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Changes in the Tax Credit for Builders of Energy-Efficient Homes

The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 enhanced several energy provisions, including Section 45L – a tax credit to home builders for building energy-efficient homes….

The Construction Industry and Technology: An Outlook for 2023 and Beyond

The opportunities and challenges that lie ahead for the construction industry will be successfully navigated by those with the foresight to prepare for them…

BIM + ERP Integration: The Key to Greater ROI for Construction Firms

In this era of digital transformation, contractors are discovering the payoffs that come from using digital tools to unlock the hidden value that exists…

The Secret to Better Cash Flow for Construction Contractors

Ask most contractors what they’re worried about this year. They’ll probably mention supply chain problems, high material costs and labor shortages as most anxiety-inducing…

How Contractors Can Thrive in a Time of Labor & Resource Scarcity with a Sharper Set of Tools

As we forge into 2023, contractors face an interesting contradiction. On the one hand, it’s a time of continuing scarcity, thanks to the ongoing…

How to Achieve Effective Cost Management in Construction

As a construction business, a wide range of factors are outside of your control. Everything from shortages of skilled labor to fluctuating prices of…

How to Recession-Proof Your Construction Business

Watch the business economy long enough, and you’ll see that it’s always cyclical: there are good times and there are lean times. And often…

Reminders for the Construction and Real Estate Industry: End of Year Accounting

Download the end of year checklist for lease accounting in construction and real estate. Click below:…

What General Contractors Should Expect from Their ERP

When should you make the switch from your current software to a more robust ERP solution? Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software automates manual tasks,…

Business Central vs. Focused Industry Solutions: How Microsoft’s ERP Solution Helps Homebuilders Optimize Operations

Homebuilding requires extensive management and oversight. Depending on the size of the company and the number of ongoing projects, many homebuilders have to keep…

6 Signs It’s Time for a Construction Firm to Move Off of QuickBooks

Construction companies work off of already thin margins, which means technology will be increasingly important as they grow if they want to remain profitable…

Infographic: The Ultimate Checklist to Prepare for a Successful Upgrade to Microsoft Dynamics 365 ERP

Recent Sikich research finds that manufacturers continue to report congestion, with limited relief in sight. Check out this new infographic to learn what industry…

Local and State Economic Development Incentives for Real Estate and Construction

If your business project has attractive job and investment numbers in a desirable industry, local and state incentive programs may add significant value. In…

Infographic: Technology Challenges With Prefab Construction

It’s a building process that goes by many names, including offsite construction, modular construction, construction-integrated manufacturing, panelization, volumetric systems, designed for manufacturing, and, yes,…

The Top 10 ERP Priorities in the Worlds of ETO and Construction

Construction companies that have transformed part of their business into ETO operations, as well as ETO manufacturers, look for certain functionalities with greater urgency…

When Construction Companies Adopt Engineer-to-Order Processes

Engineer-to-order (ETO) companies, also referred to as contract or job shop manufacturers, run highly complex, customer-specific production processes. They build on their deep expertise…

D365 Cloud ERP 101: BI and Analytics Planning

As you set out on a new Microsoft Dynamics 365 ERP project, it is very important to plan for and consider the role of…

Leveraging Retirement Plans to Attract and Retain Talent

Amid the current labor shortage construction and real estate companies face, employers are finding new ways to attract and retain high quality employees. Many…

How-to Prepare for a Microsoft Dynamics 365 ERP Licensing Quote

Microsoft provides detailed licensing guides for download on the Dynamics web page. These were designed to help you determine what licenses you need. There…

Four Key Considerations for Acquiring Construction ERP

Construction companies are increasingly embracing digitization and looking for solutions that enable them to grow and operate profitably in challenging times. Enterprise resource planning…