Sell products, sell services, or both
Most small businesses do some of each — a store that also installs and repairs, a trade that also sells the parts. UpChannels runs both models in one system. Pick the page closest to how yours runs, one of 18.
Businesses that sell products
Stock, serial numbers, margins, and getting the item to the customer — showroom, warehouse and delivery in one system.
- Appliance StoreSerial units, delivery & install
- Bike StoreRepairs, tune-ups & parts
- Clothing StoreSizes, colors & returns
- Electronics StoreSerial units, returns & repairs
- Furniture StoreSpecial orders, deposits & delivery
- Garden StoreSeasonal plants & supplies
- Gift StoreSeasonal stock, tags & regulars
- Jewelry StoreRepairs, custom work & tags
- Liquidation StoreFast intake, grading & pricing
Businesses that sell services
Jobs, crews and calendars — quoting, scheduling, dispatch, and the parts each visit uses, on the same books.
The page for service businesses- Appliance RepairParts, warranty claims & dispatch
- Cleaning ServicesRecurring schedules & crews
- Contractor ServicesQuotes, crews & job costs
- Electrical ServicesQuotes, crews & materials
- Handyman ServicesQuotes, parts & jobs
- HVAC ServicesDispatch, maintenance & equipment
- Lawn CareRecurring visits & crews
- Plumbing ServicesEmergency calls & flat-rate pricing
- Tree CareQuotes, crews & job photos
- Next tradesGarage door, pest control, pool, locksmith, window cleaning, painting
Do both? So do most of the businesses we run.
- An appliance store that delivers and installs
- A jeweler who repairs and does custom work
- A bike shop with tune-ups and parts
- An HVAC company that sells the unit and services it
- An appliance repair shop with a parts counter
The sale, the job, the parts it used and the delivery sit on one customer record and one set of books. A field-service tool runs the jobs and not the stock; a retail point of sale runs the stock and not the jobs. This is the page neither can write.
Don't see your business type?
The pages above are starting points, not limits — the same platform underneath adapts to most retail and service operations. Tell us how yours runs and we'll show you the closest fit.
The product moves faster than this page. UpChannels ships updates most weeks, so a description here can lag what is already in the software. Where the two disagree, the running product is the current version — tell us if you find one and we will correct the page.
Ready to run your
whole business on one system?
Start your free trial today. No credit card required.
One system for the counter, the schedule, the truck and the books. A team to build the website, run the ads and take the busywork off you. Start with the trial, or let us walk you through it first.
