Simplicity and freedom. These are coveted goals for any organization, so it’s no wonder that the minimalist business movement is getting a lot of traction. Minimalism means purging your business of excesses to cut overhead and run the leanest operation possible. It’s about focusing on what you offer – and not day-to-day minutia. Leveraging technology is a primary focus of the minimalist business model as it allows you to distill your business down to the essentials. Mobile forms solutions – with their ability to help organizations cut costs and raise productivity – should be a key tool in any minimalist’s virtual toolkit.
Escape the brick-and-mortar confines – work from anywhere
Minimalism means freedom – freedom from clutter, freedom from headaches, and freedom from the office. Untether your employees (and yourself) from the desk. Go mobile to work from anywhere. You may not even need a physical base of operations. It may be harder to keep a watchful eye on your staff, but think of the cost savings. Opting out of the traditional office space and replacing it with a nearby Starbucks dramatically cuts down on your overhead. Your business can live in the Cloud – and ProntoForms seamlessly integrates with leading Cloud-based platforms. If you’re a field service organization, many of your employees already spend most of their time on the road. Right now, they probably have to come back to home base every now and then to pick up and drop off work orders and invoices. But if you equip them with a mobile solution, they can submit reports to your back-office system from anywhere in near real time.
Still need an office? Go mobile to cut down on square footage
For many businesses, it just isn’t possible to completely do away with a brick-and-mortar location. But this doesn’t mean you need to take over a multi-storey office complex. If you still need a physical location, shrink it.
Paperwork has to be stored somewhere. Your office may even have an entire room crammed with filing cabinets. But it’s possible for many organizations to mobilize their business processes for a 100 per cent paperless workflow – and reduce office space and overhead. Our customers have collectively saved $59.7M by eliminating the use and handling of paper forms.
Not every employee can work out of a coffee shop. Your billing department may need to stay at home base. But there’s no reason it can’t be lean and cost effective. A mobilized invoicing process cuts down on the time needed to prepare bills for customers, so there’s no need to hire dozens of staff members and rent expansive (and expensive) office space.
Don’t waste time on non-essential tasks
You might not be able to get rid of the eight-hour work day, but tightening up your processes can significantly reduce the amount of time needed to complete routine tasks and get more done without adding resources. Your road warriors probably spend much of their days driving to and from the office to pick up forms or special equipment they didn’t realize they needed, but ProntoForms allows them to quickly submit reports to the office (physical or virtual) with the touch of a button, and the dispatching function can outline exactly what’s needed to complete the tasks for each day. Contractors for Movers Specialty Service used to spend hours every night completing and faxing paperwork, but now, as soon as they leave a site, the office has already received their forms.
Minimalism demands mobility. Find out how ProntoForms can help you concentrate on the essentials and work more efficiently.
