Bx - Slick invoicing, expenses, time tracking & projects
Hi HN! After a few months of developing a product on the side, I've decided to post it to HN. I'll be honest, I am a bit nervous about it as I know how discerning the audience here can be, but I guess constructive criticism can't be a bad thing! My project is a progressive web app called Bx (pronounced "Books"). It's a tool to help you run your business and includes: > Invoicing and payments (via stripe) > Expenses > Time tracking > Project management > Inventory management > Slick, interactive dashboards It's nothing new or radical, but many of the existing tools I tried in my own business…
Bx - Slick invoicing, expenses, time tracking & projects launched on October 25, 2017 with 13 votes, #956 of 3,169 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches.
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Bx is a progressive web app that helps small business owners manage invoicing, payments, expenses, time tracking, projects, and inventory in one place. Built as a responsive web application with offline functionality, it features interactive dashboards and integrates with Stripe for payment processing. The tool was created to provide a faster, more modern alternative to existing business management software.
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Hi HN! After a few months of developing a product on the side, I've decided to post it to HN. I'll be honest, I am a bit nervous about it as I know how discerning the audience here can be, but I guess constructive criticism can't be a bad thing! My project is a progressive web app called Bx (pronounced "Books"). It's…
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