Business owners are often confused by the term “business software” or “business management software,” so here is a brief history of how business software came to be, what it is today, how it can help… Read More »What is business software and where did it come from?
Writing for QuickBooks Resource Center, April Maguire tackled one of Knowify’s customers’ thorniest business dilemmas: Where to focus. Should you position your business with an eye to revenue or position your business with an eye… Read More »What’s your business strategy – Revenue or growth?
A recent article by Roofing Contractor Editor Art Aisner, on “Young Guns” highlighted the next generation of roofing contractors and industry professionals positioned to succeed in their markets and industry. All those profiled were under… Read More »Working the niches
Earlier this year, Guillaume Bailly, a GAF Center for the Advancement of Roofing Excellence (CARE) manager in Canada published a blog on exploring the key distinguishers between contractors who succeed and contractors who… don’t succeed.… Read More »Plan for success!
Sign up for this free Knowify + QBpro Consulting Webinar Wednesday, June 8th at 7 pm EST / 4 pm PT. You’re very good at building things. Kitchens. Bathrooms. Homes. Apartments. How good are you… Read More »Be smart. Be profitable. Build your business now!
You may be putting yourself at a competitive disadvantage. According to a recent report from McKinsey & Company job automation is only going to increase. Whether you like it or not. Unless you are the… Read More »Get automated! Your accountant is doing it and so should you
In the February issue of Contractor Magazine, Matthew Cowan, co-founder and CEO of Breezeworks, chided contractors who are tracking customers on index cards and notebooks. Come into the 21st century, he says, because, “given the… Read More »Are you a tech wimp?
If you’re an accountant, independent bookkeeper, and a QuickBooks Pro Advisor, you know that your profession is facing massive change—driven primarily by the explosive growth of digital technology. How you operate and how you deliver… Read More »Build client loyalty by delivering what matters
It’s probably fair to say that happy days are here again for contractors. Total construction spending was up over 8% year-over-year as of May 2015, the more recent month for which data are available, with… Read More »Now is the right time to invest in business efficiency
How do you: Create a job ticket? Specify pricing? Determine who’s available to do the work? Assign a ticket and get it to that available tech? AND: Where do you enter work order notes? How… Read More »What do you do when a customer calls for help?