To have a highly successful pool and spa business, you need to start with efficiently and effectively managing your business operations. Investing in a software solution can maximize profits! With the right business management software, you can achieve an all-in-one solution that will streamline processes and improve staff communication.

More and more pool and spa businesses are making the switch to industry specific software to meet their needs. Results show that business management software can provide solutions to a company’s most substantial parts of their business, including inventory control, internal communication, mobile access to data, scheduling control and compliance with payment standards.

The success of your business depends on selecting the best business management software solution partner in the pool and spa industry. With the growing number of software products on the market, it is critical to choose a solution that meets your specific business standards. The best software solutions should allow you to:

1. Have mobile access in real time. As a business owner or manager, having access to view employee schedules and customer information is crucial to making informed decisions. Mobile applications provide access to inventory information such as quantity and location of inventory within your business. Viewing the business financials remotely allows business owners to have access to the most current finical information.
2. Accept payments in your retail store with EMV terminals or security from your mobile device, so that you can stay PCI compliant. Failure to be PCI compliant can not only lead to data compromise but can also lead to loss of customer trust and legal action against the business.
3. Provide customers with the convenience of paying invoices online. Customers in this day and age have come to expect the ability of paying their invoices online. Ensure your next software system offers features that will allow customers to receive invoices electronically with a portal where customers can log in to pay invoices online.
4. Integrate to pool & spa industry vendors to eliminate duplicate purchase ordering and input of inventory. Using software that directly integrates with vendors allows users to import inventory and pricing saving loads of time.
5. Have access to ongoing customer support and training, so that you can have the reassurance that you need to keep you successful in your growth. Inquire about the costs for the training and find out what is included with the startup training. What is the turnaround time for support services and what is the typical support procedure. All of this will be important after the purchase.

As with any major business decision, consult with other pool and spa professionals to gain valuable feedback and help you to make the most informed choice possible. Most importantly, do your own research and see what some of the business customer referrals and online reviews have to say.