An end to paper chaos in Horb

Horb am Neckar is just under half an hour from my desk. Close enough to come by when something goes wrong — and not only next week.

Why businesses in Horb rarely have a software problem

Horb am Neckar is shaped by manufacturing and the trades. Suppliers, metalwork, construction and fit-out, plus farming and hospitality in the outlying districts. Businesses where the actual work happens outside or in the workshop — and the admin runs alongside.

When I talk to businesses like that, the starting point is almost never “we need new software”. It is “the job sheet has gone missing again” or “I only find out at invoicing time how many hours we actually put in”.

Those are not IT problems. They are process problems that technology can solve — but only after somebody has understood what the process really looks like. That is why I do not start with a quote but with an appointment at your place.

Typical points where things jam in Horb

What I encounter most often in manufacturing and trades businesses.

The job sheet as a bottleneckIt gets written, taken along, comes back crumpled — or not at all. Everything downstream depends on that one piece of paper.
Hours recorded after the factAt the end of the month somebody reconstructs who was where and for how long. What comes out is an estimate. And estimates in the customer's favour are expensive.
Materials without an overviewWhatever is in stock is known by whoever looked last. Ordering happens when something is missing — that is, too late.
Site photos in a chat historyDocumentation exists, but it sits in the chat instead of with the job. When it is needed, somebody spends half an hour searching.
Invoices going out too lateBecause what was delivered has to be pieced together first. Every week of delay is a week later that money reaches the account.

What pays off quickly in Horb businesses

Three places where the effort is small and the effect is immediate.

The job digital instead of on paper

The job is on the phone, ticked off on site, photos attach directly to it. Nothing gets lost, nothing gets retyped.

Record hours where they happen

Two taps on site instead of reconstruction at the end of the month. The invoice is correct and can go out earlier.

Delivery notes read automatically

Photographing is enough. Quantity, item and price land in the system, you only check instead of typing.

How it works in practice

First a free 30-minute call. Then, if it fits, an analysis at your business: I walk along, watch and ask questions. That takes two to four hours depending on size and also costs nothing.

What you get afterwards is an assessment with figures: where how many hours a week are tied up and how much of that can realistically be resolved. Even if that number is small — then I tell you a project is not worth it.

If it is worth it, you get a written quote with a fixed scope and a fixed price. No timesheets, no surprise at the end.

If you want a rough order of magnitude up front: the potential check works it out for you in five minutes, without sign-up.

Questions from practice

Horb is in the Freudenstadt district — do you even work there?

Yes. District boundaries do not matter to me, driving time does. Horb and the surrounding villages are reachable in just under half an hour, which works well.

My people are not tech-savvy. Is that a problem?

That is the single most important point and I plan for it from the start. Anything that cannot be operated with gloves on and in bright sunlight will not be used — and then the whole project was pointless.

Does it work without internet on the building site?

Yes, it can be built so that entries are stored locally and synchronised later. Please mention it in the first call though, because it clearly affects how the system is built.

What happens to our data?

It stays yours. Hosting in the EU, GDPR-compliant, and you get access and export. If we stop working together at some point, you take everything with you.

How quickly can we start?

The first call usually within a week. What follows depends on scope — a first usable version normally exists within days.

Let's talk about your processes

30 minutes, free, no strings attached. Afterwards you know whether it is worth it — and if it is not, I say so.