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Admin Time ROI Calculator

Every hour spent on phone bookings, manual invoices, and paperwork is an hour you're not earning. See what manual admin actually costs your business — and what automation gives back.

Manual admin costs per year

Automation saves per year

Hours recovered per year

SBM Portal's plans start at $29.99 CAD/month — a fraction of what manual admin costs most businesses every single week.

How to cut admin time at your business

  1. Move booking online — customers book themselves 24/7 from a real-time availability calendar. No phone tag, no double bookings.
  2. Automate confirmations and reminders — SMS and email go out 24 hours and 1 hour before every appointment without anyone lifting a finger.
  3. Send digital invoices with online payment — invoices generate from completed work orders and customers pay by card or Interac in one click.
  4. Keep customer and vehicle history in one place — stop digging through paper files and spreadsheets for service history.
  5. Automate follow-ups — review requests, rebooking nudges, and no-show follow-ups send themselves.

Frequently asked questions

How much time do small businesses spend on admin work?

Surveys consistently show small business owners spend 10 to 20 hours per week on administrative tasks like scheduling, invoicing, and paperwork. For service businesses taking phone bookings, scheduling alone can consume 5 to 10 hours weekly.

How much of admin work can be automated?

An all-in-one management platform typically automates around 70% of routine admin: online booking replaces phone tag, automatic invoices replace manual billing, and reminder messages replace follow-up calls. The remaining work is the exceptions that genuinely need a human.

What should I automate first?

Start with whatever touches customers most often: online booking, automated confirmations and reminders, and digital invoicing with online payment. These three alone usually recover the majority of admin hours and pay for the software many times over.