How it works
Every stage of the business, before and after, and what runs by itself.
1.Enquiry
- Before
- Specifications arrive on WhatsApp, by phone or at the counter, and live in the chat.
- With Finocket
- The enquiry becomes a lead with its follow-up date, and the specification goes straight onto an estimate.
Automated
- Follow-up nudges on open leads
- Dynamic QR scans on your own collateral are counted, and a lead from a form is credited to the scan
2.Quote
- Before
- A typed message or PDF with a lump-sum price.
- With Finocket
- An estimate with material, GSM, size, colours and finishing on each line, shared as a link the customer accepts online.
Automated
- Online acceptance with a typed name
- An accepted estimate can be converted to the invoice
3.Job card
- Before
- A paper docket travels with the sheets.
- With Finocket
- A work order with routing steps carries the job's quantity, start date and due date.
Automated
- Work-centre capacity shows which press is booked
4.Paper and ink purchase
- Before
- Paper is ordered by phone and the supplier's bill is the only record.
- With Finocket
- Purchase orders to suppliers, received against the order and converted to a bill, with stock updated.
Automated
- Low-stock alerts can draft a purchase order
- The purchase order converts to a bill in one tap
5.Production
- Before
- The run is tracked on the floor by word of mouth.
- With Finocket
- A production run records materials consumed and output produced against the work order.
Automated
- A production run draws down materials and adds finished goods
6.Delivery
- Before
- A handwritten challan, and the e-way bill raised separately if anyone remembers.
- With Finocket
- A delivery challan, with an e-way bill where the movement needs one.
Automated
- A sales order can be copied to a challan where that is switched on for your workspace
7.Billing
- Before
- A bill book or a spreadsheet invoice that says 'printing charges'.
- With Finocket
- A GST invoice with the HSN or SAC your item carries and the job's specification on each line.
Automated
- The sale posts to double-entry books the moment it is issued
8.GST
- Before
- The CA rebuilds the month from bills sent over.
- With Finocket
- GSTR-1 and GSTR-3B are prepared from your own invoices and purchases, with the 2B reconciliation.
Automated
- Returns build themselves from your invoices
- Whose paper it was is on every job for your CA
9.Collections
- Before
- Outstanding is a list in a notebook, chased by phone.
- With Finocket
- Receivables per customer with a UPI pay-now link on the invoice, and payments recorded against it.
Automated
- Pay-now link on the invoice
- Dunning reminders on overdue invoices (Business)
10.Accounts
- Before
- Expenses, job-worker bills and the bank statement are matched by the CA at year end.
- With Finocket
- Expenses with TDS, bank statement import and matching, all in the same books your CA reads.
Automated
- Bank statement lines matched to recorded payments
- TDS deducted against deposited, per quarter
11.Reporting
- Before
- The owner learns how the month went when the CA sends the numbers.
- With Finocket
- Cash flow, outstanding, profit and loss and the reports library, from the same books.
Automated
- Scheduled report emails