Business Setup
Business Setup That Gets Things Right From The Start
Good business setup stops information ending up scattered. Most trade businesses do not struggle because the work is difficult — they struggle because the details that run the business live in five different places. FieldHive guides you through the key business information once, so everything downstream is built on it.
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Business Setup is the foundation of your system.
It stores the information your business relies on every day, including business details, working hours, labour rates, branding, VAT settings and CIS settings.
AUDIENCE
Built for trade businesses that want practical job management, connected records and less rebuilding as workload grows.
Self-employed trades
Subcontractors
Sole traders
Small trade businesses
Businesses setting up their first structured system
Trades wanting a stronger foundation for growth
Enterprise ERP implementations
Corporate onboarding systems
Multi-department software rollouts
Businesses requiring specialist configuration projects
Configure business details, working hours, labour rates, CIS, VAT and branding from the start.
Customer
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Quote
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Booking
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Invoice
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Payment
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Customer History
Business Information
Today — Set your business details once during setup.
As Workload Grows — Every document and record uses the same foundation.
Why It Matters — Getting the basics right early avoids correcting them repeatedly later.
Labour Rates & Defaults
Today — Set default labour rates used across quotes.
As Workload Grows — Consistent rates stay easy to apply as job volume increases.
Why It Matters — Every quote starts from the same baseline instead of guesswork.
VAT & CIS Settings
Today — Configure VAT and CIS settings correctly from the start.
As Workload Grows — Compliance stays consistent as transaction volume grows.
Why It Matters — Getting this right early avoids costly corrections later.
Document Preferences
Today — Set how your quotes and invoices are structured.
As Workload Grows — Preferences apply automatically as more documents get created.
Why It Matters — You configure it once instead of adjusting every document.
Working Hours
Today — Set the hours and availability your business operates within.
As Workload Grows — Scheduling reflects real business hours as bookings increase.
Why It Matters — Availability and planning stay realistic and consistent.
How This Connects To The Wider Job
Business Setup is the foundation everything else builds on — quotes, invoices, bookings and pricing all rely on the details entered here.
Getting it right once means every part of the system works correctly from day one.
GROWING PAINS
The first few jobs are easy. You remember your pricing, availability and how documents should look.
As more work moves through the business, memory becomes less reliable. Labour rates change, working hours change and more documents are created.
GROWTH
FieldHive gives you what you need today and keeps working as your business grows.
TODAY
Set up once
Enter your business details, rates and settings a single time.
AS WORKLOAD GROWS
The foundation holds
As the business grows, every new quote, invoice and booking continues to rely on the same correct foundation.
SUMMARY
Business setup that supports the entire workflow.
Built for subcontractors, sole traders and growing trade businesses.
One setup supports pricing, scheduling, customer records and documents.
Less rebuilding. Less duplication. More consistency.
Less rebuilding. More clarity. Built to grow with you.
How this connects to the rest of FieldHive
Each part of the workflow feeds the next. Here is what this one connects to.
Scheduling in FieldHive
Book jobs and keep each visit linked to the quote, customer and invoice.
see how scheduling works →Pricing Catalogue in FieldHive
Build reusable pricing with material costs and labour times so you stop rebuilding it on every job.
build your pricing once →Company Branding in FieldHive
Put your logo and brand colour on the quotes and invoices customers actually see.
brand your documents →Customer Records in FieldHive
Keep details notes quotes bookings and invoices on one customer history.
keep customer records connected →FINAL STEP
