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How do I stop doing paperwork every night after the shop closes?

The shop closes at 6. Your second job starts at 7. Here's how Nolavi works through it, the same way a good mechanic works on a car: find the concern, the cause, the correction, then verify the fix.

1

The concern

Every night Nate sat at the kitchen table matching invoices, counting the drawer and adding up time cards.

Table of nightly paperwork tasks for an auto repair shop owner and minutes each takes
About 90 minutes, every night.
2

The cause

None of his tools talked to each other, so every number had to be copied by hand from the shop system, the bank and the vendors.

Nolavi end of day list showing only one invoice that needs the shop owner
Only what needs you.
3

The correction

Nolavi connects to the shop system, bank and vendors. It matches bills, closes each day against the bank and adds up hours on its own. Nate only sees what needs him.

4

The verification

Nightly paperwork went from about 90 minutes to 5. The What needs you list shows 2 or 3 items a day instead of a pile.

Results of automating auto repair paperwork: from 90 minutes a night to 5
Evenings back.

How we work. We make changes like this for shops all the time, using each shop's own data. The numbers shown are examples.

Questions

Quick answers.

What paperwork can a shop owner automate?

Bill matching, daily closes, time cards and most reports. What's left is approving a few items.

Do I need new shop software?

No. Nolavi connects to the shop system, bank and vendors you already use.

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