Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
http://www.voloinnovations.com

Volo Innovations provides an online business management software solution, Volo, for schedule and member driven companies in the health and fitness industry. Volo adapts to a companies core billing and scheduling logic and by integrating the key areas of how a health and fitness business operates we have created the most intuitive system available. Designed to act as an assistant manager Volo speeds up and streamlines such tasks as scheduling, invoicing, payments and customer management. The ability to set access levels through secure log-ins allows the facility owner to determine what information is available to each person.

Volo generates revenue through various streams:  Monthly subscription  EFT/POS processing  Set up fees  Paperless module  Online shopping mall comissions Our pricing is in the low to mid range of similar products. We are able to deliver our software more cost effectively and therefore we are able to come in with a lower priced higher quality product. We intend to capture a large market share in our first two to three years of operations and feel confident that the pricing model will enable us to meet that goal.

 Comprehensive scheduling plus business management in one centralized, integrated software.  Four unique schedule types that can be customized to each different company.  Simple, relevant and comprehensive reporting capabilities.  Always know your business and your customer.  SaaS platform allows for low cost delivery and and low cost price point.  Backend logic and user interface based on twenty (20) years of first-hand real world industry knowledge.  Easily implemented. No tech support required and minimal learning curve.  Adaptable to existing business needs and seamlessly supports future growth.  Scalable for independents or facilities regardless of membership base, locations, staff or breadth of service.  Accessible online anytime, anywhere via the Internet and WAP compatible for cell phone and PDA access.  Seamless integration with leading accounting and CRM applications.  Exceptional customer experience, with no updates, backups or maintanence required.  Easy to understand pricing – one price for facilities and another price for sole proprietors.  Safe and secure with 256 bit encryption and secured socket layers.

Barry Duncan and Nikki Layton have over 20 years of industry specific knowledge that Volo is based on. They have combined this knowledge with the experience they had in other service industries to create software that while doing similar things to our competition is uniquely different. Volo was built to adapt to companies core business logic without requiring customization of the actual software. We developed 4 key types of schedule logic that are fully integrated through to billing, payroll and reporting. Volo customers can create as many different schedules as they need, set the hours of business, create the appointment types and link it to the appropriate billing item in one easy step. There is no barrier to entry in this field which is why it is critical to try and achieve critical mass quickly.