Archive - October 2018

By: Jim Greatorex, Vice President, VGM Live at Home I realize the Heartland Conference is more than eight months away (June 10-12, 2019), but we are NOW looking for speakers with home accessibility topics for the 2019 conference. Our theme this year is “Forward Thinking.” With technology advances, the way we do business and reach our market will continually evolve, and we need to stay ahead of the curve. We are looking for members who wish to share best practices, panel discussions,...

We know people want a safer home. And with an aging population, we know demand is growing. But the simple fact is, homeowners are still confused by industry jargon, cheap knock-off products, and the occasional less-than-honest contractor. That means it is up to us – the leaders of this industry – to guide the way. Now more than ever, homeowners need our help to provide real solutions and solid advice on how to achieve their goals. That’s the Bestbath® approach. While...

Since 1999, Actsoft’s Mobile Resource Management (MRM) solutions have evolved from simple courier software to a very specialized, yet easy-to-use combination of wireless and GPS technology that provides an incredible array of data collection and management tools, tailored to virtually every industry with employees in the field. No matter the size of your business or which wireless carrier you prefer, our software is compatible. Every day, Actsoft’s Encore powers thousands of businesses...

By Jim Greatorex, Vice President, VGM Live at Home On Sept. 17, we released an upgrade to the Home Assessment Software that will improve the user experience and function. The upgrades include: Reporting on assessments by payers Changed drag and drop feature to be movable only by hamburger bars on left side of modules Changed fields in measurements from four fields to three Quotes add tax to items and auto calculate Added a whole quote section to document and sum prices Added...