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July 06, 2023
Indirect Cost/Equipment Tracking
Equipment Module—Indirect Costs We’ve seen a renewed interest in tracking indirect costs, sometimes focused on owned equipment, other times focused on the cost of running a shop and keeping equipment in good repair. The Equipment Module in Sage 100 Contractor is pretty powerful. Some clients are only using it to track equipment and shop costs; […]
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February 25, 2019
ASA Expo and Safety Awards 2019
We’ll be at the annual ASA Expo on March 5th, booth 309. This is a HUGE event, one we’ve attended and had a booth at since at least 2007; we’ve been members since 2002! The event is in Oak Brook at the Drury Lane Theatre, 9:00am to 4:00pm – it’s easy to get to and […]
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December 03, 2012
Three “Acid Test” Questions to Evaluate a CPA for Your Construction Business
Three “Acid Test” Questions to Evaluate a CPA for Your Construction Business Over the years I have developed an acid test to determine if a CPA is truly familiar with construction cost accounting. First, I would like to qualify my remarks. I approach managing an accounting system from a completely different perspective than a CPA. […]
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September 18, 2011
Analyzing Job Profitability Video Series
Analyzing Job Profitability Video Series This series of videos is based on the seminar “Analyzing Job Profitability using Microsoft Excel” developed and presented by Larry Wendt. The seminar deals with the concepts and methods of analyzing data such as job profitability as well as specific Excel techniques to actually do a quality analysis of job […]
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September 17, 2011
Analyzing Job Profitability 04 Definition of Gross Profit and Mark Up
Analyzing Job Profitability 04 Definition of Gross Profit and Mark Up This video is a segment of our presentation on analyzing job profitability. This series focuses on using common technology tools such as Microsoft Excel effectively in your business. “Definition of Gross Profit and Mark Up” defines these two closely related terms mathematically and looks […]
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September 17, 2011
Analyzing Job Profitability 01 A Framework for Data Analysis
Analyzing Job Profitability 01 A Framework for Data Analysis This video is a segment of our presentation on analyzing job profitability. This series focuses on using common technology tools such as Microsoft Excel effectively in your business. “A Framework for Data Analysis” discusses how to approach the issue of organizing and analyzing data effectively using […]
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September 17, 2011
Analyzing Job Profitability 03 Indirect Costs and Gross Profit
Analyzing Job Profitability 03 Indirect Costs and Gross Profit This video is a segment of our presentation on analyzing job profitability. This series focuses on using common technology tools such as Microsoft Excel effectively in your business. “Indirect Costs and Gross Profit” discusses how indirect costs affect gross profit on a job and why that […]
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September 17, 2011
Analyzing Job Profitability 02 The Importance of Defining Terms
Analyzing Job Profitability 02 The Importance of Defining Terms This video is a segment of our presentation on analyzing job profitability. This series focuses on using common technology tools such as Microsoft Excel effectively in your business. “The Importance of Defining Terms” looks at how to structure terms and definitions when you are doing detailed […]
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March 01, 2011
2007 Emerging Technologies for Contractors – Are you Ready?
2007 Emerging Technologies for Contractors – Are you Ready? March 2007 Larry Wendt Are you ready? A new wave of technology is being adopted by contractors. As contractor’s wrestle with new ways to be more efficient, more profitable, and avoid costly mistakes, they are turning to using computer technology as a significant tool. Computer-based systems […]
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February 13, 2011
A Primer on “The Cloud”
A Primer on “The Cloud” What is the “Cloud?” Doing a Google search on the phrase “What Is Cloud Computing” generates over 27 million search results. This is an active and often confusing issue in the world of computer technology – but what exactly is cloud computing ? A brief, formal definition of cloud computing […]
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