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.
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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Have we been paid for that delivery? Find the answer easily with Crystal Report Dashboards. It’s Thursday morning, just shy of 10:30am and your phone rings. It’s “that” person, again. That person who has access to the same data and reports you do but ‘can’t find’ the answers. The same person that won’t use the
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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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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 Change Orders have been added to Sage Intacct in 2021 R3. You have the ability to: Link one or more change requests (added in R2) to a project change order Easily reference the total price and costs of all linked change requests Align statuses between the project change order, change requests, and estimate changes.
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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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Strategically plan your software lifecycle Planning a Company Growth Strategy If you’ve ever been through a Strategic Planning exercise for your company (and I highly recommend it), you are instructed to brainstorm your goals and KPIs in phases. Often companies are so caught up in the short-term worries of cash flow or change management,
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How to Fight Internal Fraud Quarter million (plus) in losses! Internal fraud drains more than $3.7 trillion annually from global businesses, according to an estimate by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE). The median loss from internal fraud at companies in the construction industry is $259,000, according to ACFE’s latest Report to the Nations.
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Tax Savings and Cost Segregation Studies Has your company invested in buildings this year to rent out or use for business purposes? Real estate investors have used cost segregation studies for many years to lower their tax bills. In a nutshell, these studies divide property into smaller parts, allowing for faster depreciation of certain parts
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Software Integration: The whole becomes greater than the sum of its parts Adding an application that fully and properly integrates with your primary data will expand your capabilities! Realize the potential in the power of software integration. Think about your software and what was implemented first – General Ledger, Payroll, Accounts Payable, Job Cost. You might
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Make your Sage 300 CRE even better, submit Product to Ideas Sage! The Sage 300 CRE suite remains one of the most versatile and easily customizable accounting solutions available to construction companies today. Companies love that the software is adaptable to nearly any specialty industry and unique financial reporting needs. But even with this flexibility,
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