hits you ten-fold. You grow frustrated. You waste time trying to make it right. But worst of all, you spend more...
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Studies show that two out of three transformation initiatives fail in organizations. If you asked each of the thousands of change management experts to share their most important tips, you’d get several hundred different answers. The change management tips for success that comeback time after time are the ones you...
Read moreWhether you're taking notes or entering information into an Excel spreadsheet, there's always room for errors that could cost your restoration business time and money.
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How many times have you heard the saying, “time is money”? It’s never been more true for the small business owner who simply can’t afford to waste time. Technology offers countless opportunities to maximize efficiency within your business operations, and therefore, save you time. When your business is operating...
Read moreTypical after hours scenario: your restoration company gets a call in the middle of the night, an emergency water loss was just dispatched. While the call was promptly answered by your employee and they were quick to arrive on-site, the team failed to properly document the loss and left...
Read moreAdopting technology or introducing technological change into your restoration company presents a set of challenges that can’t be ignored. It’s easy to get excited about all of the ways innovations in technology can streamline productivity and organize information, not to mention save time and money. However, getting everybody on...
Read moreAs a restoration company, providing unparalleled customer service is a crucial component of restoring your client’s lives after the loss and destruction of their home or business. In order to provide that level of customer service to your customer, the job management software you use should come with an...
Read moreCloud computing is quickly becoming the new normal, but many people still don’t quite understand what the term “cloud” means and how using cloud-based software can help your business grow and succeed. In reality, we all use cloud-based systems everyday – from email to Facebook and pretty much anytime...
Read moreLate last year the IICRC released the fourth edition of the ANSI/IICRC S500 Standard and Reference Guide for Professional Water Damage Restoration, and with that update came a few changes that affect the way water damage restoration jobs are handled. One major change included redefining the classes of water...
Read moreWhen it comes to running your business more efficiently, having the right job management software in your back pocket can be the difference between higher profits and happier employees or headaches and lost documentation. There are several job management software options available today, ranging from generic project management software...
Read moreAre you storing your data properly?
Read moreIs your restoration business using mobile technology enough?
Read moreDespite the importance of measuring and tracking key performance indicators, only 30 percent of small- to mid-sized companies employ these metrics.
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What should you be looking for in a restoration management platform?
Read moreWhat can you get out of a cloud-based restoration management system?
Read moreHaving the ability to instantly check on and update all your finances, job statuses, compliance levels and employee workflows makes a world of difference for restoration company managers. Unfortunately, many enterprises do not take advantage of this critical option.
Read moreThe restoration industry is constantly evolving, and contractors have the responsibility to stay on par with the latest industry standards all while trying to remain profitable in a highly competitive field. Forward thinking restoration contractors understand the need to streamline their operations with technology in order stay relevant. Without...
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In any line of business, creating and developing an efficient workflow chart is vital.
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A business owner must have a firm grasp of his or her company's finances to make decisions in the future.
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The holidays are busy times for everyone, and especially so for those people having their house restored.
Read moreIt can be complicated for the leaders of a business to complete all of the tasks asked of them.
Read moreOne of the toughest and most important tasks a business will face is determining how much to charge customers.
Read moreHaving proper documentation will help a restoration business save money, and there is no better software on the market for collecting and maintaining documents than DASH.
Read moreFor business owners, clients of a restoration company and important stakeholders, keeping track of progress on a work project is important.
Read moreFor a restoration business, it can be difficult to determine a clear growth indicator.
Read moreFor owners of a restoration business, figuring out the correct time to expand the company and increase operations can be complicated.
Read moreAs the owner of a restoration business, odds are you don't spend a lot of hours in the office.
Read moreWhile technology has completely changed how business is run, there are still many project managers who don't completely understand all the ins and outs of cloud computing software.
Read moreRestoration contractors spend a lot of their day mitigating losses and managing.
Read moreThere’s no denying the overall rise of data flooding our networks on a daily basis. In some ways we can call it a “Data Deluge.” With all this data comes a great responsibility to understand it’s full potential. Nowadays, sound business decisions are based on having access to better...
Read moreBeing able to work fast and efficient is always the goal for restoration contractors.
Read moreThe property and casualty industry can throw your restoration business some curve balls every now and then.
Read more“Most of us spend more time on what is urgent, not enough on what is important.” – Stephen Covey Time cannot be stretched or recycled; it is finite, precious and in great demand. The truth is, we all have the same amount of hours in a day to work...
Read moreMost everyone has heard the phrase "work smarter, not harder," but what does that truly mean?
Read moreUsing a cloud-based management system has several advantages for a restoration business.
Read moreThe wave of mobile technology has allowed several businesses to take advantage of working remotely, filing papers out of the office and increasing communication through constant contact.
Read moreIf you run multiple offices as a restoration contractor, you know how difficult it can be to manage every single compliance tasks within all your locations.
Read moreMore businesses continue to rely on real-time information.
Read moreRestoration contractors know that having the best equipment, most up-to-date computers and highly trained personnel are all critical to the success of their organizations.
Read moreIn certain industries, business owners are reluctant to adopt new strategies, technology and ways of thinking when their old-school habits made them successful in the first place.
Read moreTechnology, accessibility and improved communication strategies are all changing the property and casualty industry.
Read moreIn today's construction and restoration industry, there's no time like the present to adopt new technology to help give your business a competitive edge.
Read moreBusinesses across numerous industries know the importance of real-time data.
Read moreThere are numerous priorities on your mind as a restoration contractor, such as increasing productivity, reducing overall costs and having a competitive edge with customer satisfaction.
Read moreWhile most restoration companies will argue that experience & workmanship are the cornerstones of their success, the changing needs of the insurance industry are beginning to paint a different picture. Instead, insurance companies are pushing compliance and performance as the main drivers of success. We would all like to...
Read moreA New Focus on CRM Next Gear Solutions is the leader in building job management and relationship management solutions and has been for the last few years. We are most known for DASH Enterprise and its’ ability to streamline the operations of contractors all across North America. However, we...
Read moreAll Restoration Contractors know that customer service is key to their long-term growth. If your current customers are not happy, getting new customers will become harder and harder. Your reputation will catch up with you, and no amount of marketing will solve it. How can customer satisfaction be known...
Read moreIn order to effectively run a Restoration Company, visibility into job management and marketing is key. Many try to separate job management and marketing as if the two worlds should not meet. At Next Gear Solutions, we built DASH because we believe that Restoration Contractors need powerful job management...
Read moreWhen if comes to comparing all of the software solutions that attempt to meet the needs of the Restoration Contractor, let me first expose my bias. As the founder of Next Gear Solutions and the creator of DASH Enterprise, I believe that DASH is the best solution for managing...
Read moreIt’s not uncommon to see a restoration contractor walk into a flooded structure with a folder full of paper in one hand and a camera in the other. We all know how important documentation is, and DASH provides a better way to run for restoration contractors. Using mobile apps...
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