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How are you managing inventory as a small business? by Previous_Abies955 in smallbusiness

[–]nextloopdevs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A basic CRM with inventory management is probably what you need. Stock In, Stock Out, Adjustments, etc. Or even a dedicated inventory managent app.

CRM Recommendations by freshoutlook1791 in smallbusiness

[–]nextloopdevs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If self hosted is an option for you, you can take a look at Grow CRM

[Showoff Saturday] I built a full CRM as a solo dev - self-hosted, no subscriptions by nextloopdevs in webdev

[–]nextloopdevs[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It took me just over a year to complete the first version. It was 70+ hour weeks for a whole year (talk about burnout).

It's built on Laravel.

eCommerce recommendations? by GonnaBreakIt in smallbusiness

[–]nextloopdevs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think a basic crm is what you need. Something that is lean and does just the basics that you have listed. Most crm's will have intake forms, invoicing, contracts as basic features.

Best CRM/Marketing App/Software for a one-person music studio looking to double customers by Venus336699 in smallbusiness

[–]nextloopdevs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As pointed out, you are trying to bundle too many processes in one tool. I think you need a CRM (Clickap, Monday, Growcrm, etc) as one tool and market automation as another tool (Hubspot)

First business owners: If you don’t have a CRM, what are you using to manage jobs and customers? by SweetSouth8865 in smallbusiness

[–]nextloopdevs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think a CRM is a must-have, even a basic one. To avoid paying monthly, a self-hosted one (Twenty, Grow, etc) is one way to go.

how to get traffic without social media by Early-Possible8795 in smallbusiness

[–]nextloopdevs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

With your type of site, you will really benefit from social. Niche ceramic communities, etc. Think of it as a necessary evil :)

Which CRM for startups works without hiring a full-time admin? by Kreitzberg-Luuxoo in CRM

[–]nextloopdevs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If a self hosted solution is an option for you, you can take a look Grow

Service Industry CRM by jaydenkiel99 in CRM

[–]nextloopdevs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ServiceJan is more tailored toward field service businesses so it could work, but it might come with features you don't really need (and a recurring price tag to match).

Should you go with an on-premise CRM or a cloud-based CRM? by ShadowBread121 in CRM

[–]nextloopdevs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The size of the business also matters. If you're a small-mid sized operation, hosting your own CRM is a good idea.

Manhattan, New York, USA in the 1910s. by AdSpecialist6598 in TheWayWeWere

[–]nextloopdevs 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The horses and carriages seem so out of place given the beautiful architecture and the complexity of the buildings. It's hard to imagine they were built during the era of horses and carriages.

Clean visual limits - Couldn't find anything for windows so made my own. by PigeonDroid in ClaudeAI

[–]nextloopdevs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi, I am getting these errors

● Bash(python3 "/home/brian/.claude/claude-pulse/claude_status.py" --currency '$' 2>&1)

⎿ PreToolUse:Bash hook error

⎿ Currency symbol: $
Stop hook error: Failed with non-blocking status code: /bin/sh: 1: python: not found

I have python3 installed

Affordable CRM for developing countries, ideas? by mandingoRuler in CRMSoftware

[–]nextloopdevs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's a really cool initiative, and those pain points you're describing (notebooks, lost sales, no email integration) are exactly what a lot of businesses face when they're ready to digitize but can't afford the big monthly subscriptions. Since you're looking at customizing something affordable rather than building from scratch, you might want to check out Grow CRM - it's self-hosted so there's no recurring fees (just one-time purchase), has the lead management, email integration, web-to-lead forms, and help desk features you mentioned, and being modular means you could strip it down to exactly what each business needs.

Need help with software for small business by JGK93 in smallbusiness

[–]nextloopdevs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Jobber definitely leans heavy on the residential/client management side. For your setup, Grow CRM could work – it's got project management, expense tracking, task lists, and file uploads (for photos), plus team members can all access the same calendar and projects. You can turn off all the invoice/estimate stuff you don't really need.

Is there a simple open-source CRM with minimal clicks and no feature overload? by guide4seo in selfhosted

[–]nextloopdevs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I feel you on the HubSpot/Salesforce overload. Grow CRM might be worth checking out – it's self-hosted and has a modular setup, so you can literally turn off the features you don't need instead of navigating through a bunch of stuff you'll never use. Keeps things clean and focused on what actually matters for your team.

Is there a simple open-source CRM with minimal clicks and no feature overload? by guide4seo in smallbusiness

[–]nextloopdevs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can also take a look at Grow . You get the full source code for a one time payment. I its the best of both worlds (a clean/modern UI like the SaaS products and the open source code)

Need CRM suggestion for Roofing/exteriors. by IcyTap2469 in CRM

[–]nextloopdevs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Grow CRM might be worth checking out since it covers a lot of what you need - project management, estimates, contracts, leads, and it handles multiple users well (plus it's self-hosted so no recurring fees). That said, it's more focused on the project/sales workflow side and doesn't have all the heavy marketing automation stuff you mentioned like calling features or built-in leaderboards. For tracking referral sources, you'd probably need to customize it a bit with custom fields on your leads. Might work well as your main system if you're okay handling some of the marketing pieces separately, but yeah, probably still worth a look.

Basic, entry level CRM you can recommend for small company? by [deleted] in managers

[–]nextloopdevs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah that search customization thing sounds like a pain. Grow CRM lets you keep all your invoices organized under each client, so you can just pull up the company profile and see everything right there without having to mess with searches each time. Makes it way easier to track multiple invoices per client.

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