QuickBooks Online for Construction?
QuickBooks Online (QBO) Plus can do enough for small contractors. Putting up with a few inefficiencies might be better than paying for expensive construction management software. First ask yourself: Are you willing to let all your project managers access QuickBooks? If it’s just one or two of you, having access to your accounting records is probably fine. You can do job costing in QBO by setting up jobs as sub-customers. You can (in the Plus version) link expenses to a
Planning
Planning is a process. You should always be clear about the basic concept of your business: Who you are, who your customer is, and what you do for them. You don’t need a formal, written plan document unless you need to show it to someone else. However, you should think through your business critically, jot down some notes, and review your assumptions on a monthly or quarterly basis. Do it even if it’s just a few scribbles on a napkin. “If you fail to plan, you plan to f