Vonigo

09/23/2026

A prospective franchisee was offered a large territory at a low price this month. They walked before seeing a single financial statement.

The reason: the franchisor's technology looked dated. After all, if the best-foot-forward presentation is out of date, what does that say about what's under the hood?

Candidate franchisees used to evaluate the brand, then the numbers, then the systems. Increasingly the systems come first because a franchisor running on dated tools is telling candidates something about how the next ten years will go.

If you're a franchisor: your operating platform is part of your recruitment pitch now, whether you present it that way or not. Centralized visibility, standardized workflows and cross-location reporting aren't back-office concerns. They're what candidates are reading as evidence you can support them.

What's the first thing a candidate sees when you show them how the business actually runs?

09/09/2026

"I would rather go to the dentist than change CRMs."

That's Rick Armstrong, owner of Furniture Medic Chicagoland, on why he's stuck with Vonigo for over 15 years. What started as a one-person operation has grown into a team of 10+ with a database of nearly 15,000 customers, and Vonigo has run every stage of that growth: leads, quotes, deposits, scheduling, and invoicing.

Watch Rick explain what's kept him loyal for a decade and a half:

Furniture Medic of Chicagoland has relied on Vonigo for 15+ years t...

08/28/2026

Last day of The Huge Convention. Don't miss your chance to win cash prizes from the Vonigo service software team! Come spin the money wheel at Vonigo Booth 718. Hope to see you there.

08/27/2026

The expo hall is open at The Huge Convention! Booth 718, cash prizes on the wheel, and the Vonigo service software team is ready to talk shop. Come find us.

08/26/2026

Vonigo service software is at The Huge Convention this week!

Find us with our sister company, Evolve Service Software, at Booth 718.

Expo hall opens tomorrow, August 27 at noon. Stop by and spin our money wheel for a chance to win cash prizes. See you there!

08/25/2026

For home service businesses, chasing past-due invoices yourself can cost you the customer.

That's why Vonigo partnered with A.R.M. Solutions: relationship-first collections, built into the same platform that books the job and sends the invoice.

Booked job to recovered revenue. One platform: https://www.vonigo.com/debt-collections-partner-arm-solutions/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=arm_launch

08/24/2026

Most franchise dashboards don't drive decisions. They just look busy.

Instead of asking "how much data do we have,” you should be asking "does it change what a franchisee does before 10am?"

Worth the read: https://www.franchising.com/articles/20260426_decisions_not_dashboards_data_is_only_powerful_if_it_changes_behavior.html

08/21/2026

"We consolidated and cut software costs 40%."

"We consolidated, the grass wasn't greener, and we spent more band-aiding three tools together."

Both real operators. Same week. Same thread. Switching isn't free. Ask what breaks, not just what it costs.

08/20/2026

If you run a home service business and you're not going to The Huge Convention this year, you're leaving growth on the table. Vonigo at Booth #718. Aug 26–28 · https://thehugeconvention.com/

08/19/2026

Booking software that gets you the job. Collections software that gets you paid. Now under one roof.

Vonigo handles scheduling, dispatch, invoicing, and reporting. A.R.M. Solutions handles the past-due invoices you don't have time to chase.

Together, that's the full loop: booked job to recovered revenue, with less manual work in between.

See what this looks like for your business. Link in the comments.

https://www.vonigo.com/debt-collections-partner-arm-solutions/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=arm_launch