Welcome to BillQuick 101: No-Hassle Time & Expense! Wow! Look at that line forming behind you — owners, principals, engineers, architects, accountants and stretching around the corner . . . firm staff! Oh, gosh. Starbucks and donuts! Look, that guy has sandwiches for the office. Everyone around the conference table for an hour. Ooohhh! Chocolate. [...]
Read moreWhat is Job Profit?
Can you define job profit? Do you know whether your jobs are really profitable?
Read moreBusiness Tip: Profit Per Invoice, Per Project, Per Client
No Profit No Firm The first four words I heard as newbie on my first day. Is this the mind-set of your firm? Are you sure? Often a service professional thinks it is only important to capture time for Hourly projects. You need ‘hours’ to compute the bill, so obviously you need to track them. [...]
Read morePaperless Offices
Do you care for your environment? If you do, take a moment and think about this: The paperless office, once predicted as a result of information technology intervention, is far from being a reality. It is estimated that 90% of business information is still stored on paper. Surprised? There is more…
Read moreWhy Do I Need SQL Express?
Before answering this end-question, let’s start with What is SQL Express? SQL Express is a FREE database from Microsoft. It is the ‘baby brother’ of the enterprise-level Microsoft SQL Server database technology. They share a lot of DNA. SQL Express can handle up to 4 gigabytes of data. Of course, by the time you hit [...]
Read moreFree Webinar – Top 10 Year-End Reports
Too Much Data, Too Little Time? Year-end closing and related tasks are in full swing. You asked questions all year long. But now it’s time to analyze results and ask the BIG question:
Read moreEnd of the Yellow Brick Road
If you are not the principal or owner of your firm, please pass this blog post to them. At a recent conference, a keynote speaker, Leslie Shiner of The ShinerGroup, discussed an important question that every professional services firm should ask: What’s at the End of Your Yellow Brick Road? The question is really asking [...]
Read more3 Ways To Succeed In Tough Times
How do you get more clients? Cut fees? Discount? Low-ball bids? If you think this is a good strategy, you are in deep trouble. These tactics are EXCEPTIONS to a positive, profitable strategy to stand out from the crowd and succeed. But everyone else is doing it and it’s the only way I can compete [...]
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January 11, 2012
