Insights for Service Businesses

Feature Update

Scheduling Controls for Field Service Teams

See appointment history in the business timezone, confirm schedule changes deliberately, preserve the intended contact, and get clearer calendar recovery behavior.

Local Business Pro Team 6 min read Published Aug 3, 2026 Released Aug 3, 2026

Feature Update

August 2026 Local Business Pro Updates

A high-signal look at Local Business Pro’s August 2026 migration, automation, invoicing, payment, scheduling, contact, and estimate-workflow improvements.

Local Business Pro Team 7 min read Published Aug 3, 2026 Released Aug 3, 2026

Feature Update

Feature Update: Clearer Card, Cash, ACH, and Stripe Surcharge Choices

Present configured card and cash/ACH pricing consistently, and use a separate eligible Stripe surcharge flow with an authoritative quote and customer acknowledgment.

Local Business Pro Team 6 min read Published Aug 3, 2026 Released Aug 3, 2026

Feature Update

Contact Import Recovery and Faster Customer Context

Bring supported CSV and XLSX contact files through stricter parsing and recoverable queue handling, then open the resolved contact directly from conversation details.

Local Business Pro Team 6 min read Published Aug 3, 2026 Released Aug 3, 2026

Feature Update

Estimate Workflow Safeguards for Contractors

Get a clearer guard before leaving unsaved estimate work, with stronger limits around inappropriate customer-facing edits once an estimate has been viewed.

Local Business Pro Team 5 min read Published Aug 3, 2026 Released Aug 3, 2026

Feature Update

Invoice Defaults That Make Payment Expectations Clear

Set business-level defaults for eligible new invoices—payment methods, terms, reminders, titles, and partial-payment settings—without rewriting invoice history.

Local Business Pro Team 7 min read Published Aug 3, 2026 Released Aug 3, 2026

Feature Update

AI Automations for Building Jobs, Estimates, Packages, and Change Orders

See how Local Business Pro AI automations can help prepare jobs, estimates, estimate packages, and draft change orders while operators keep control.

Local Business Pro Team 8 min read Published Jul 16, 2026 Released Jun 28, 2026

Feature Update

Turn an Appointment Into a Job or Estimate Without Breaking the Link

Create or attach a job or estimate from an appointment, keep customer and team context connected, and reopen the saved link later.

Local Business Pro Team 8 min read Published Jul 16, 2026 Released Jul 14, 2026

Feature Update

The Daily Brief and the Reports That Explain Your Revenue Workflow

See a daily operating snapshot, then explore customer, accounts-receivable, job-costing, estimate, and technician reports in Local Business Pro.

Local Business Pro Team 8 min read Published Jul 16, 2026 Released Jun 16, 2026

Feature Update

From Selected Estimate to Signed Agreement to Payment—One Clean Handoff

Keep selected estimate scope connected through signature, service agreement, deposit or payment, and eligible recurring payment setup in Local Business Pro.

Local Business Pro Team 7 min read Published Jul 16, 2026 Released Jun 24, 2026

Feature Update

Google Address Suggestions and Better Time Controls for Appointment Entry

Use Google-powered U.S. address suggestions and clearer same-day start and end controls while keeping location confirmation, routing, and availability with the operator.

Local Business Pro Team 8 min read Published Jul 16, 2026 Released Jun 28, 2026

Feature Update

Jobber Imports That Keep the Relationships That Make the Data Useful

Move supported Jobber contacts, properties, jobs, recurring work, invoices, and payment history with source-aware review and honest exceptions.

Local Business Pro Team 10 min read Published Jul 16, 2026 Released Jul 16, 2026