Unifying Operations
Sector-Specific Blueprint

Run more jobs with less time in the office

Most trade businesses in Australia are still quoting in spreadsheets, scheduling on whiteboards, and chasing payments by phone. Begin360 puts your jobs, your team, and your finances into one system—so you can focus on the work, not the paperwork.

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Reduction in time spent on admin, quoting, and invoicing after implementation

80

Average reduction in time to get paid after switching to digital invoicing.

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Typical time to get fully up and running

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Sound Familiar?

The frustrations every trade business knows

Whether you're an electrician, plumber, HVAC technician, or builder — these are the operational bottlenecks we hear most from trade businesses across Australia.

Analyzing Operational Voids...

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Quoting takes way too long and accuracy is a gamble.

Building quotes manually from scratch leads to inconsistency and hours of unpaid office work. Without a standardized system, you risk underquoting jobs or losing projects because your response time was too slow.

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Scheduling is a mess of double-bookings and gaps.

Coordinating technicians across multiple jobs using whiteboards or calendars is pure chaos. When one job runs over, the whole day collapses—leaving customers waiting and your team frustrated.

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We're waiting weeks to get paid after a job is done.

Invoices that are sent late or contain errors lead to massive payment delays. You can have your busiest month on record but still struggle to meet payroll because your cash is trapped in "pending" status.

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We never know if we have the right parts on the van.

Technicians arriving on-site without essential materials means wasted travel time and double-handling. Tracking inventory across multiple service vehicles and job sites is nearly impossible without a real-time system.

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I don't actually know which jobs are making money.

Business is busy, but "busy" doesn't always mean profitable. Without seeing the true margin on every job after labour, materials, and travel are accounted for, you might be repeating your most expensive mistakes.

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Compliance paperwork is scattered and disorganized.

Certificates, WHS documentation, and sign-offs are buried in emails or filing cabinets. Finding the right record during a dispute or a safety audit becomes a high-stress scavenger hunt.

The Solution Engine

And how Begin360 fixes it!

We implement an ERP built around how trade and field service businesses actually run — from quoting in the office to signing off on site. Here are the three things that make the biggest difference.

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Numbers
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Stock
03
Compliance
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01 — Run Your Jobs Better

From quote to completion, every job in one place

Job Schedule — Today, 8 May 4 active TECHNICIAN 8AM 10AM 12PM 2PM Jake M. Electrician Panel Upgrade 15 Maple St · #J2841 Safety Inspect. CBD Office · #J2849 Priya K. Electrician New Build Rough-in 42 Thornton Ave · #J2836 Open Connor B. Apprentice Assisting Jake 15 Maple St · #J2841 ⚠ New job request received Emergency switchboard fault — Priya available from 2PM · Assign? 3 quotes awaiting approval ✓ 2 invoices sent today

When your quotes, schedules, job cards, and site notes all live in the same system, nothing falls through the cracks. Your office team and your field team always know exactly what's happening and where.

Quote faster using pre-built templates with standard rates
Schedule technicians on a live drag-and-drop calendar
Send job details to field phones — no calls needed
Capture site notes, photos, and signatures digitally
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02 — Know Your Job Costs

See exactly which jobs make money and which don't

Job Costing — #J2841 Panel Upgrade In Progress COST ITEM QUOTED ACTUAL Labour (Jake + Connor, 6h) $720 $780 +$60 Materials (switchboard, cable) $340 $318 -$22 Travel & vehicle $80 $80 Total cost $1,140 $1,178 +$38 Job value (quoted) $1,850 Estimated margin 36.3% Labour running 8% over estimate — review before invoicing

Every job has a budget. We give you live cost tracking against your quote so you can see trouble coming and act before it's too late.

Track labour, materials, and subs against each job
See job profitability in real time, not just at the end
Compare actual vs quoted costs across job history
Identify which technicians are most profitable
03
03 — Get Paid Faster

Invoice the moment the job is done, not days later

Invoicing & Cash Flow Invoiced (May) $42.8k Collected (May) $38.1k Outstanding $4.7k Outstanding invoices INV-0291 · Smithfield Cafe $1,850 7 days INV-0288 · R. Thornton $980 Overdue INV-0284 · BlueSky Dev $1,870 14 days OD ✓ Reminder sent automatically to BlueSky Dev at 9:00 AM today Avg. time to pay: 8 days ↓ 11 days faster than before

The gap between finishing a job and sending the invoice is where cash flow dies. When your technician can trigger an invoice automatically, you get paid sooner.

