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Practical Examples for Small Businesses

Screenshots use demo data — names, addresses and figures are made up; we don't show real client numbers. Each system below carries an honest status: what's already being rolled out, and what stayed a prototype.

Objecty — CRM for Construction & Renovation Companies (case study: Go Gridas)

Day-to-day work in the system

Start with what happens every day. The foreman enters the site, the work done, the area, the rate and the crew from a phone — right where the work happens. The data goes in once, and payouts are calculated automatically.

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Your business

The reports build themselves from that same data — no separate work required. Most small companies run on gut feel: it seems like Rīga brings the most work, that one crew performs better, that materials cost about this much. As long as the numbers live in someone's head and on paper, none of it can be checked. These nine reports answer questions that otherwise get answered by guesswork. The figures below come from a demo dataset, but the questions and the calculation logic are real.

Go Gridas rentabilitāte pa pilsētām
Where is the money actually made? Turnover on its own tells you nothing. In Rīga 41 jobs return 29.5%; in Jūrmala 7 jobs return 21.9%. Until those numbers are separated, ad budget and time get spread blindly. Split out, it shows where to push harder, where to raise prices, and what to walk away from.
Go Gridas naudas plūsma pa mēnešiem
Will there be enough cash next month? Profit on paper and money in the account are not the same thing. In February €22,156 came in while €34,881 went out to the crew — nearly €15,000 negative in a single month. A hole like that stays invisible until there is nothing to pay with. Broken down by month, it shows up early enough to move a purchase, ask for an advance, or not take on a job at that exact moment.
Go Gridas sezonalitāte pa sezonām
How seasonal is the business, really? 69% of yearly revenue happens in five summer months, the quiet season brings just 9%. Without that number it's hard to know how big a reserve to set aside before the season ends.
Go Gridas sezonalitāte pa mēnešiem
Which month to actually start preparing in? The gap between the strongest and weakest month is over 16x — June brings €403,014 a year, February just €24,563. With the month-by-month picture, staffing and materials can be scaled up ahead of time instead of reacting once orders already arrive.
Go Gridas uzkrātie ieturējumi pa darbiniekiem
How do you keep people through the slow season? The system automatically holds back 4–10% of every payout into a reserve, so that in winter there's something to pay staff from and they don't go looking for work elsewhere.
Go Gridas uzkrāto ieturējumu izmaksu vēsture
Does this actually work, or does it just look good on paper? The payout history shows real disbursements across several years — at Christmas, at the end of the autumn season, in the February off-season. It's not a theoretical calculation — the money reaches employees automatically every time.
Go Gridas darbinieku produktivitāte
How much does each worker actually produce? With one crew you can still keep everyone's output and deductions in your head. With two it gets tight; with three it stops working — and bonuses become a matter of relations rather than numbers. With output and payouts side by side, it shows who can take on more, who needs help, and whether a new hire is needed. That is exactly what lets the company grow past what one person can hold personally.
Go Gridas iztērētie materiāli
How much material to buy for next season? 541 entries across 12 material types and 74 sites — nobody keeps that in their head. When consumption is tied to job type and area, the season's purchasing can be calculated instead of guessed: less cash frozen in the warehouse, and fewer stoppages because material ran out mid-job.
Go Gridas cenu disciplīna
How much money leaks through unnoticed pricing deviations? For the same type of work (say, Estrich), the rate charged across sites ranges from €3.06 to €25.00 per m². With a handful of sites you can hold every price in your head — with 74 a year, you can't. The system automatically flags line items billed below 60% of that work type's average rate — 65 of them in this demo set. Without tracking, these gaps surface only at year-end, once it's too late to fix — with an alert, they can be caught while the job is still running.
A self-hosted CRM that tracks every job from start to payout — what work was done, at which property, by which crew, what was spent, what was earned, and what each employee gets paid.
Implementation complexity Medium
Can integrate with Other business systems and software
Status In development — first rollout being prepared
Who it fits: Construction and renovation businesses with one or more crews that need work, cost, and payout tracking in one place.
What problem it solves: Replaces scattered Excel sheets and paper records — all crew work, income, expenses, and payouts in one system.
Why this pays off: Nine reports answer questions you could otherwise only guess at — where the business actually makes money, whether there'll be enough cash next month, how seasonal revenue really is. Decisions about pricing, team size, and purchasing rest on numbers instead of gut feel.
What the system checks: It compares every line item against the average rate for that work type and flags the ones billed well below it. Without tracking, those gaps surface only at year-end, when it's too late to fix — with an alert, they get caught while the job is still running. On top of that: fewer payroll calculation mistakes and faster month-end closing. What that's worth in money depends on your volume; we won't promise figures we haven't measured at a client.
What it looks like in practice: The foreman records completed work through a 3-step wizard — property, work types, crew composition — and payouts are calculated automatically.
Why this is a strong investment: The system runs on your own server (self-hosted) and can grow with the business without rebuilding everything from scratch.

Expense Tracking App for Construction Companies

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A mobile app where site crews log expenses and receipts on location, and the office sees them immediately in one place without manual re-entry.
Implementation complexity Low
Can integrate with Construction company management system, accounting software
Status Client demo — at the moment not used in production
Who it fits: Construction companies that want to collect crew expenses quickly and see them in one place.
What problem it solves: It prevents lost receipts, removes manual re-entry, and speeds up expense reporting.
Why this pays off: Management sees costs sooner, and the office spends less time collecting data by hand.
Estimated impact: By our own calculation a 10-person team saves around 100 minutes a day on admin work. That's an estimate, not a measurement taken at a client.
What it looks like in practice: Staff enter the amount or attach a receipt on site, and the office sees it immediately.
Why this is a strong investment: Less time on paperwork, more time for customers and field work.

Tire Service Scheduler

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Turns incoming calls into bookings and shows workload, open slots, and demand in one system.
Implementation complexity Low
Can integrate with CRM, telephony, Google Sheets / Excel
Status Prototype — shows the range of work
Who it fits: Tire service centers, auto workshops, and businesses that book by phone.
What problem it solves: It reduces missed calls, booking mistakes, and empty time slots.
Why this pays off: More calls become real visits because customers are booked immediately.
Owner value: A clearer schedule, peak-hour visibility, and better shift planning.
How it helps day to day: Front-desk staff work faster, and managers see where capacity is tight.
Why this is a strong investment: Better return from the call volume you already have, without extra ad spend.

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