This post is brought to you by BQE Software The investment further enhances the company's position as a technology leader for professional service firms. BQE, a leading cloud-based software provider to professional service firms, recently announced that the company received a significant... View full entry

This post is brought to you by BQE Core As architects, nearly everything we do is associated with a project. As a project-centric business, understanding which key performance indicators (KPIs) are meaningful is only half the battle. What is equally important is having a system in place that... View full entry

This post is brought to you by BQE Core How many times have you sent a client past-due invoices, only to hear nothing back? Small-to-medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the U.S. were owed $825 billion in 2016, according to figures released by invoicing financing company Fundbox. And the value of... View full entry

This post is brought to you by BQE Core As an architect, you want to spend your time designing, creating, and innovating. But as a firm principal, you need to make sure you have a healthy cash flow to pay for those projects and support your passions. Manage your cash flow well, and you can stay in... View full entry

This post is brought to you by BQE Core Your world revolves around projects. And while you know it’s important to keep these projects running smoothly and profitably, it’s not always obvious what you should be tracking to ensure the outcome you desire.  The growth and ultimate success of... View full entry

This post is brought to you by BQE Core If you want your clients to respect and treat you like the expert you are, instead of as an employee or subordinate, then you need to set clear and consistent boundaries with them. Far too often, we don’t take the time to think through the consequences of... View full entry

This post is brought to you by BQE Core. All too often architects find themselves dealing with clients and prospects who treat them as employees, rather than fellow business owners (Related: Clients from Hell… and Other Love Stories). Even if your clients aren’t difficult on purpose... View full entry

This post is brought to you by BQE Core How would you like an extra $2,800 tax deduction at the end of the year? For 2018 (filing your taxes in 2019), the IRS lets you deduct 54.5 cents per mile for business purposes. So, if you drive 100 miles a week for business, that’s a potential mileage... View full entry

This post is brought to you by BQE Core You’ve done the work, delighted your client, and now you’re ready to get paid. You send out your invoice for all those billable hours your team poured their time and talent into...and nothing happens.  A day goes by...then a week...then a... View full entry

This post is brought to you by BQE Core. ePayments will allow BQE Core users to speed up cash flow by sending automated invoices that clients can pay instantly via credit or debit cards. BQE Software Inc. and Stripe have partnered to help professional service firms get paid faster via online... View full entry

New HR Software, designed for Professional Service firms makes it easy to manager people, projects, and profits from one system. BQE Software, Inc., a global leader in accounting and project management software, launched Core HR, a new module of BQE Core that provides benefit tracking, salary... View full entry

Accounting and project management software provider pushes innovation with release of Core Intelligence. BQE Software, Inc., a global leader in accounting and project management software for professional services firms, launched Core Intelligence, an Artificial Intelligence tool that allows users... View full entry

This post is brought to you by BQE Core. Your employees' billable hours are the lifeblood of your business, but they can also be a source of frustration. A recent AEC industry study pegged employee utilization rates--defined as the percentage of billable hours out of total hours worked--at around... View full entry

This post is brought to you by BQE Core. You’re probably all too familiar with budget overruns. Whichever professional services field you work in, they seem almost inevitable. Indeed, the Project Management Institute (PMI) reports that last year, 43% of projects went over budget. So, what... View full entry

This post is brought to you by BQE Core. You probably hear a lot about the importance of data. Gathering the numbers about your projects and firm, using business intelligence…it all sounds good, but what is it really for? Well, in the case of project accounting, a lot. This is a topic... View full entry