Invoice from a completed job card — no re-entry
Progress billing for larger projects and milestones
Automated payment reminders for clients
Live cash flow view of what is coming in
— WHAT'S INCLUDED —

Everything your trade business needs, in one place

We configure the modules that make sense for how your business works. Each module links to its own page where you can learn more about how it works in practice.

The Begin360 Process

How we get you
up and running

A structured path from discovery to a fully operational system. No surprises, no projects that drag on with no end in sight.

PHASE_01

Free Discovery Session

We sit down with you to understand how your business works, what's causing pain, and what a good outcome looks like. No commitment needed.

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Platform & Scope

We recommend the right ERP for your size and budget, and give you a clear scope with honest timelines and pricing before anything starts.

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Build & Configure

We set up the system around your products, processes, and suppliers—not a generic template. Your team is involved throughout the process.

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Training & Go-Live

We train your team hands-on and stay close during go-live. Once you're up and running, we're available for support whenever you need us.

PRIMARY_RECOMMENDATION

Odoo

Highly flexible, strong F&B modules, and excellent value for growing Australian businesses.

BEST FOR: Growing businesses needing flexibility

MYOB Acumatica

Built for Australia with local support.

FIT: Mid-sized businesses

SAP Business One

Deep production & traceability.

FIT: Complex manufacturing

NetSuite

Scalable cloud ERP & reporting.

FIT: Fast-growing startups

Xero + Add-ons

Practical lower-cost start.

FIT: Small businesses
Platforms

We find what fits you.

We work across the leading platforms used by Australian trade businesses — from full ERP systems to field service management tools. We’ll recommend what genuinely fits your size and the way you work.

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From Our Clients

What Trade & Field Service
Businesses Say

Stories from Australian electricians, plumbers, and other trade business owners who've made the switch.

"I used to spend Sunday nights doing the week's invoicing. Now it gets done the second the job is finished — by whoever's on site. We're getting paid an average of two weeks faster, and I've got my Sundays back."

Director
Electrical Contracting Business, Brisbane

"We always knew some jobs weren't profitable but we couldn't tell which ones. The job costing showed us our maintenance contracts were barely breaking even. We repriced them and the business completely changed."

Owner
HVAC & Refrigeration, Melbourne

"Scheduling used to be a whiteboard and a lot of phone calls. Now the team gets notified on their phones, they can see their jobs for the day, and changes happen automatically. We fit more jobs in every week."

Operations Manager
Plumbing Business, Sydney

"Our field techs used to hate "the system." Begin360 changed that by making the mobile app actually useful for them. They get their schedules, log their parts, and move to the next job without the usual double-handling of paperwork."

Service Manager
Fire & Safety Services, Perth

Still Have
Questions?

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This is the most common concern we hear, and the honest answer is: it depends on the setup. We configure the field-facing side to be simple — technicians typically only need to view their jobs, log time, and complete a checklist. If it's not easy to use on a phone, your team won't use it, so we build with that front of mind.

Not necessarily. In some cases we integrate what you have rather than replacing it. We'll look at your current setup and tell you honestly whether it makes more sense to connect your existing tools or move to a single platform. There's no agenda either way.

Yes. Most trade businesses we work with have a mix of all three. The system handles reactive service calls, quoted project work, and recurring maintenance schedules differently, because they need to be billed and tracked differently.

We can configure document and certification tracking for your team — including expiry alerts for licences and trade cards. For WHS, we typically connect with your existing WHS system or configure basic digital forms within the ERP, depending on your requirements.

Generally 2 to 3 months. Larger operations with multiple branches or complex contract work may take longer. We clean up your customer list, migrate open jobs, and ensure the mobile app is tailored to your technicians before we flip the switch.

It depends on your team size, the platform we recommend, and the complexity of your workflows. We give you a transparent, fixed-scope quote before work starts — no hourly billing surprises and no ongoing retainer you didn't agree to.

Absolutely. We provide hands-on training tailored to different roles — from technicians logging materials in the field to office managers running job-profitability reports — ensuring your whole business is self-sufficient from day one.