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  • WiringByron's avatar
    WiringByron
    Jobber Ambassador

    Hey guys, I'll go first. I own Vancity Electric from you guessed it Vancouver British Columbia in Canada. We do a bit of everything but primarily smaller average job size jobs. I'm pretty obsessed with gross margin, jobber and automations. Happy to help out in anyway, cheers ! 

  • Hey guys interested to hear what you have done to make invoicing easier. Have you imputed every part (cuz we know there’s a lot) and have your crews build invoices or are you compiling parts from wholesaler bills to make up invoices? 

    • WiringByron's avatar
      WiringByron
      Jobber Ambassador
      1. Hey guys, so I have offloaded invoicing to our admin. Best thing I ever did. She's so up to date now. 
      2. Our quoted jobs just get invoiced as they are.
      3. Time and materials, the guys put their expenses in and she doubles them and adds to the invoice. (50% gross margin.) If they use van stock they leave a small list in a job form I've created and she takes that material, searches online for pricing and then adds to invoice. 
      4. I don't recommend having your crew invoice, let them be awesome electricians / admin can invoice from a computer screen. 

      If you want to chat more reach out anytime. Cheers! 

  • Blinz's avatar
    Blinz
    Contributor 2

    Good morning!!  All I am Brian Lindsey owner and president of Blackhawk Electric & Generators Inc. out in Illinois and hope I can connect and be helpful as well... Thank you 

  • Marc from The Electrical Works Ltd. based out of Toronto Canada, we use Jobber and Power Automate like it was the spoken Gospel.  Pleasure to meet you all!

  • WESLLC's avatar
    WESLLC
    Contributor 2

    In my first year as a business owner. Washington Electrical Services in Bonney Lake, WA. I'm looking forward to hearing all of your successes and failures that we can all learn from!

  • HVAC contractor looking at getting my electrical license, been doing everything from changing breakers, running conduit and electrical etc and can do pretty much anything electrical related to my trade.  Just dont mess with changing out panels, generators, solar etc.  How hard do you think it would be for me to learn the rest I'd need or to properly qualify?  I could take the California Contractors exam for electricians and pass it most likely, will pass the legal side obviously, I'm already a contractor, what are your thoughts?