Questions about 850 Work, answered plainly.
850 Work is a service-member-owned, low-fee hosted workspace for small businesses that need clients, jobs, invoices, schedules, inventory, truck stock, profit visibility, feedback, and team access without per-seat pricing.
Account, plans, and access
What is 850 Work?
850 Work is service-member-owned online small business job management software for contractors, tradespeople, family shops, solo operators, and small service businesses. It manages clients, jobs, invoices, schedules, payments, inventory, truck stock, feedback, reports, and team access in one hosted workspace.
Is 850 Work only for Gulf Breeze or Pensacola?
No. 850 Work is rooted in Gulf Breeze, Florida and the Pensacola / 850 area, but the hosted web app can be used by any small business in the United States.
Can someone create an account without a product key?
Yes. A customer can create a demo account without a product key. The demo account is view-only until a product key or paid workspace activates full access.
What does a product key do?
A product key activates full hosted workspace access for a business account. The hosted web app still uses account login so the owner and team members can sign in securely.
Does 850 Work charge per employee?
No. The paid workspace includes unlimited team members for one business account. Owners can add office staff, field techs, billing, HR, dispatch, managers, lead techs, and custom roles without per-seat pricing.
What roles can the owner create?
850 Work includes role-based access for practical small business roles such as owner, manager, office admin, dispatcher, lead tech, field tech, billing, HR, and custom roles. Access can be restricted so people only see the areas they need.
Jobs, documents, inventory, and fleet
Can 850 Work track commercial clients with multiple locations?
Yes. Commercial clients can have a billing address and multiple service locations, so a new job can be tied to the correct place where work was performed.
Can 850 Work create estimates and invoices?
Yes. 850 Work creates customer documents with service address, client concerns, service notes, line items, totals, payment status, labor warranty language when needed, and PDF output.
Can invoice line items pull from inventory?
Yes. Document line items can be pulled from the inventory catalog. Internal part costs can be tracked privately for gross profit without printing on the customer invoice or PDF.
Can 850 Work track service truck inventory?
Yes. 850 Work can manage multiple service trucks, truck assignments, warehouse-to-truck transfers, truck-to-truck transfers, return-to-warehouse moves, transfer logs, truck quantities, minimum stock levels, refrigerant pounds, serial numbers, printable truck inventory sheets, and running inventory checks.
Can trucks store fleet reminder details?
Yes. Truck setup can store truck name, assigned tech, plate number, gas card last four, insurance policy number, insurance renewal date, registration renewal date, inspection or service due date, gas card expiration date, renewal notice window, and inventory check frequency.
Can 850 Work track part and equipment warranties?
Yes. Inventory can store warranty providers, warranty terms, warranty dates by serial number, notes, and uploaded original warranty or purchase copies. Owners can also store default labor warranty language for documents.
Profit, feedback, data, and AI
Can 850 Work help track profit and tax set-asides?
850 Work includes gross profit views, receipt expense tracking, receipt file storage, sales-tax set-aside visibility, owner salary goals, overhead budgets, daily profit pacing, and a CPA tax export with CSV summaries plus a receipt packet. It helps organize business numbers but is not tax, accounting, or legal advice.
Can owners import and export data?
Yes. Owners can export a full JSON backup that keeps uploaded files, or use Excel-friendly CSV import and export for clients, documents, and inventory lists. Gross Profit also includes a CPA tax export for summary, invoice, receipt, and receipt-file review.
Does 850 Work include feedback conversations?
Yes. Customers can send feedback from inside the app, receive admin replies, answer back, and keep completed feedback conversations in history.
What do the AI add-ons include?
AI Assistant includes 100 monthly AI messages for office writing, job notes, follow-ups, invoice wording, email drafts, and workspace summaries. AI Office Manager includes 500 monthly AI messages for heavier day-to-day office help.
Is the desktop version available?
No. The desktop download is paused until it is ready for normal customers. The hosted web app is available now.
How often does 850 Work improve?
850 Work is being updated and upgraded monthly with the goal of making life easier for small-business owners, crews, office staff, and family shops.
Ready to try it?
Create a demo account first, then activate full access with a product key or paid workspace.