The Hidden Profit Killer in Small Construction Companies: The Disconnect Between Estimating and Accounting In many small building companies estimating and the accounting software are not connected. The estimating process lives in one world and the accounting process lives in another. The owner or estimator builds budgets in a spreadsheet or a third‑party estimating tool,…
Why Bookkeepers and Accountants Are Undervalued in Construction Most builders and contractors don’t enjoy bookkeeping. They’d rather be in the field than behind a desk. Yet after four decades working with thousands of successful construction companies, one truth keeps showing up: owners run their business better with a solid job cost accounting system and a…
Take a hard look at what your company really needs from a software package, or integrated system. What kinds of data do your managers need? What do your data entry personnel think of your existing system? make a list of your “must haves” and your “would like to haves.”