22 articles tagged with Business Growth
Your first ops hire shouldn't inherit permitting from an inbox and four spreadsheets. What to set up before day one, from job records to permit status.
Matt Franklin
October 19, 2026
Expanding into a second state means new licensing, AHJs and utility queues. How to run both territories in one workflow instead of two parallel processes.
Matt Franklin
October 14, 2026
The ten tools a US solar installer with 10 staff or more actually shortlists, what each is best for, how each prices, and where each stops once a job moves into permits, interconnection and inspections.
Matt Franklin
October 4, 2026
Jobber works well for general trades. Here's an honest look at the alternatives when solar, heat pump, or EV charger work pushes you past what it can handle.
Ben Clarke
September 10, 2026
Most install businesses cost jobs from the quote, not from what was spent. Where the gap opens up, and what accurate job costing needs in practice.
Alex Simon
August 25, 2026
How Payaca's live profit forecast in the proposal builder helps clean tech installers stop mispriced jobs from going out the door.
Matt Franklin
July 13, 2026
Bulk-bought stock used to land its whole cost on one unlucky project. Payaca's Stock Locations, now live on every account, hold it at real weighted average cost until a job actually uses it.
Matt Franklin
July 13, 2026
US solar installers don't have one national permitting clock - they have as many as they have AHJs. Here's what that variance actually costs a growing install business, backed by NREL data.
Matt Franklin
July 10, 2026
EV charger install businesses live or die on throughput. A practical operational playbook for teams running 40+ installs a month - scheduling density, quote speed, mobile field completion, and keeping margin tight as volume grows.
Jamie Duncan
April 28, 2026
Salesforce, HubSpot, and ServiceTitan weren't built for clean tech. Here's what happens when installers switch to a purpose-built platform.
Matt Franklin
April 4, 2026
The main ServiceTitan alternatives for US solar installers are JobNimbus, Scoop Solar, Jobber, Salesforce and Payaca. What each is best for, and where each stops.
Matt Franklin
March 25, 2026
Ben Clarke, Account Executive at Payaca with 10+ years in field service management, explains why solar businesses keep abandoning Salesforce and generic CRMs - and what actually works instead.
Ben Clarke
March 10, 2026
The US is adding a record 86 GW of new power capacity in 2026, led by solar and battery storage. But the residential market is restructuring fast. Here's where demand is headed, which states are hottest, and what growing installers need to do now.
Matt Franklin
March 4, 2026
The solar companies that thrive in 2026 won't just install panels. Here's how leading installers are diversifying into home energy companies with recurring revenue, adjacent services, and new business models.
Ben Clarke
February 27, 2026
Jamie Duncan, Head of Customer Operations at Payaca, shares what separates thriving renewable energy businesses from those that stall out. Structured onboarding, AI tools like Agent Dave, and a willingness to embrace change.
Jamie Duncan
February 26, 2026
A practical guide to the software options for EV charger installation businesses. Covers the difference between charger management and installer management, compares tools from spreadsheets to purpose-built platforms, and explains what to look for as you scale.
Jamie Duncan
February 14, 2026
A practical comparison of CRM and business software options for heat pump installation companies. Covers generic CRMs, HVAC field service tools, and purpose-built clean tech platforms.
Joe Gravestock
February 13, 2026
Battery storage installers have unique operational needs that generic field service tools don't address. We compare the software options available, from spreadsheets and solar-specific tools to purpose-built clean tech platforms.
Jamie Duncan
February 12, 2026
Which platforms solar companies actually run, and what breaks as you scale past 15 installs a month. CRM, field service, design tool imports, and compliance.
Ben Clarke
February 11, 2026
Grow a heating and air conditioning business in 12 steps: service agreements for recurring revenue, pricing for margin, hiring, and the systems that let you scale past owner-led operations.
Ben Clarke
February 10, 2026
Ben Clarke, an Account Executive at Payaca with over a decade of field service management experience, argues that renewable energy businesses suffer when using generic CRM software designed for other industries.
Ben Clarke
December 19, 2024
This article weighs up the reasons why you should consider investing in a CRM, including signs that you need it and what type of solution to look for.
Felix Rusby
January 20, 2024