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Posted on December 12, 2019, by Progressive Printing Team

What is an Invoice?

An invoice is essentially a bill. Invoices are a professional document that denotes a transaction between business owner and client. Invoices come in a variety of ways including electronic, app-based, carbonless pads, or personalized invoice books. Furthermore, there are many different types of invoicing including: Standard, Interim, Pro Forma, Commercial, Recurring, Final and Past Due. While all of these contain the same specific elements, they can come in many shapes, sizes as well as styles. Do you know which style is the right fit for you?

Invoicing 101

There is much to learn about this subject before plunging head first into the business world. In addition to the types of forms mentioned above, there are also many pitfalls to avoid. Conditions of payments, when to hire a lawyer, and the future of these paper trails will effect the choices you make.

To help you navigate this expansive world of invoicing, we’ve created a in-depth guide that covers the following key elements:

• What is Invoicing?
• The Anatomy of a form
• Payment Terms
• Types of forms
• Methods for Payment
• Formats 
• How Apps are Changing the Game
• Simple Templates
• How to Prevent Not Being Paid
• What Happens When Payments Aren’t Invoiced?
• The Future of Invoicing

Want to learn more about invoicing? Read our full guide to invoicing right here!

Posted on March 14, 2019, by Progressive Printing Team

Starting a plumbing business is probably easier than finding a slab leak and much more rewarding. You get to make your own decisions, decide what kind of jobs to do and you get to delegate who cleans out the clogged pipes! It’s a dirty job but someone else can do it!

However, when you’re the boss you are now responsible for every aspect of the business. Failure depends on how well you’re able to plan ahead, your understanding of finances and laws, ability to market yourself and your skills and experiences.

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Opening a new business is stressful. You’ve probably already checked off some very important things to do before starting your business like find an office location or mulling over your business plan at least a hundred times.

There are so many little details to gather before you open your doors. But what about those small but very important printed materials that are essential in day to day operations? Forgetting you needed a specific invoice or something as important as business envelopes could add unnecessary stress.

Before you open your doors, there are 4 things to get printed before opening a contracting business:

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Being business owners ourselves, we want to take time to help our customers get the most out of their work experience. Printit4less is a leading source of HVAC forms, maintenance contracts, business card & printed supplies. As a result of years of working & helping HVAC contractors, we have gained some valuable experience that we would like to share with you.

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