Who is Fippet? ServiceM8 Partner of the Year! A small business owner from the country town of Howlong (NSW, Australia) Jodi Homer via her business “Fippet” has taken out ServiceM8’s inaugural “Partner of the Year – Australia” for 2017...
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he award was announced at a ServiceM8 & Deputy Partner celebrations evening in the leadup to Xerocon at Southbank. Jodi is a partner and advisor with all three systems (ServiceM8, Deputy and Xero). Jodi has been involved with ServiceM8 since 2013 when her own family business (Wodonga’s Landscapability) was looking for a
way to professionalise, streamline and become paperless. After trialling a number of programs her staff gave ServiceM8 the thumbs up, so that is what the business went with. Jodi being desperate to learn more found herself in touch regularly with the team at ServiceM8. After learning ServiceM8 inside out, her contacts suggested she become an
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Jodi Homer, Owner Operator, Fippet Jodi was born in Deniliquin NSW and moved to the regional hub of Albury/Wodonga in 1997. She has a passion for all things equestrian, has competed at high levels in a number of disciplines and loves training young horses in her spare time. She is married to Peter and between them they have four adult daughters, the youngest just completing their schooling now.
independent ServiceM8 Partner, offering consultation, setup and training services. At the time Jodi had already set up her business “Fippet” as more of a website and social media management consultation service for helping small business, so the ServiceM8 partnership fitted in nicely, not realising that it would take off (and take over as her main line of business) as it did. Three years down the track it is now earning a nice income and Jodi is looking to expand her business. “The award is a bonus, and a real feather in the cap!” Jodi said. Jodi prides herself on promoting only the systems she uses, and has a very thorough knowledge of how to apply the systems to a large variety of businesses. She has clients all over the country, and even one in the US, made possible by the new world of cloud managed technology offering freedom and accessibility for small businesses. A partner can help by guiding business owners through the new software and the changes that are about to happen in their business. Although there is no one app or system that 100% suits every business, Jodi’s skill is finding a great business solution for her clients.
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