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New Feature

Good, Better, Best: Estimate Packages That Help Customers Choose

Build clear good-better-best estimate options with distinct scope, pricing, deposits, agreements, and customer selection in Local Business Pro.

Local Business Pro Team 8 min read Published Jul 16, 2026 Released Jun 24, 2026
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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
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New Feature

Job Segments: Run Multi-Stage Work Without Losing the Thread

Organize multi-stage home-service jobs with ordered segments, scoped records, blocked-work context, and one connected job history.

Local Business Pro Team 7 min read Published Jul 16, 2026 Released Jun 24, 2026
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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
Home-service office team coordinating work around laptops and project notes

Feature Update

How Jobs and Estimates Connect Into a Full Revenue Workflow

See how Local Business Pro connects service scope, estimates, customer approval, jobs, change orders, invoices, payments, and activity history for home-service teams.

Local Business Pro Team 12 min read Published Jul 16, 2026 Released Jun 24, 2026
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New Feature

Meet Local Business Pro Academy: A Shared Learning Path for the Team

Meet Local Business Pro Academy and its first course, Main Revenue Engine—eight lessons that help home-service teams learn the flow from booking to payment.

Local Business Pro Team 7 min read Published Jul 16, 2026 Released Jul 16, 2026
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Feature Update

Add a Customer Card From the Membership Workflow

Add a Stripe card from a contact's Memberships workflow, then select an eligible saved payment method when enrolling a recurring service plan.

Local Business Pro Team 7 min read Published Jul 16, 2026 Released Jun 17, 2026
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New Feature

Bring Your Business With You: A Guided Import & Export Workspace

Review mappings, validate supported records, track row outcomes, and export business data through one controlled Local Business Pro workspace.

Local Business Pro Team 9 min read Published Jul 16, 2026 Released Jun 27, 2026
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Feature Update

Put the Right Service on the Right Calendar

Connect Pricebook Services to active calendars so scheduling eligibility starts aligned while availability, crews, routes, and booking remain separate decisions.

Local Business Pro Team 7 min read Published Jul 16, 2026 Released Jul 1, 2026
Workshop operator reviewing service details on a tablet

New Feature

Meet Pricebook Services: One Service Catalog From Estimate to Invoice

Build a reusable home-service catalog for estimates, jobs, invoices, memberships, templates, calendars, and job-costing workflows in Local Business Pro.

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

Feature Update

Notion V2: Sync the Views Your Crew Already Trusts

Local Business Pro's Notion V2 integration now reads from the Notion views your team already uses, respects relation mappings, and lets you choose exactly which resources become LBP calendars.

Local Business Pro Team 5 min read Published Jun 30, 2026 Released Jun 29, 2026
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New Feature

New: Speech Recognition Priority Words for Your AI Receptionist

Give your AI receptionist recurring business names, service terms, and brand words that can help it better hear the language your shop uses.

Local Business Pro Team 3 min read Published Jun 26, 2026 Released Jun 26, 2026

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