As a staff writer for Forbes Advisor, SMB, Kristy helps small business owners find the tools they need to keep their businesses running. She uses the experience of managing her own writing and editing ...

One of the first tasks when managing a project is the cost estimate. A cost estimate must be accurate, transparent and reliable. These factors are particularly important for a small business because ...

Accurate estimates are essential to a construction firm’s success. Overprice a bid and you’ll likely lose the project. Underprice it and you risk losing money and damaging relationships with partners ...

The purpose of the estimate is two-fold. First, it allows the contractor to enter into a contractual agreement with confidence. Second, it provides an organized, detailed plan to execute the project ...

BEAM announced an update to internal documentation outlining how AI-supported quantity takeoffs are being integrated with bid estimating software to support changes in bid volume management and ...

Modern construction estimating tools are revolutionizing the industry by combining cloud computing, mobility, and automation. These technologies allow for instantaneous collaboration, ensuring that ...

Profits in construction can be lean, even with the best of technology available to help. That’s partly why project management software is increasingly popular with contractors. It makes sense, since ...

There are dozens of estimating software programs available for the construction industry. This makes sense because increasing volume of estimating is a key step in growing a construction business. And ...

A few years back, a colleague shared an interesting exercise with me. He took a deck of cards, split it in half, turned one half face up, then mixed all the cards up on a table and asked me how many ...