Business Advice for Construction

Blog posts for construction companies, including general business advice, construction accounting technology advice, and trends for construction companies. Thought leadership for Sage CRE software solutions and implementation tips & tricks. Supporting Construction and Real Estate Companies in the USA and Canada.

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Is QuickBooks Holding You Back?

Don’t Let Your Software Be Your Downfall – Is QuickBooks Holding You Back? A Cautionary Tale: The FTX Collapse With the recent fall of a certain crypto company, investors, receivers, and congress have been shocked to discover how the multibillion-dollar company was running its finances and accounting. The Business Insider’s headlines the story, “FTX CEO’s

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Sage 300 CRE User Training – Where’s the Manual? #StopMeIfYouveHeardThis

One question often asked of our ETHOSystems Sage 300 Construction and Real Estate consultants is, “Where is the user manual for the software?” This question is posed by brand new users and more experienced users alike. Whether you are new to your company, your company is new to Sage 300 CRE, or you just want

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Change Order? What Change Order?

Change Order? What Change Order? Constant Change in Construction In the world of construction there is a never-ending process of change.Change is part of the construction business. But without a central, accessible source of up-to-date data, it comes at a cost. According to the FMI Construction Report, Harnessing the Data Advantage in Construction, bad data

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Salesforce and Sage Intacct

Why More Construction Companies Are Using Salesforce

Why More Construction Companies are using Salesforce….and how Sage Intacct can help! Over the last several years, construction companies have been embracing CRM to keep prospects and customers’ information in one system.  The need to track estimates, communication, appointments, and proposals in one system is becoming imperative as construction companies now have multiple salespeople, project

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Project Estimates – Best Practices for Sage Intacct #MakeYourForemanHappy

Using best practices when setting up Project Estimates within Sage Intacct allows you to enter projected costs against the Project, Cost Codes, and Cost Type.  You can create change order estimates.  Once set up, you can then track the actual costs against your estimate.  Sage Intacct tracks this by posting the Project Estimates to the

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