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Pro Invoice / Estimate, PI/E, a Studio Management Database System for Photographers, Representatives and Stock Image Agencies
is a Preeminent Business Management Tool with the features necessary to manage
any photographic business and provide the information required to make intelligent business choices.
There are three parts to any business; Product (Talent), Sales and Business Management.
PI/E provides the Sales and Management tools to help you succeed in today's business market.
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PI/E was developed by professional photographers for Advertising, Commercial, Fine Arts and Stock Photography studios,
Commercial Production studios, Representatives and Stock Image Agencies.
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PI/E was created as a business management tool for professionals based on the "80:20 rule".
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80% of the business comes from 20% of the clients.
80% of the work is performed with 20% of the tools.
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"The 80:20 rule originated from Vilfredo Pareto, an Italian economist who studied the distribution
of wealth in a variety of countries around 1900. He discovered a common phenomenon:
about 80% of the wealth in most countries was controlled by a consistent minority
-- about 20% of the people. Pareto called this a "predictable imbalance."
His observation eventually became known as either the "80:20 rule" or
"Pareto's Principle".
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"The "80:20 rule" has become one of the best known
"leadership shorthand terms" reflecting the notion that most
of the results (of a life, of a program, of a financial campaign) come from a
minority of effort (or people, or input)".
Source: www.paretolaw.co.uk
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PI/E purpose is to keep focus on that Important 20 Percent.
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PI/E produces a job from the initial contact to final invoice
with the requisite forms and reports needed for the day to day business management.
PI/E supports multiple advances and invoices for the same Job.
Creates various estimate or invoice types required by a photographic business,
fax or email estimates and invoices to client.
PI/E allows for unlimited billable category entries.
Generate talent and property releases, casting, location and production call sheets.
Create Delivery Memos for commission, fine art, stock image, film for scan, portfolio, and general deliveries.
Manage stock image usage and sales.
Manage fine art limited edition consignments and sales.
Maintain equipment inventories and schedules.
Codify media and equipment charges.
Track contact, company and representative sales.
Track crew and employee billings.
Track and report invoice sales taxes.
Track contact and company mailings.
Synchronize contacts with a Personal Digital Assistant.
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- Supports any size studio and photographer, representative and stock image agency.
- Invoices simple or complex photography jobs, associates and
studio rentals.
- Sales tax reports for either accrual or cash based
accounting with sales tax options for your state or province and federal government.
- Tracks currency exchange rates.
- Tracks client sales and payments.
- Tracks vendor costs and payments.
- Tracks representative sales and payments.
- Tracks stock agency sales and payments.
- Tracks crew and employee billings and costs.
- All forms print on your own letterhead or by using
the logo type included in the program or your imported graphics.
- Extensive forms, reports, lists and labels for all
phases of job production.
- Comprehensive on screen help in each module of PI/E.
- Comes with a PDF user's guide.
- 30 day money back guarantee.
- 1 Year free tech support & updates as they occur.
- Annual subscription maintenance support with free updates as they occur.
- Features are identical on both Mac & Windows platforms.
- Fee based custom tailoring of program.
- Many other features to numerous to list. Please see Screen Shots.
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Requirements
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General:
Hard disk: 100 megabytes of free space.
Printer: Compatible with most printers (Laser printer recommended)
Software: FileMaker® Pro 5.5 or 6.0.
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Macintosh Minimums:
Computer: G3 with System 9.0 or latter.
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Windows Minimums:
Computer: 486 with Windows 98 or latter.
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