How Technology Can Be a Solution to a Creative Business

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Often, a business starts with a creative idea that catches on in the market. Creativity is essential to any business, in order to distinguish it from the competition.

However, when a business grows, the time and room for creativity can diminish fast. As the orders increase, administrative tasks and office hassles increase as well. Therefore, it can be beneficial for owners of creative businesses to use technology to their benefit. Implementing technology to reduce administrative tasks is full of benefits, as you will read in this article.

Technological Benefits

Technology can support a creative business in many ways. By implementing a business platform with no-code applications, like the one of Triggre, they will save time and effort in the administrative part. In this article, we will discuss four ways in which technology eases the life of a creative business owner:

1. Order Management: As the number of orders is increasing, an order management tool becomes indispensable. First and foremost, this order management tool gives insights into contracts, orders and deliveries at all times. Moreover, it can include a portal, in which suppliers and customers can interact with each other. Also, it gives insights into the status of pricing plans and orders. Another benefit an order management tool can bring to a company is being able to provide reports to get a quick insight into the actualities.

2. Progress Reporting: When many orders are created simultaneously, insights into the order process are important for the business and its customers. A progress reporting tool gives a report of the actual status, supported by data and graphs. Moreover, stakeholders can be added to the tool, which for example allows customers to get insights into the actual status of their order.

3. Data Management: Data insights are the root of optimizing the performance of the business. However, data analysis often seems a complicated or creativity-killing task. Implementing a data management tool will make the life of a creative business owner easier, by providing reports, graphs and documents on the data that is most important to the company.

4. Compliance Automation: If a company wants to get the most out of automation, a compliance automation tool is exactly what they need. This tool automates tasks leading to a smart scheduled process. Also, it saves time on documenting and reporting, by automating it. This means less time spent on administrative tasks, and more time left for the creative side of the business. Click here to get more information about the tools.

The Case of the Sustainable Home Manufacturer

An example of a creative business that benefited from the implementation of a business platform can be found in a manufacturing company of sustainable modular homes. As this business increased in growth, their current system did not work anymore. Before implementing the business platform, they worked with several spreadsheets that had to be updated manually. This led to many mistakes and delays in the ordering process.

The manufacturer chose to implement the business platform of Triggre, because they liked that the tool could be adapted to the company’s wishes. A few examples of tools they chose to use are a project management tool, an order traceability system and a calendar of purchase orders. After implementing Triggre, the company can prevent mistakes and focus on the creative side of its business again.

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